Description
Soft and chewy peanut butter cookies topped with Reese’s, melted chocolate, and candy eyes, these peanut butter spider cookies are both easy and fun to make. The perfect Halloween dessert for your next party!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 24 mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, unwrapped
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
- 48 candy eyes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, mix together peanut butter, sugar, and egg until well combined.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on prepared baking sheet, spacing about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until cookies are set and lightly golden around the edges.
- Immediately press a mini Reese's into the center of each cookie while still warm.
- Allow cookies to cool completely on the baking sheet.
- Using melted chocolate, pipe spider legs from the Reese's out to the edges of the cookies.
- Attach candy eyes to the Reese's with a small dot of melted chocolate.
- Let chocolate set completely before serving.
Notes
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. For best results, use creamy peanut butter rather than natural style as it helps the cookies hold their shape better. If the dough is too sticky, chill it for 15-20 minutes before rolling into balls.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Method: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 17
- Sodium: 85
- Fat: 10
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 8