Description
Make these fun and easy peanut butter spider cookies for your next Halloween party. These soft and chewy cookies are topped with Reese’s cups, melted chocolate, and candy eyes, creating a festive spider look.
Ingredients
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ½ cup (107g) brown sugar
- ⅓ cup (66g) granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (201g) creamy peanut butter, not natural
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups (180g) all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- Granulated sugar, for rolling
- 24 mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
- ½ cup (85g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Candy eye balls
Instructions
- Unwrap mini Reese’s cups and freeze them to help them keep their shape. Preheat oven to 350ºF (175ºC).
- In a mixing bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Beat with an electric mixer for 1 minute until smooth and fluffy.
- Add peanut butter, egg, and vanilla extract. Beat again for less than 1 minute.
- Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix on low speed or with a spatula until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Use a cookie scoop or tablespoon to form balls of dough. Roll the dough balls in granulated sugar. Place cookies 2-3 inches apart on a lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 8-11 minutes, or until the edges start to crack and turn golden.
- Remove cookies from the oven. Press a frozen mini Reese’s cup into the center of each cookie.
- Let cookies cool for 15-20 minutes before moving them to a cooling rack.
- Melt semi-sweet chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl at 50% power, stirring every minute until smooth.
- Transfer melted chocolate to a squeeze bottle or a bag with a corner cut off. Draw four legs on each side of the cookies to create spider legs.
- Use a small amount of melted chocolate to attach candy eyes to the Reese’s cups on each cookie.
- Allow the chocolate to set before serving.
Notes
- Freezing the mini Reese’s cups before adding them to the hot cookies helps them maintain their shape.
- Cool the cookies sufficiently before moving them to prevent the Reese’s cups from sinking and losing their shape.
- Ensure the chocolate is fully melted before drawing the spider legs.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie