Halloween Spider Cookies Recipe
These peanut butter spider cookies are a delicious home-made indulgence for Halloween or any spooky-themed party.
Equipment
- 1 Electric mixer hand- or stand-mixer
- 2 Parchment paper or silicone baking mats
- 1 Cookie Scoop optional
- Bowls, measuring cups and spoons
- Pastry bag to pipe spider legs
Ingredients
Cookie Dough
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened softened
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour sifted
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup granulated sugar to roll cookies in prior to baking
Cookie Decorations
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips, melted
- 26 mini Mini Reeses cups, unwrapped
- 52 small googly eyes
Instructions
Make cookies
- Prepare two cookie sheet pans by lining with parchment paper or a silicone baking mats.
- Preheat oven to 375℉ (190℃)
- Combine flour, baking powder and baking soda in a bowl. Set aside for later.1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- Place softened butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and peanut butter in the bowl of a stand mixer (note: a hand mixer may also be used). Mix on medium speed until light and fluffy (approximately 3 - 4 minutes). Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.½ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup light brown sugar, ½ cup unsalted butter, softened, ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- Add egg and mix until well combined. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.1 large egg
- Add the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda) and mix until just combined. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
- Scoop out 1½ tablespoons of cookie dough. Roll in granulated sugar and place on baking sheets. Leave approximately 2" of space between each cookie.½ cup granulated sugar
- Bake 8 - 10 minutes (edges will be a light brown color). Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes on baking sheets. Move to a wire rack to cool completely.
Decorate cookies
- Place chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl. Heat on 50% powder in 20 second bursts, stirring between each heating. Alternatively, place bowl over a pot of simmering water and heat until the chips melt, stirring often.⅓ cup chocolate chips, melted
- Transfer melted chocolate to a pastry bag (alternatively use a small zip lock bag and cut a small hole in one corner).
- To make spider legs, pipe 4 lines diagonally across each cookie intersecting at the center of the cookie. Place mini peanut butter cup in the middle of each cookie. Pipe two small dabs of chocolate on each peanut butter cup and place a googly eye on each dab. Allow melted chocolate to set.26 mini Mini Reeses cups, unwrapped, 52 small googly eyes
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Nutrition
Calories: 123kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 75mgPotassium: 27mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 120IUVitamin C: 0.003mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 0.4mg
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