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Peanut Butter Spider Cookies

Peanut Butter Spider Cookies: Easy Treats for Family Fun

Delightful Peanut Butter Spider Cookies are perfect for family fun during Halloween festivities.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Cooling Time 5 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 22 cookies
Calories 120 kcal

Equipment

  • oven
  • mixing bowls
  • baking sheets
  • Piping Bag
  • microwave

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
  • 0.5 teaspoon baking powder

Wet Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup salted butter softened
  • 0.5 cup granulated sugar
  • 0.5 cup brown sugar
  • 1 piece egg
  • 0.5 cup creamy peanut butter not natural
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Spider Decorations

  • 44 pieces whoppers 22 large and 22 small
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (6 ounces)
  • 1 small tube white cake decorating gel
  • 0.25 cup granulated sugar for rolling

Instructions
 

Cookie Preparation

  • Preheat Oven to 375°. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, mix together baking powder, baking soda and flour and set aside.
  • In a separate bowl, cream butter. Add sugars and peanut butter and mix until well combined. Add the egg and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until fully combined.
  • Using a 2 tablespoon scoop, scoop out batter and roll into balls. Roll them in sugar and then place them on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 8 -10 minutes.
  • While the cookies are in the oven, open your package of malted milk balls and make a pile of 22 large and 22 small whoppers. The large ones will be the bodies of the spiders and the small ones will be the heads.
  • Remove cookies from the oven and immediately press the malted milk balls into the tops of cookies, one next to the other. Let the cookies cool in the fridge for a few minutes until cool to the touch.
  • In the meantime, pour chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and heat in 30 second increments until melted, stirring in between each time. Once it starts to look melty, heat in 15 second increments, stirring in between. Do not overcook. Remove from microwave and allow it to cool for a couple minutes.
  • Pour into a piping bag and use to make the spider legs.
  • Add little dots with the white cake decorating gel for the eyes and add a little black nonpareil sprinkle to the middle of each one.
  • Cool completely before serving.

Notes

To pipe the legs, think of them as Vs. Cool cookies and consider chilling again for faster setting.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 120kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 2.5gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 70mgPotassium: 90mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 125IUCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.5mg
Keyword Cookies, Family Fun, Halloween Treats, Peanut Butter, Peanut Butter Spider Cookies
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