Peanut Butter Spider Cookies
Delightful peanut butter cookies decorated like spooky spiders, perfect for Halloween festivities.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 24 chocolate candies (like chocolate-covered raisins or Hershey’s Kisses)
- 48 small pretzel sticks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Mix the peanut butter, granulated sugar, egg, vanilla extract, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl until smooth.
- Form the dough into balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, leaving space between each.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes until lightly golden, they will firm up as they cool.
- Create the spider bodies by pressing one chocolate candy into the center of each warm cookie.
- Add 4 pretzel sticks to each side of the candy for the legs.
- Cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Avoid overbaking to keep cookies chewy. Use room temperature ingredients for easier mixing.