Description
These Peanut Butter Spider Cookies are spooky, sweet, and kid-friendly! Soft, chewy peanut butter cookies topped with chocolate truffles and candy eyes transform into edible Halloween spiders—perfect for parties, bake sales, or festive family fun.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup peanut butter (creamy works best)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 24 chocolate truffles (Reese’s, Lindt, or similar round candies)
- 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips (for piping legs)
- 48 candy eyes (2 per cookie)
Instructions
- Preheat & Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Make Dough: Cream butter, peanut butter, and sugars until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt separately, then combine with wet mixture.
- Shape: Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on prepared sheets.
- Bake: Bake 8–10 minutes until golden and set.
- Add Spider Bodies: While warm, press a chocolate truffle into the center of each cookie. Cool completely on wire racks.
- Decorate: Melt chocolate chips and pipe 8 spider legs per cookie. Attach 2 candy eyes with melted chocolate.
- Set & Serve: Allow decorations to firm up before serving.
Notes
- Add truffles immediately while cookies are warm so they stick.
- Cool cookies before piping legs for cleaner lines.
- Parchment paper prevents sticking and eases cleanup.
- Swap truffles for mini peanut butter cups for a twist.
- Use sunflower seed butter for a nut-free version.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Halloween, Cookies, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 95mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: Peanut Butter Spider Cookies, Halloween Cookies, Spooky Desserts, Kid-Friendly Halloween Treats, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies