Description
These Peanut Butter Spider Cookies are a quick and fun Halloween treat featuring peanut butter cookies topped with Reese’s peanut butter cups and decorated with melted chocolate spider legs and candy eyeballs. Perfect for festive celebrations and easy to assemble, they bring a playful creepy-crawly vibe to your dessert table.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies
- 12 peanut butter cookies (store-bought or homemade)
- 12 mini Reese’s peanut butter cups
Decorations
- 1/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate, melted
- Optional: 24 mini candy eyeballs
Instructions
- Melt the Chocolate: Melt the semi-sweet chocolate using a double boiler or microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until it becomes smooth and fully melted. Transfer the melted chocolate into a piping bag or a Ziploc bag with a small corner cut off for precise piping.
- Assemble the Spider Cookies: Place a small dot of melted chocolate in the center of each peanut butter cookie, then press a mini Reese’s peanut butter cup on top to act as the spider’s body.
- Create the Spider Legs: Using the piping bag filled with melted chocolate, pipe 8 spider legs around each peanut butter cup, placing 4 legs on each side to resemble a spider’s legs.
- Add Candy Eyes (Optional): Dab a bit of melted chocolate on the front of each Reese’s peanut butter cup and gently press 2 mini candy eyeballs on top to give your spider a spooky look.
- Storage: Let the chocolate set, then store the cookies at room temperature for 5-6 days or freeze them for up to 2 months to enjoy later.
Notes
- Using store-bought peanut butter cookies saves time and simplifies the recipe, but homemade cookies can add a personal touch.
- The melted chocolate should be handled carefully to prevent burning; stirring frequently while melting helps maintain smoothness.
- Mini candy eyeballs are optional but highly recommended for a festive and spooky effect.
- Make sure to store the decorated cookies in a cool, dry place to prevent the chocolate from melting or sweating.
- The recipe is quick and ideal for last-minute Halloween treats or snack table additions.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 5mg
