Description
These Halloween Spider Cookies are the perfect spooky treat! Made with a soft peanut butter cookie base and topped with mini Reese’s cups, candy eyes, and piped chocolate spider legs, they’re fun to make and irresistibly delicious. Perfect for Halloween parties, these creepy-cute cookies are a hit with both kids and adults alike.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup Shortening
- 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
- 1/2 cup Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 2 tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 3/4 cup Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/4 cup Sugar (for rolling)
- 48 miniature Reese’s cups, unwrapped and frozen
- 96 Candy Eyes
- 1/2 cup Chocolate Chips (for piping the spider legs)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- In a large bowl, beat together shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, sugar, egg, vanilla, and milk until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Gradually combine the dry ingredients with the wet mixture and beat until fully blended.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls, then coat them by rolling in the 1/4 cup of sugar.
- Place dough balls about 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Immediately press a frozen Reese’s cup upside down into the center of each cookie, then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool.
- While the cookies are still warm, press two candy eyes onto each Reese’s cup to form the spider’s face.
- Melt chocolate chips in a ziplock bag by microwaving in 20-second intervals, then pipe 8 legs on each spider using the melted chocolate.
- Place the cookies in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to allow the chocolate to set.
Notes
- For the best results, freeze your Reese’s cups ahead of time to prevent melting.
- If you don’t have candy eyes, you can substitute mini chocolate chips or small M&Ms.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days, or freeze the undecorated cookies for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180kcal
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 10mg