Easy Halloween Food Ideas: Indulgent Peanut Butter Spider Cookies
Discover a delightfully spooky treat with these easy peanut butter spider cookies, perfect for Halloween gatherings or fun family activities.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 27 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 8 candies for eyes
- 1 cup pretzel sticks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix the peanut butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Drop tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto a baking sheet.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden.
- Allow cookies to cool slightly before pressing chocolate chips into the center.
- After cookies have cooled, place pretzel sticks into the sides to form the spider legs and add candy eyes on top.
Notes
- For a fun variation, try adding in some crunchy peanut butter.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container for up to a week.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
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