Halloween Inspired Peanut Butter Blossom Spider Cookies
Classic peanut butter cookies rolled in sugar and topped with a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, candy eyes, and melted chocolate.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup Creamy peanut butter
- 1 1/2 cups Granulated sugar + 2 tbsp for rolling
- 2 Eggs, room temperature
- 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Salt
- 24 Miniature Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
- Candy eyes
- 1 oz. Semi-sweet chocolate chips melted
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl fitted with a paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar for 4-5 minutes until light and fluffy. Add in the peanut butter and mix for another 1-2 minutes. Add in the eggs and vanilla, mix to combine.
- To the wet ingredients, add in the flour, baking soda, and salt, mix until fully incorporated.
- Cover and chill dough for 25-30 minutes. Using a 1 oz. portion scoop or measuring spoon, scoop out 1 oz. scoops of dough. Use you palms to roll into smooth balls, then roll in sugar.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper and arrange cookies 2-3 inches apart.
- Bake in a 350 degree oven for 9-11 minutes until golden brown, the cookies will still be very soft. Let sit for a few minutes after baking, then transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
- After cookies has cooled for a few minutes, press a Reese's peanut butter cup into the middle of each cookie*. Press two candy eyes onto each peanut butter cup*.
- Add melted chocolate to a small piping bag or plastic sandwich bag. Snip off a very small corner, and pipe the legs onto each cookie*. Let cool completely and enjoy. Leftover cookies can be stored in a airtight container for 3-4 at room temperature.
Notes
*Let the cookies cool for about 5 minutes after baking before adding the Reese's cup or the cups melt down too much. Popping the Reese's in the freezer for a few minutes prior can also help stop the candies from melting to much.
*The candy eyes should stick right onto the Reese's cup as it get's a little melty from the warm cookie. If they don't stick on their own, use a dot of melted chocolate to adhere them.
*See images above for reference on how to decorate the cookies. Spider legs can also draw on by dipping a toothpick into melted chocolate or use black twizzlers or a small tube of gel icing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 278kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 5gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 198mgPotassium: 91mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 138IUCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg