Description
Delightful Spider Cookies combining creamy peanut butter with chocolate surprises, perfect for Halloween festivities.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup shortening
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup white sugar for rolling
- 24 chocolate candy spheres (such as Lindt Lindor Truffles), chilled
- 48 candy eyeballs
- ½ cup prepared chocolate frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and line baking sheets with parchment.
- Beat shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth.
- Add the beaten egg, milk, and vanilla extract, mixing until well combined.
- Gradually stir in flour, baking soda, and salt until a dough forms.
- Shape the dough into 48 balls, roll each in sugar, and place on lined sheets.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until golden brown.
- Press a dimple in each warm cookie for the chocolate candy.
- Once cooled, cut chocolate truffles in half and place one on each cookie.
- Use chocolate frosting to attach candy eyeballs and pipe spider legs.
- Allow to set for 30 minutes.
Notes
Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days or refrigerate for a week.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg