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Peanut Butter Spider Cookies

Peanut Butter Spider Cookies are a spooktacular treat perfect for Halloween! These soft, chewy peanut butter cookies are topped with chocolate truffles to create adorable spider bodies, complete with candy eyes and chocolate legs.

Equipment

  • Mixing bowls
  • - Hand or stand mixer
  • - Baking sheet
  • Parchment paper
  • - Cooling rack
  • - Piping bag or zip-top bag

Ingredients
  

  • #### For the Cookies:
  • - 1/2 cup 115g unsalted butter, softened
  • - 1/2 cup 130g creamy peanut butter
  • - 1/2 cup 100g granulated sugar
  • - 1/2 cup 100g brown sugar, packed
  • - 1 large egg
  • - 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • - 1 1/4 cups 160g all-purpose flour
  • - 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • - 1/4 tsp salt
  • #### For Decoration:
  • - 24 chocolate truffles e.g., Lindor, Ferrero Rocher, or similar
  • - 48 candy eyes
  • - 1/2 cup 90g semi-sweet chocolate chips (for legs)

Instructions
 

  • **Preheat the Oven:**
  • Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • **Make the Cookie Dough:**
  • In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter, peanut butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until combined.
  • **Shape and Bake:**
  • Roll the dough into 1-inch balls and place them 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Flatten each ball slightly with a fork in a crisscross pattern. Bake for 8–10 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
  • **Add the Spider Bodies:**
  • Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately press a chocolate truffle into the center of each cookie to create the spider body. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.
  • **Create the Legs and Eyes:**
  • Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 20-second intervals, stirring between each interval, until smooth. Transfer the melted chocolate to a piping bag or zip-top bag with a small corner snipped off. Pipe 8 legs around each truffle and use the melted chocolate to attach the candy eyes to the truffle.
  • **Let Set:**
  • Allow the cookies to cool completely and the chocolate to set before serving.