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Adorably Spooky Peanut Butter Spider Cookies

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These delightful Peanut Butter Spider Cookies are a fun and festive treat for Halloween, featuring a rich peanut butter flavor and charming spider decorations.

Ingredients

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  • ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • â…“ cup granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup creamy peanut butter (not natural)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • Granulated sugar, for rolling
  • 24 Mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, unwrapped and frozen
  • ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, for melting
  • Candy eyeballs, for decorating

Instructions

  1. Unwrap the Mini Reese’s Cups and place them in the freezer.
  2. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
  3. In a mixing bowl, beat together the unsalted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth and creamy.
  4. Mix in the creamy peanut butter, large egg, and vanilla extract until well combined.
  5. In another bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Gradually stir this into the wet mixture until just combined.
  6. Scoop cookie dough and roll into balls, coating each in granulated sugar.
  7. Place on a lined baking sheet and bake for 8-11 minutes until edges are set and tops are lightly golden.
  8. Press a frozen Reese’s cup into the center of each cookie right after baking.
  9. Melt semi-sweet chocolate chips and pipe spider legs onto each cookie.
  10. Attach candy eyeballs to each cookie and let it set before serving.

Notes

For best results, ensure butter is at room temperature. Chill dough for thicker cookies.

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