Peanut Butter Spider Cookies
These adorable peanut butter spider cookies are a fun treat! Decorated with candy eyes and chocolate spheres, they're perfect for Halloween or any playful gathering.
Equipment
- Electric mixer
- Baking sheets
- Parchment paper
- Wooden spoon (for dimpling cookies)
- Wire cooling rack
- Pastry bag or plastic freezer bag
- Measuring cups and spoons
Ingredients
- 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 with smooth chocolate filling such as Lindt Lindor Truffles, refrigerated until cold
- 48 decorative candy eyeballs
- ½ cup prepared chocolate frosting
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Beat together shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until smooth. Add egg, milk, and vanilla extract.
- Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Add to the wet mixture to form dough. Shape dough into 48 balls.
- Roll dough balls in sugar and place them on prepared baking sheets 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes. Quickly press a dimple in each cookie with a wooden spoon.
- After cookies cool, cut chocolate spheres in half and place one on each cookie.
- Pipe frosting to add candy eyes and spider legs on each cookie.
- Allow frosting to set before serving.
