Description
The most extraordinary Halloween Peanut Butter Spider Cookies made by preheating oven to 375°F lining baking sheets whisking 1 3/4 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda and 1/2 tsp salt beating 1/2 cup softened butter and 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter until smooth and creamy adding 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1/2 cup packed brown sugar beating 2 minutes adding 1 room temperature egg 2 tbsp milk and vanilla mixing combined adding flour mixture on low just combined placing extra sugar in shallow bowl rolling tablespoon portions into smooth balls rolling generously in sugar placing 2 inches apart baking 375°F 8 to 10 minutes until just set and lightly golden immediately pressing one unwrapped Hershey’s Kiss firmly into center of each hot cookie quickly pressing 8 black licorice pieces 4 each side into cookie around kiss base for spider legs pressing two candy eyes onto front of each kiss for spider face cooling completely before serving. A completely perfect Halloween peanut butter blossom chocolate kiss spider legs candy eyes cookie recipe.
Ingredients
1 3/4 cups All-Purpose Flour
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 cup Unsalted Butter softened
1/2 cup Smooth Peanut Butter no-stir variety
1/2 cup Granulated Sugar plus extra for rolling
1/2 cup Packed Brown Sugar
1 large Egg room temperature
2 tbsp Whole Milk
1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
24 Hershey’s Kisses Chocolates unwrapped
Black Licorice Twists or Laces cut into 1 1/2 inch leg pieces
Candy Eyes store-bought
Orange Icing optional
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375°F 190°C. Line baking sheets with parchment.
2. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3. Beat softened butter and peanut butter until smooth. Add both sugars. Beat 2 minutes light and fluffy. Add egg, milk, and vanilla. Mix combined.
4. Add flour mixture on low just combined.
5. Roll tablespoon portions into smooth balls. Roll generously in granulated sugar.
6. Place 2 inches apart. Bake 8 to 10 minutes until just set and lightly golden.
7. Immediately press one Hershey’s Kiss firmly into center of each hot cookie.
8. Quickly press 8 black licorice pieces 4 each side into cookie around kiss base for spider legs.
9. Press two candy eyes onto front of each kiss for spider face.
10. Cool completely before serving.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Cookies, Halloween, Holiday
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 165
- Sugar: 13g
- Sodium: 110mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 18mg
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