Best 5 Peanut Butter Spider Cookies Recipes

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Calling all cookie enthusiasts! Prepare to embark on a delightful culinary adventure as we delve into the world of irresistible "Peanut Butter Spider Cookies". These spooky-sweet treats are a playful twist on the classic peanut butter cookie, perfect for Halloween festivities or any occasion that calls for a touch of whimsy. With their rich peanut buttery flavor, chewy texture, and adorable spiderweb decorations, these cookies are sure to capture the hearts and taste buds of everyone who tries them. So, gather your ingredients, don your apron, and let's begin our journey to create these enchanting peanut butter spider cookies.

Let's cook with our recipes!

PEANUT BUTTER SPIDER COOKIES



Peanut Butter Spider Cookies image

This is a fun Halloween treat that is easy enough for kids to help create. I modified an idea I found on Pinterest to be less expensive and easier to put together.

Provided by What's for dinner, mom?

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Peanut Butter Cookie Recipes

Time 55m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 14

½ cup shortening
½ cup peanut butter
½ cup packed brown sugar
½ cup white sugar
1 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

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheets with baking parchment.
  • Beat shortening, peanut butter, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup white sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Beat egg into the creamy mixture until fully incorporated. Stir milk and vanilla extract into the mixture until smooth.
  • Mix flour, baking soda, and salt together in a small bowl; add to the wet mixture in the large bowl and stir until completely incorporated into a dough. Divide and shape dough into 48 balls.
  • Spread 1/4 cup white sugar into a wide, shallow bowl. Roll dough balls in sugar to coat and arrange about 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake in preheated oven until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove cookies from oven and quickly press a dimple into the middle of each cookie using the blunt end of a wooden spoon. Cool cookies on sheets for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Cut each chocolate sphere into two hemispheres. Put one piece atop each cookie with the rounded side facing upwards.
  • Spoon frosting into a pastry bag with a small round tip or a plastic freezer bag with one end snipped off. Dab a small amount of frosting onto the back of each candy eyeball and stick two onto each chocolate candy to resemble eyes. Then pipe frosting in four thin lines, starting at the base of the candy, on each side atop the cookie to resemble spider legs.
  • Let frosting harden at room temperature, about 30 minutes. Store cookies in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 117.2 calories, Carbohydrate 14.4 g, Cholesterol 7 mg, Fat 6.3 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 78 mg, Sugar 10.1 g

PEANUT BUTTER BUTTERSCOTCH CHOW MEIN NOODLE COOKIES (SPIDER COOK



Peanut Butter Butterscotch Chow Mein Noodle Cookies (Spider Cook image

A popular holiday cookie. This is just the basic version with no adds of nuts, marshmallows, etc. I couldn't find the basic recipe so I'm posting it here for safe keeping and for others who are looking for the basic recipe

Provided by brian48195

Categories     Candy

Time 10m

Yield 4 Dozen

Number Of Ingredients 3

12 ounces butterscotch chips
1/2 cup peanut butter (smooth or chunky)
12 ounces chow mein noodles (1 large bag)

Steps:

  • Put Butterscotch morsels and peanut butter into a large pot and put heat on a medium setting.
  • Heat and stir constantly until the morsels melt and are combined with the peanut butter.
  • Turn off the heat and stir in the Chow Mein noodles until the noodles are completely coated with the mixture.
  • Once coated drop onto waxed paper to cool and harden up in about the size of a old silver dollar (1 1/2 inches).

PEANUT BUTTER SPIDER COOKIES



Peanut Butter Spider Cookies image

Jump-start Halloween cookie making with a cookie mix. A few extra candies are all you need.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 pouch Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon water
1 egg
36 chewy caramels in milk chocolate
Black or red string licorice
1/3 cup (72) M&M's® minis chocolate candies
Betty Crocker™ black decorating gel (from 0.68-oz tube)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, oil, water and egg until dough forms.
  • Shape dough into 36 (1-inch) balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place 2 inches apart.
  • Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately press 1 chewy caramel in center of each cookie. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
  • Cut licorice into 8 (2-inch) pieces for each spider. Attach legs by sticking into chewy caramel. Use M&M's™ minis chocolate candies for eyes and black gel to make pupils in eyes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 90 mg, Sugar 11 g, TransFat 0 g

SPOOKY PEANUT BUTTER SPIDER COOKIES



Spooky Peanut Butter Spider Cookies image

These spooky spider cookies are entertaining for little ones and adults to make together. From pushing chocolate candies into warm cookies, to drawing spider legs with chocolate and making silly eyes, there's plenty of fun for everyone.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 1h5m

Yield 24 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 11

One 5-ounce box small ball-shaped chocolates, such as malted milk balls
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of fine salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 large egg
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
2 ounces semisweet chocolate
1 small tube white cake decorating gel

Steps:

  • Position oven racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Separate the chocolate candy balls into larger and smaller balls. The larger balls will make up the spider bodies and the smaller balls the heads.
  • Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl. Cream the sugar and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the vanilla and egg and mix until thoroughly combined, about 1 minute. Add the peanut butter and mix until creamy, about 1 minute. Turn the mixer speed down to low and add half of the flour mixture. Beat on medium until incorporated, then turn the speed down to low again and add the rest of the flour mixture. Beat on medium until incorporated.
  • Roll the dough by hand into 1-inch balls, place about 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets and bake, rotating the pans halfway through, until the cookies are light golden brown and have spread to about 2 inches wide, about 16 minutes. The cookies are done when they smell very peanut buttery and the tops feel dry and slightly firm when pressed with fingers.
  • Meanwhile, melt the chocolate over a double boiler. Remove from the heat and let cool briefly so that it is slightly thickened but still pipe-able.
  • When the cookies are done, remove them from the oven and transfer them to a cooling rack. Immediately push 2 chocolate candies directly into each hot cookie, putting a smaller chocolate ball toward the edge of the cookie and a larger chocolate ball directly behind it in the center of the cookie.
  • When the melted chocolate has thickened slightly, put it into a plastic bag and cut a small hole in the corner to create a piping bag. Pipe 8 legs on each cookie, starting from the point where the 2 chocolate candies meet. Pipe the front 4 legs so that they curve up toward the head and the back 4 legs so that they curve backward beyond the body. Reserve the remaining chocolate in the piping bag for the pupils of the eyes.
  • To make eyes, pipe two 1/4-inch circles on the "heads" of each spider with the cake decorating gel. Pipe a tiny dot of the reserved melted chocolate in the center of each to make the pupils.

PEANUT BUTTER SPIDER COOKIES



Peanut Butter Spider Cookies image

Jump-start Halloween cookie making with a cookie mix. A few extra candies are all you need.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 pouch Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon water
1 egg
36 chewy caramels in milk chocolate
Black or red string licorice
1/3 cup (72) M&M's® minis chocolate candies
Betty Crocker™ black decorating gel (from 0.68-oz tube)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, oil, water and egg until dough forms.
  • Shape dough into 36 (1-inch) balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place 2 inches apart.
  • Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately press 1 chewy caramel in center of each cookie. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
  • Cut licorice into 8 (2-inch) pieces for each spider. Attach legs by sticking into chewy caramel. Use M&M's™ minis chocolate candies for eyes and black gel to make pupils in eyes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120, Carbohydrate 17 g, Cholesterol 5 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 90 mg, Sugar 11 g, TransFat 0 g

Tips:

  • Use creamy peanut butter for a smooth and rich flavor.
  • Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking to prevent the cookies from spreading too much.
  • Press the chocolate chips into the cookies firmly so that they don't fall off during baking.
  • Bake the cookies until the edges are just starting to brown and the centers are still slightly soft.
  • Let the cookies cool completely on a wire rack before serving.

Conclusion:

Peanut butter spider cookies are a fun and easy treat that is perfect for Halloween or any other occasion. They are made with simple ingredients and can be decorated in a variety of ways. With their delicious peanut butter flavor and chocolate chips, these cookies are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them.

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