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4.75 from 4 votes

Spider Cookies

Peanut butter and Reese's cup spider cookies.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: spider cookies
Calories: 1294kcal

Ingredients

  • Peanut butter cookie mix and ingredients on package see below
  • 1/4 cup sugar for rolling
  • 18 miniature Reese's cups unwrapped and frozen
  • candy eyeballs https://amzn.to/30QTfpE
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350
  • Prepare peanut butter cookies per the package instructions. You can use the Betty Crocker kind in the bag, or use a prepared peanut butter cookie dough like Pilsbury.
    Peanut butter cookie mix and ingredients on package
  • Chill dough in refrigerator for 10-15 minutes so it’s workable.
  • Form into 1 inch balls and place on a prepared and lined cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Do not overcook.
  • Remove from oven and immediately press a frozen peanut butter cup (upside down) on top of each cookie.
    18 miniature Reese's cups unwrapped and frozen
  • When all cookies have a peanut butter cup on them, next add two googly eyes to the front of one side of the peanut butter cup. They should stick because the chocolate is warm.
    candy eyeballs
  • Move them to a wire rack and allow to cool.
  • While the cookies are cooling, place the chocolate chips into a microwave safe bowl and melt in 30 second increments in the microwave. Stir in between each melting session in the microwave. Chocolate holds its shape until stirred.
    1/2 cup chocolate chips
  • Pour melted chocolate into a piping bag or a ziptop sandwich page. Cut off a corner and pipe six legs onto each cookie.
  • Refrigerate cookies to help the chocolate set.

Nutrition

Serving: 3g | Calories: 1294kcal | Carbohydrates: 181g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 59g | Saturated Fat: 27g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 512mg | Potassium: 432mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 166g | Vitamin A: 272IU | Calcium: 203mg | Iron: 3mg