Description
Create fun and spooky Peanut Butter Spider Cookies for a delightful Halloween treat or any occasion. These easy-to-make cookies combine the classic taste of peanut butter with a playful spider design using pretzel legs.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup pretzel sticks
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a large mixing bowl, combine peanut butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
- Gently fold in the chocolate chips.
- Drop rounded tablespoon-sized balls of dough onto an ungreased baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, until lightly golden around the edges but still soft in the center.
- Remove from oven and let cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes.
- While still warm, carefully press pretzel sticks into the top of each cookie to form spider legs.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before serving.
Notes
- Use creamy or crunchy peanut butter at room temperature for best results.
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips are recommended, but feel free to use other varieties.
- Adjust the number of pretzel sticks to create your desired spider look.
- Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 10mg