Peanut butter spider cookies are the perfect Halloween treat or dessert for parties! My kids think these guys are so fun and they love to help me make them.
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This morning I went on a local Kansas City morning show to show viewers some ideas for Halloween parties. It was so fun, Michelle and Michael the hosts were so fun to work with! I am excited to work with them again in the future. I showed pumpkin cheesecake bars, candy corn pretzel bites and my favorite little peanut butter spider cookies! I also showed an easy DIY striped spider runner and printable halloween soda labels.
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I love love this recipe for peanut butter cookies. to. die. for. and making these spiders was easy and delivered a cute final product, love that combo, right?!
Halloween treats are some of my favorite to make, everyone gets so festive in October!
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These are the perfect spider cookies for Halloween! Use my favorite peanut butter cookie recipe and decorate them like spiders and everyone will love them!
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- candy eyes
- pull & peel twirlers
- rolos
- chocolate icing
For Decorating:
- Preheat the oven to 350. Stir together dry ingredients. In a mixer cream butter, shortening, and peanut butter until smooth. Add the sugars and keep mixing until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, and then vanilla. Add flour in two parts and mix until combined.
- Shape dough into balls and place an inch apart on a silpat lined cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes. When you take them out place a rolo in the center of each cookie. Using chocolate icing as a “glue” place your eyes on the rolo and then 6 pulled apart licorice pieces as the legs.