Cookies & BarsNo. 9751 · The 2026 edition
Make These Creepy-Crawly Spider Halloween Cookies For A Spooky Sweet Treat
Transform your Halloween baking into a web of delight with these adorable arachnid-inspired treats! These cookies combine classic flavors with a spooky twist, featuring peanut butter centers and choco
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These creepy-crawly spider cookies are a festive Halloween dessert that blends cinnamon-spiced dough with creamy peanut butter cups and detailed chocolate spider legs. The process involves mixing a simple dough, coating balls in cinnamon sugar, baking them until soft, and then decorating with melted chocolate and candy eyes for a fun, spooky finish.
Ingredients
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, use a hand mixer or stand mixer with the paddle attachment to beat the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy.
- Crack the egg into the bowl, pour in the vanilla extract, and beat the mixture until fully combined. Pause to scrape down the sides of the bowl with a spatula to ensure even mixing.
- Sift the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, and cinnamon into the wet ingredients. Mix on low speed just until the dry ingredients disappear into the dough.
- Measure out 14 portions of dough using a small cookie scoop. Roll each portion into a smooth ball between your palms, then toss them in the cinnamon-sugar blend to coat. Arrange the coated balls on the prepared baking sheet, spacing them 3 inches apart.
- Bake the cookies for 10 minutes. They will look puffy and remain quite soft in the center; this is normal as they firm up while cooling. Allow the cookies to rest on the pan for 5 minutes before pressing an upside-down peanut butter cup onto the center of each one.
- As the peanut butter cups begin to soften slightly, press an eyeball sprinkle or small candy into the center of each cookie. Melt the milk chocolate chips or chunks, pour the melted chocolate into a small plastic bag, cut off a tiny corner of the tip, and pipe spider legs onto the cookies. Wait for the chocolate to harden completely before serving.
