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Peanut Butter Spider Cookies

Peanut Butter Spider Cookies are a spooky and delightful treat perfect ! These soft and chewy peanut butter cookies are decorated with chocolate truffle "spiders" complete with candy eyes and chocolate legs. They’re fun to make and even more fun to eat—ideal for parties or trick-or-treating festivities.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • 12-15 chocolate truffles
  • 24-30 candy eyes
  • 1/4 cup chocolate chips melted

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare baking sheets.
  • Make cookie dough by creaming butter, sugars, and peanut butter. Add egg and vanilla, then dry ingredients.
  • Shape into balls, flatten with a fork, and bake for 10-12 minutes.
  • Add truffles to the cookies while warm and attach candy eyes with melted chocolate.
  • Pipe chocolate legs around each truffle and let cool completely before serving.