Spooky Spider Cookies
These Spooky Spider Cookies are soft, fudgy chocolate cookies topped with mini peanut butter cups, candy eyes, and crunchy pretzel legs. They’re festive, fun to decorate, and perfect for Halloween parties or cozy family nights.
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 10 mini peanut butter cups
- Pretzel sticks broken into halves
- Candy eyes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy, then beat in eggs and vanilla until smooth.
- Whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl, then stir into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Scoop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until set but soft, with slightly cracked tops.
- While warm, press a mini peanut butter cup into each cookie for the spider’s body, add pretzel stick halves for legs, and candy eyes on top.
- Cool on the sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to set before serving.