Spider Cookies Recipe

If you want a treat that’s equal parts spooky and adorable, these Spider Cookies are the answer. Soft, chewy peanut butter cookies are topped with round chocolate truffles, then piped with chocolate legs and finished with candy eyeballs. The result? Creepy little spiders that are as fun to decorate as they are to eat. They’re perfect for Halloween parties, school treats, or a festive baking day with kids. The cookies are rich, nutty, and sweet, while the chocolate spiders add a playful twist that will steal the spotlight on your dessert table.

Spider Cookies Recipe

Spider Cookies are soft peanut butter cookies topped with chocolate truffles and candy eyes to create spooky little spiders—fun, festive, and perfect for Halloween.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 7 minutes mins

Servings: 23

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Calories: 180

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• ½ cup unsalted butter softened
• ½ cup peanut butter
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup brown sugar packed
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp salt
• 24 chocolate truffles like Lindt or Reese’s
• Melted chocolate for piping legs
• Candy eyeballs

Method

 

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheet with parchment.
2. Cream butter, peanut butter, and both sugars until fluffy.
3. Beat in egg and vanilla.
4. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to wet mixture.
5. Roll dough into balls; place on baking sheet.
6. Bake 8–10 minutes until golden.
7. While warm, gently press a chocolate truffle into center of each cookie.
8. Pipe melted chocolate “legs” on sides of truffles.
9. Add candy eyeballs with a dab of melted chocolate.
10. Let set before serving.

Notes

• Swap peanut butter for almond butter if preferred.
• Chill dough before baking for thicker cookies.
• Store in an airtight container up to 4 days.