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Spooky spider cookie
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Snickerdoodle Halloween spider cookies

These spooky snickerdoodle Halloween cookies are soft and chewy and will be perfect at your next Halloween party!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time9 minutes
Total Time24 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 14 cookies
Calories: 247Calories

Ingredients

  • 1 & ½ cup all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup butter
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

For the cinnamon sugar

Spider topping

  • 14 Peanut butter cups I used the Regular Reese's ones.
  • 3 tablespoon milk chocolate chips or chunks
  • eyeball sprinkles or candy
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Instructions

  • Start by preheating the oven to 350F, then line a baking sheet with parchment paper
  • Start by creaming the butter and sugar together using the paddle attachment of your stand mixer or hand mixer.
  • Add in the egg, and vanilla, and mix until everything is mixed together. Scrape the sides if needed.
  • Add the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, and cinnamon to the wet mixture and mix until just incorporated.
  • Using a small cookie dough scooper, scoop out 14 cookie dough balls, roll them in between the palm of your hands, then roll them in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place the cookies on the baking sheet making sure to leave 3 inches between each one.
  • Bake for 10 minutes. The cookies will be puffy and pretty soft still, don't worry about that, they will continue baking as they cool down. Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then top each cookie with an upside-down Reese's cup.
  • Once the peanut butter cup starts melting a little add the eyeball candies. Melt the milk chocolate, transfer it to a ziplock bag, snip a tiny piece of the tip, then pipe the spider legs on the cookies. Let the chocolate set before enjoying them.

Nutrition

Calories: 247Calories | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 242mg | Potassium: 121mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 233IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg