Description
Spooky peanut butter spider cookies combine Halloween whimsy with classic cookie comfort. Chocolate legs and candy eyes make these treats a festive delight you’ll eagerly devour at seasonal gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 180 grams (6.3 ounces) smooth peanut butter
- 225 grams (7.9 ounces) coconut sugar
- 1 large egg
- 185 grams (6.5 ounces) plain flour
- 60 grams (2.1 ounces) dairy-free butter
Flavoring and Binding Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoons milk (optional, for dough consistency)
Decorative Ingredients:
- 15 teaspoons boysenberry jelly or any jam of choice
- 15 chocolate truffle balls
- 1 white writing icing tube
- 30 black sesame seeds
- 1 black writing icing tube
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C and line a baking tray with parchment paper, ensuring even surface coverage.
- Blend all ingredients in a food processor until a cohesive dough forms, adjusting consistency with milk if too dry.
- Craft uniform dough balls approximately 45g each, gently pressing a central indentation using fingertips.
- Position cookies on prepared tray and bake for 15 minutes until edges appear lightly golden.
- Transfer warm cookies to cooling rack, using a teaspoon to delicately reinforce center indentations if needed.
- After complete cooling, generously fill each cookie’s center with jelly or jam, creating a smooth, even layer.
- Strategically position chocolate truffle atop the jam filling for spider body effect.
- Utilize white icing to carefully pipe two small eye dots on each truffle surface.
- Place black sesame seeds precisely in white dot centers to create pupils.
- Complete spider design by piping four thin black icing lines on each side of cookie to represent delicate spider legs.
Notes
- Customize the dough consistency by gradually adding milk if it feels too dry, ensuring a perfect texture that holds together without cracking.
- Choose alternate jellies or jams like raspberry, strawberry, or apricot to create different flavor profiles and visual variations for the spider cookies.
- Swap chocolate truffles with vegan chocolate balls or dark chocolate spheres for dietary accommodations, maintaining the playful spider design.
- Keep cookie sizes consistent by using a kitchen scale or cookie scoop to guarantee uniform baking and professional-looking results.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 215
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 20mg