Spooktacular Peanut Butter Spider Cookies: Easy Halloween Treats

That's right! Halloween is literally around the corner! Time to dust off the cobwebs on those spooktacular themed recipes for all the little goblins in your life. These adorable and delicious Peanut Butter Spider Cookies will be the biggest hit at your halloween parties. They are so quick and easy to make and the best part is that kids will just love them as well as the adults too.

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INGREDIENTS:

• ½ cup of shortening
• ½ cup of creamy peanut butter
• ½ cup of brown sugar
• ½ cup of sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoon of milk
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla
• 1 ¾ cup of flour
• 1 teaspoon of baking soda
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• ¼ cup sugar for rolling
• 48 miniature peanut butter cups, frozen and unwrapped
• 96 candy eyes
• ½ cup of chocolate chips

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DIRECTIONS:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• In a large bowl beat together shortening, peanut butter, egg, sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, and milk.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
• Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and beat until blended.
• Form the dough into 1" balls.
• Roll the balls in sugar and place a couple of inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden.
• Immediately after pulling out of the oven, gently press an upside down frozen peanut butter cup on top of each cookie and move to a wire rack to cool.
• After placing and moving all of the cookies on the wire rack, put in place the candy eyes while chocolate is still slightly soft.
• Place in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to allow cookies to become firm.
• Put chocolate chips in the corner of a zippered sandwich bag.
• Microwave for 20 seconds, knead and repeat until chocolate has melted.
• Clip a tiny piece off of the corner of the bag to allow for piping and draw eight legs on each spider cookie.
• Place in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to allow legs to set.
• Serve and enjoy!