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Easy buckeye peanut butter spider candies, a spooky Halloween treat.

Peanut butter spider candies

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Bake up some spooky party food this Halloween with these delicious peanut butter spider candies made from a simple three-ingredient dough.
Course desserts
Servings 24 spiders
Calories 198
Author Cheryl Najafi

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Hand mix peanut butter, butter and powdered sugar to form a smooth-yet-stiff consistency.
  • Shape dough into 1½" diameter balls then place on baking sheet lined with parchment or wax paper.
  • Break pretzels into leg-sized pieces and insert into peanut butter balls, 4 on each side.
  • Place baking sheet in refrigerator to harden, 20–30 minutes.
  • Melt dipping chocolate per package instructions.
  • Remove baking sheet from refrigerator. Use spoon to apply small dollop of dipping chocolate to top of spider bodies. Apply 2 round sprinkles for eyes, refrigerate spiders an additional 30 minutes to set then your spiders are complete!
  • As an alternative, purchase donut holes, insert pretzel legs and attach candy eyes to make these goofy but spooky spiders!

Notes

Get your kids involved in making these spooky spiders! They can help roll the dough into balls or insert the pretzel legs!

Nutrition

Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 90mg | Potassium: 12mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g