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Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated May 5, 2016
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Jump-start Halloween cookie making with a cookie mix. A few extra candies are all you need.

Peanut Butter Spider Cookies

  • Prep Time 60 min
  • Total 60 min
  • Servings 36
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 1 pouch Betty Crocker™ peanut butter cookie mix
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1 egg
  • 36 chewy caramels in milk chocolate
  • Black or red string licorice
  • 1/3 cup (72) M&M's® minis chocolate candies
  • Betty Crocker™ black decorating gel (from 0.68-oz tube)

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, oil, water and egg until dough forms.
  • Step 
    2
    Shape dough into 36 (1-inch) balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place 2 inches apart.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately press 1 chewy caramel in center of each cookie. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
  • Step 
    4
    Cut licorice into 8 (2-inch) pieces for each spider. Attach legs by sticking into chewy caramel. Use M&M's™ minis chocolate candies for eyes and black gel to make pupils in eyes.

Nutrition

120 Calories
5g Total Fat
1g Protein
17g Total Carbohydrate
11g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
120
Calories from Fat
45
Total Fat
5g
8%
Saturated Fat
2g
9%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
5mg
2%
Sodium
90mg
4%
Potassium
30mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
17g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
11g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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