Witch Hat Peanut Butter Cookies
Hey yall!! We are right smack in the middle of our Halloween Series and I am loving it!! This week I wanted to share with you a really quick Halloween dessert.
Looking for a treat not a trick this Halloween? Look no further than this spooky spin on everyone’s favorite peanut butter cookies. Mixed with cocoa and rolled in black sugar sprinkles these simple cookies are transformed into cute witch hats by adding a hershey kiss on top!
These make a perfect quick cookie for any Halloween party and the best part kids can help! They can roll the cookie balls, coat them in the sugar, pop the kissed on and decorate with sprinkles!
I loved making these, they are soft and peanut buttery and they look so festive in their Halloween colors!
So get your little ghouls in the kitchen and get making these tasty Witch Hat Peanut Butter Cookies this Halloween! Don’t forget to let them lick the mixing cauldron!!
Witch Hat Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 48 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup Creamy Peanut Butter
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup black sugar sprinkles for rolling
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- decorative sprinkles
Instructions
- 1. Heat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from chocolates.
- 2. Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended. Add brown sugar and 1/3 cup granulated sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.
- 3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in black sugar sprinkles; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- 4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set. Immediately press chocolate into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
- Melt chocolate chips in 30 second intervals until melted. Let cool slightly. Carefully pour into a ziploc bag and cut off tip. Pipe melted chocolate around kisses and immediately sprinkle Halloween sprinkles on. Makes about 48 cookies.
Don’t forget to head to Dana’s and check out her super cute Frankenstein Twinkie Pops!
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Love these. Pinned!
Love these and your photos are great. I have a peanut allergic kid, but still pinning and thinking I could switch up the cookie to maybe a snickerdoodle and duplicate. #SITSsharefest.
I love making festive treats for holidays. These hats are simple and super cute. Thanks for sharing! Pinned
Great share looks very yummy!! I didn’t see a share button?
These are adorable!!! Pinning for sure!
Really cute ideas for Halloween!! Thanks for sharing. -Michele @ Neat Little Nest
These cookies are so cute and fun! Love the Halloween sprinkles – I’ll definitely have to get some of those!
Just stopping over from the Mad Skills link party. These are adorable, and I bet they’re delicious! Who can resist chocolate peanut butter??
What a cute Halloween treat! Thanks for sharing! Stopping in from the link up!
These are soooo cute!! Pinned!
So cute! You are very creative to come up with this.
Thanks for sharing this at Wake-Up Wednesday, the party I am co-hosting.
-Tanya
http://tanyaanurag.blogspot.com/
I love this new take on an old favorite! So adorable, and one of my favorite cookies!!
I want to invite you to share these at “Celebrate It!”. It’s a blog party where we celebrate the everyday things we make and create!
http://thefreshmancook.blogspot.com/2014/09/celebrate-it-blog-party-10.html
Thanks!
This looks so cool! Love it. Pinned. Lou Lou Girls
Hi there! I’m featuring your recipe as one of my favorites on this week’s Wednesday Whatsits over on my blog. Thanks for submitting, and I hope to see you over there again this week! – Krissy
These are adorable! I’m trying to figure out if I can incorporate them to the top of cupcakes….that wouldn’t be too much sugar right? lol, I’ve signed up for cupcakes for our church party, but I want to make these instead. Thanks for sharing on Weekend Bites