Soft and chewy classic peanut butter cookies rolled in a mixture of granulated sugar and cinnamon, to give the cookies a delicious snickerdoodle flavor, and decorated with candy eyes for Halloween. Everyone will love these easy and delicious peanut butter snickerdoodle cookies this Halloween.
The cookie dough is made like a classic peanut butter cookie dough, except that it is rolled into balls and rolled in a mixture of granulated sugar and ground cinnamon. Place the cookies onto a large ungreased baking sheet at least 2-inches apart. Bake until the cookies are fully cooked through. Remove from the oven and decorate with candy eyes.
Peanut Butter Snickerdoodle Eyeball Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- candy eyes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda. In a large bowl, mix together butter, peanut butter, and both sugars until fluffy.
- Add in the egg and vanilla extract and mix until smooth. Add in the flour mixture and mix until it is fully combined. In a shallow dish, combine granulated sugar and ground cinnamon. Roll the cookie dough into balls and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Place cookies onto a large ungreased baking sheet at least 2-inches apart. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and top with candy eyes.
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