Peanut Butter Snickerdoodle Eyeball Cookies

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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

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Ingredients Method

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

Method

 

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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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