Petrifying Peanut Butter Treats

If you’re looking for some devilishly creamy sweet treats for your Halloween party, why not open a jar of smooth, creamy and delicious SKIPPY® Peanut Butter and conjure up some ghoulish goodies!

There’s so much freaky fun to be had from a jar of Extra Smooth or Extra Crunchy SKIPPY® Peanut Butter. Mix It, Spread It, Blend It, Dip It – make it your own when making spooky cookies, crispy candy treats and peanut butter fudge. Your creepy but yummy creations will delight party guests.

Why not try one of these petrifying peanut butter treats this Halloween:

Peanut Butter Halloween Candy Bark

This eerie treat features a creamy vanilla candy base marbled with creamy SKIPPY® Peanut Butter and topped with Halloween favourites like candy eyeballs and gummy worms. Perfect for Halloween gatherings, this bark is easy to make and delightfully  ghoulish.

INGREDIENTS

• 100g of SKIPPY® Peanut Butter Extra Smooth, warmed
• 600g white chocolate
• Suggested candy decorations: gummi worms, chocolate coated candy pieces, smarties or M&Ms, candy eyeballs, gummi teeth, assorted sprinkles

METHOD

1. Line a medium baking tray with greaseproof paper
2. In a large microwavable bowl, microwave white chocolate on high for 1 minute; stir. Continue microwaving and stirring in 15 second intervals until melted and smooth
3. Spread evenly on prepared tray. Place SKIPPY® Peanut Butter in piping bag and pipe peanut butter in straight lines across white chocolate coating. Drag knife back and forth across lines to create a marble effect
4. Decorate with a selection of small candies for decoration
5. Stand for 1 hour or until completely cooled and set. Break or cut into irregular 2-3 inch bark-style pieces

Peanut Butter Spider Cookies

Get into the spooky spirit with these Peanut Butter Spider Cookies, featuring a soft peanut butter cookie base topped with a chocolate peaut butter cup, transformed into creepy-crawly spiders with melted chocolate legs and candy eyes. Perfect for Halloween parties, these cookies are as fun to make as they are to eat!

INGREDIENTS

• 125g SKIPPY® Peanut Butter Extra Smooth
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 210g flour
• 110g butter
• 100g granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 30 milk chocolate and peanut butter miniature cups unwrapped (eg Reese’s)
• 150g cooking chocolate, melted according to package directions
• Candy for eyes

METHOD

1. Heat oven to 180°C. In a bowl, combine flour and baking soda
2. In a large bowl, mix together SKIPPY® Peanut Butter and butter until smooth. Mix in 90g sugar, beaten egg and vanilla until blended. Stir in flour mixture until blended. Shape dough into 30 balls
3. Place 10g sugar for rolling in small bowl. Roll dough balls in sugar and place 2 inches apart on greaseproof paper-lined baking tray
4. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Immediately press one chocolate peanut butter cup in centre of cookie. Remove to wire rack. Allow to cool
5. Spoon cooking chocolate into a piping bag. Pipe 8 lines for spider legs around the peanut butter cup; pipe 2 small dabs of chocolate on the chocolate peanut butter cup and attached 2 candies for eyeballs
6. Repeat decorating steps with remaining cookies

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