These Peanut Butter Vampire Cookies are the perfect quick and easy dessert recipe to make for your Halloween party. Super fun activity to do with kids.
One week until Halloween. Can you feel the excitement???
The principal at my school is getting all of the teachers costumes for Halloween, which means one less thing for me to worry about. For me, thinking up costume ideas is my least favourite part of Halloween. Give me all of the candy and decorations, but I feel all sorts of anxiety when it comes to thinking up a costume that both doesn’t break the bank and that doesn’t accidentally offend someone.
Another one of my favourite things about Halloween is the Halloween baking. Naturally.
I bought a couple of bags of gummy teeth a couple of weeks back, and have been snacking on them ever since. This is why Halloween is so dangerous for me. I am always surrounded by candy and I have zero self control. Like, none.
I was snacking on them mindlessly while watching Netflix this weekend when I thought that I should probably use these in my baking.
I mean, I already did that a couple of weeks ago with my Vampire Doughnuts. But now that I was getting to the bottom of my SECOND bag of gummies, I needed to slow down a bit and share with others.
Making these Peanut Butter Vampire Cookies was almost as fun as eating them. Almost.
You start with my favourite Eggless Peanut Butter Cookies, then you cut them in half and decorate them however you like. I opted for black icing because that was all I had at home. But feel free to make it with red icing to make it spookier. Red icing would definitely have been my first choice if I didn’t have black icing that needed using.
So there you have it. Last minute Peanut Butter Vampire Cookies. Easy right?
Do you have any plans for Halloween? What are you making for Halloween treats? If you aren’t making anything, what else should I make? I am always looking for new, fun ideas.
If you make these Peanut Butter Vampire Cookies, let me know how you liked it! Rate it, leave a comment and tag me with #atasteofmadness on Instagram! I always love seeing what you are creating!
Peanut Butter Vampire Cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup milk of choice
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- black icing
- gummy fangs
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375˚F (190˚C). Lightly grease cookie sheets
- In a small bowl, mix together the milk and vinegar. Set aside to "sour".
- In a medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a large bowl, mix together the shortening, peanut butter, white sugar, brown sugar and sour milk until fully combined. Slowly add the flour mixture, mixing together until fully combined.
- Drop cookies 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly browned. Let cool for 5 minutes, then transfer onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Cut the cookies in two and decorate with black icing and gummy fangs.
Haha,I totally love these.Kids will have fun making these on the weekend !!
So true! Thanks Kathy!
These cookies are so much fun! You have certainly been on top of your Halloween game this year.
Haha, I usually miss it. Thanks Emma 🙂
My granddaughter would love to make these for Halloween
I am sure she would! Thanks Christina!
Such a fun post i am sure the kids would.1so happy if i did these for them
I am sure they would! Thanks Claudia!
Too cute! Definitely will be a hit with the kids at the school party!
I’m with you, there’s a reason I don’t keep candy in the house. .. I eat it.
Hahah, it is so hard not to! Thanks Noel!
Oh my goodness – my oldest son would love these! How cute! I thought they were wax at first, but love that they are gummies – yummy in a creepy way haha!
Haha, that would be so creepy if they were wax!
These would be the hit of the Halloween party. Both the kids and adults would have fun eating these for sure. Fun to make and fun to eat as well.
I am sure they would 🙂 Thanks Gloria!
Those cookies look perfect for Halloween and those gummy fangs look rather delicious 🙂 Will have to look out for those fangs now.
Yess!! Buy them the day after Halloween. Much cheaper that way 🙂
That is so cute and so creative. My kids would find this funny. I must look for these fangs. Love how simple the recipe is
Right? I am all for the quick and easy recipes.
Wow, these cookies are so cute! This is really a great job! My whole family would go crazy for these! Wow and wow, this is so delicious and it makes my mouth watering
Aww. Thanks!
Wow, what a great idea for a Halloween! They look incredible and I’m sure that is very tasty! Thank you for sharing this, I definitely want to try these cookies.
I hope you do! Thanks Dan 🙂
How cute!! I bet the kids really love the vampire cookies. I can plainly see them on a Halloween tray with all the other ghoulish treats. Would sure make a fun party.
They really would! Thanks Marisa!
These are SO cute! OMG what a fun idea for Halloween and I just love PB cookies…definitely the cutest addition to the Halloween party!
Aren’t they?? I have so much fun making them!
Omg how cute are these!? We just came back from a Haunted Homes tour in town (a ton of houses go ALL OUT with decorations) so I am in full Halloween mode now! The kiddos will love them!
That sounds like so much fun! Kids go crazy for these, especially with the gummy teeth 😉
Oh wow! These are totally adorable. I can see my 5 year old going for the teeth first. I love this recipe. It’s very unique easy and fun!
Hhaha, me and your 5 year old have something in common 😉
These are so creative! They would be perfect for the Halloween parties at my kiddos school.
Yes they would!! You can always make it next year 🙂