Preheat and prepare the baking sheet

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Cream the butter and sugars

• Cream together the softened butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until smooth and fluffy.

Add the egg and vanilla

• Add the egg and vanilla bean paste and mix until combined.

Make the dough

• Add the baking soda, salt and flour and mix until a dough forms.
• Fold in the chocolate chips.

Shape the cookies

• Divide the dough into 6 equal portions and place onto the prepared baking sheet.

Bake the cookies

• Bake until the edges are lightly golden and the centers are still soft.

Press in the peanut butter cups

• Immediately press one Reese's Peanut Butter Cup into the center of each warm cookie.

Pipe the spider legs

• Melt the extra chocolate and spread it on the bottom of each cookie.
• Pipe 4 spider legs on each side of the Reese's and add the candy eyes.

Cool and set

• Let the cookies cool completely until the chocolate sets.