41 Halloween Cookie Ideas That Are Frightfully Easy to Make
These ghost, mummy and monster cookies are the perfect Halloween treat.
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Come October 31, the best way to get in the spooky spirit is with homemade, decorated Halloween cookies. Whether you choose to make Halloween sugar cookies, meringues, sandwich cookies, or makeover ready-made baked goods, these easy and delicious Halloween desserts will serve as the ultimate warmup for your kid's trick-or-treating festivities. Plus, if you're planning a Halloween party, these grab-and-go treats, which are best served with one of these boozy (or non-alcoholic!) Halloween cocktails, let your guests satisfy their sweet tooth without stealing the other Halloween appetizers'' thunder. (We're talking about deviled eyeballs, obviously.)
Moss Cookies
Crumbled graham crackers and a little green food coloring create these unique textured treats.
Double Chocolate Cookie Bark
Spread melted white chocolate on chocolate cookies for a tasty treat that might even awaken the dead.
Black Cat Cookies
No bad luck here, only black cats (made from delicious Black Cocoa Cookies!) crossing in front of a full moon.
Stuffed Dark Chocolate Whoopie Pies
If you're looking to use up leftover Halloween candy, hide it inside these easy cookie sandwiches for a spooky surprise.
Chocolate Skeleton Cookies
Skip gingerbread men and make this dark chocolate skeleton family using our easiest Royal Icing recipe instead.
Bat Sandwich Cookies
Add a little sparkle to the wings of these bat cookies with black sanding sugar.
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Red Velvet Cookies
A spin on your classic chocolate chip cookie recipe, these sweet treats are studded with rich chocolate chips and colored a spooky, vibrant red.
Fossil Cookies
Your guests will be buggin' when they see these creepy (and delicious) cookies.
Dark Chocolate Candy Cookies
Break off pieces of these crunchy matcha candy bars and add to deep dark chocolate cookie dough.
Black and Red Crinkle Cookies
Dust chewy red velvet cookie dough in black cocoa for an extra-spooky effect.
Meringue Bones
Light and crispy, these bone-shaped meringues are frighteningly easy to make.
Boo-scotti
Dip store-bought biscotti into white, milk or dark chocolate for an instant dose of ghostly magic.
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Chocolate and Pumpkin Ice Cream Sandwiches
Pumpkin ice cream and chocolate graham crackers make an easy, 3-ingredient Halloween (or anytime!) dessert.
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Oatmeal Cookie Cups
This bite-sized version of a classic apple crisp the perfect snack to warm you up on Halloween night.
Pumpkin-Cherry Breakfast Cookies
Wake up to something festive on October 31! These delicious on-the-go treats are packed with protein (and fiber!) to keep you energized through trick-or-treating.
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Pumpkin Whoopie Pies With Maple-Spice Filling
Soft, spiced pumpkin cookies paired with a tangy maple cream cheese filling is the decadent Halloween dessert that everyone really wants.
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Pecan Maple Leaves
Add these buttery maple pecan cookies to your Halloween dessert table for some extra fall flair.
Cookie Shooters
There's no better way to get everyone moving to Monster Mash than with these extra chocolately cookie cups.
Vegan Chocolate Chip Cookies
Need a last-minute Halloween treat that everyone can enjoy? These easy cookies can be made with ingredients you probably have in your pantry right now.
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Graveyard Cookie Jar
No recipe necessary! Arrange crumbled chocolate cake "dirt," candy bones, and tombstone sugar cookies in a glass apothecary jar on your buffet.
Samantha (she/her) is the Senior Editor at Delish, where she edits the most-talked-about food news and features on the internet. In her previous role as Assistant Editor in the Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen, she taste-tested hundreds of products and recipes (tough job!). A graduate of Fordham University, she considers the kitchen to be her happiest place.
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