Spooktacular sweets are fun to create in the kitchen, especially when you let your imagination go wild at Halloween. Whether you’re having a house party of haunted horrors, stocking the candy bucket to frighten the neighbor kiddos or just going wild with all things adorably spooky in desserts, Halloween cookies are the simple and sweet way to embrace the season. From bloody thumbprints to creepy eyeball cookies, these spooky eats will keep everyone screaming and begging for seconds.
The best Halloween cookie recipes combine the flavor and fright. With their bright decorations, whimsical shapes and ghoulish designs, these cookies bring spooky surprise to every bite. They’re perfect for kids and classroom parties, as well as for baking nights with the family or girls night. Here, 25 Halloween cookie ideas, from easy no-bake recipes to elaborate designs that look almost too spooky to eat. So roll up your apron. it’s time to get some frightful
1. Creepy Witch Finger Cookies
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Send chills down your guest’s spine with these spookily realistic Witch Finger Cookies of buttery dough, almonds and red jam. These gruesome Halloween treats appear to be frightfully realistic and taste hauntingly yummy, they are guaranteed to be a gory addition to your dessert table.
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2. Mummy Sugar Cookies
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End your Halloween party with these cute, little Mummy Sugar Cookies! These soft sugar cookies have royal icing bandages and candy eyes, are kid-friendly fun and will get your little monsters in the kitchen decorating with you.
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3. Bloody Thumbprint Cookies
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Bloody Thumbprint Cookies are gloriously gory and gooey! Sweet buttery cookies sandwich raspberry jam “blood” for this gory but delicious Halloween treat that’s great for horror movie nights and haunted house gatherings.
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4. Pumpkin Spice Cut Out Cookies
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Pumpkin Spice Cut Out Halloween Cookies adds the taste of fall to your Halloween table. Pumpkin, leaf, and ghost shaped, these cozy spiced cookies do double duty: They’re as pretty as they are tasty. A seasonal necessity for fans of autumn baking.
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5. Ghost Meringue Cookies
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These adorable little Ghost Meringue Cookies are so fairy, light and magical, and little ghosties will put you in that spooky Halloween mood! These spooky little ghost shaped treats are ideal for party platters or haunted culinary decor.
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6. Gooey Monster Cookies
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Beware Gooey Monster Eyeball Cookies are looking at you! They’re the quintessential Halloween treat.you can set out on your holiday dessert table or pack into their goody bags.
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7. Spooky Spider Web Cookies
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Creepy never tasted so chocolatey! We have a feeling you and your guests are going to love these Spider Web Cookies (but who wouldn’t!) Spider Web Cookies are full of rich chocolate flavor and spooky white icing web on top, which make them an awesome dessert to bring to any Halloween party or themed baking night with a ghoulish touch.
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8. Frankenstein Face Cookies
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These fun green-tinted sugar cookies with hair, stitches and eyes make for a festive Frankenstein cookie display. These Halloween cookies are eerie, sweet and can be used for themed celebrations or edible art with the little guys.
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9. Owl Sugar Cookies
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Add some wisdom to your Halloween dessert table with Owl Sugar Cookies. Wide candy eyes and chocolate wings make these cute cookies perfect for school parties or fall-themed get-togethers.
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10. Coffin Sandwich Cookies
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Get your hand in the dark with Coffin Sandwich Cookies. Firm on the outside, but ooey-gooey on the inside with a luscious layer of ganache, and cut into mini coffin shapes, these sinful bootiful bites are fun for your Halloween dessert table.
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11. Vampire Teeth Cookies
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Bite into these spooky good Vampire Fang Cookies! These creepy crawly cookies are transformed with red frosting and marshmallow fangs in to some bloodthirsty bites, great for vampire-themed parties, Halloween snack boards and more.
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12. Jack-O-Lantern Cookies
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The melted candy centers of these Jack-O’-Lantern Cookies seem to look like stained glass! This spooktacular dessert will dazzle your Halloween treat table and add some magic to pumpkin carving night too.
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13. Skeleton Meringue Bones Cookies
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Super Crunchy Skeleton Bone Meringues, The Super Tasty Treat that is Ghost-White and in the Shape of Bones. Simple but creepy, they are a spooky addition to Halloween dessert tables and creepy party buffets, with a lil' eerie elegance to the mix.
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14. Graveyard Dirt Cookie Bars
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Graveyard Dirt Bars are deliciously gross in a good way! Chilled and layered with chocolate cookies, pudding and gummy worms, they make up a creepy edible graveyard that’s perfect for a Halloween get-together or the dessert table itself.
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15. Oreo Mummy Pops
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Oreo Cookie Mummy Pops are no bake, chocolate dipped cookie treats with an icing wrap and candy eyes. Super easy to make and so adorable, they’re a hit at Halloween parties and make a great, simple treat for kids to decorate.
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16. Spider Peanut Butter Cookies
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Spooky yet hard to resist, these Spider Peanut Butter Cookies consist of truffle spider bodies with longchamp australia candies legs over chewy cookies. These protein filled Halloween cookies, are SO good, and are ideal for those peanut butter addicts.
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17. Bat Shaped Chocolate Cookies
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These rich chocolate Bat-Shaped Cookies fly off the plate with haunting silhouettes. Simple, stunt-y and spooky, they are perfect for Halloween cookie swaps and thematic baking sessions, not to mention edible party décor.
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18. Monster Mash Cookies
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Monster Mash Cookies are FULL of Halloween candy and color and they mean it! Soft, chewy and loaded with festive fun, they’re a kids favorite and are sure to add some playful flare to your Halloween dessert line up.
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19. Boo Bark Sugar Cookie Slices
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Boo Bark Sugar Cookies feature the best of both worlds with buttery cookie bases and Halloween candy bark on top. They break up nicely into jagged pieces and would make a festive, candy-colored and easy to personalize treat for a party or food gift.
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20. Halloween Cookie Pizza
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A monster cookie crust, covered with frosting, candy, and sprinkles, this Halloween Cookie Pizza is a center piece for your presentation. Slice and serve or turn around for a party treat everyone will scream for no delivery necessary.
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21. No-Bake Witch Hat Cookies
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No-Bake Witch Hat Cookies a quick, easy and delicious Halloween treat! They’re also a great last-minute Halloween snack and after-school treat, complete with chocolate dipped cookies, Hershey’s Kisses and colorful icing bands.
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22. Candy Stuffed Chocolate Cookies
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Candy Stuffed Chocolate Cookies are a Fun Surprise for Guests! Every bite unveils a chewy, melted mini candy bar, so be sure to have this decadent Halloween cookie on hand for trick-or-treaters of any age with a chocoholic sweet tooth.
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23. Black Cat Sandwich Cookies
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This Halloween serve up meow-gical Black Cat Cookies! Fluffy Feline Cookie Sandwiches These fluffy feline treats, with their black cocoa cookies, orange filling and candy eyes, will bring a touch of spooky kitty fun to your Halloween dessert spread.
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24. Eyeball Rice Krispie Cookies
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These Eyeball Rice Krispie Cookies are gooey, gory fun! Dipped in white chocolate and crowned with gummy eyeballs, they transform an old standby into an eerie Halloween treat that kids don’t dare turn down.
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25. Halloween Sprinkle Shortbread
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Halloween Sprinkle Shortbread is a buttery, fun cookie that is packed with orange, black, and purple sprinkles. And easy to make and wonderfully crispity, to boot, it's the ideal, no-frills treat to enjoy this spooky season.
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