40 Halloween Cookie Recipes That Guarantee A Spooky Good Time (2024)

Get your pumpkin and cheesecake fix in one with these pumpkin-spiced cookies stuffed with a little surprise: cream cheese filling! The warming pumpkin spice cookies complement the creamy, tangy flavors of cheesecake, creating the most decadent cookie you'll have all season long.

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Hocus Pocus is a must-watch every year, and these adorable Binx cookies are in honor of the classic movie character. Black cocoa powder turns these chewy chocolate cookies a dark rich color, perfect for our favorite talking cat.

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What if your favorite coconut-almond-chocolate candy bar morphed into a crunchy, melt-in-your-mouth cookie? We've done it! Joy is in the name for a reason.

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Ghouls, goblins, and witches to the front, please! These witch finger cookies are exactly what they sound like: a shortbread cookie shaped into a severed finger and adorned with an almond nail and a bit of blood-red jam.

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The origin of the name "monster" cookies isn't clear, but it may refer to the fact that they're like Frankenstein's monster—they're a combination of many parts of other cookies (ours features oats, M&M's, peanuts, and pretzels) and are endlessly riffable.

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With its striking color and a unique nutty vanilla flavor profile, ube has taken over the world. Upgrade your average crinkle cookie this Halloween with ube extract and ube halaya, a popular Filipino pudding made with ube and condensed milk. Your guests won't know what hit 'em!

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The best way to never be afraid of ghosts? Turn them into cute little sugar cookies. These spooky ghosts will be a hit at every Halloween party and are far easier to make than they look!

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Adding pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice to chocolate chip cookie dough results in a heavenly pillow-like cookie with major autumn vibes. Yum!

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Since pumpkin puree adds extra moisture to the cookies, these won’t get quite as dry as traditional biscotti, but are still plenty sturdy. Serve these with a pumpkin spice latte for a double-dose of fall this year.

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These easy Twix cookies are the simplest way to make a copycat of our favorite candy bar. Crunchy shortbread is topped with caramel and milk chocolate and mimics a Twix perfectly. If you like salty sweet, a little flaky sea salt on the chocolate before it sets is divine too.

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These fall treats combine the best of oatmeal cookies with pumpkin's delicious seasonality. Soft and chewy with a maple glaze that adds an autumnal flair, these pumpkin oatmeal cookies are just the thing to fill up your cookie jar this October.

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Love chocolate chip cookies? Prepare to meet your new obsession. Sweet and salty, crunchy on the outside and chewy in the center, these potato chip cookies take everything we love about the classic chocolate chip cookie and crank up the volume—big time.

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We used store-bought ingredients to make things a little easier for you, but feel free to swap for homemade if you like—all you need is some chocolate chip cookies, vanilla frosting, red food coloring, mini marshmallows, and almonds. They're a fun anytime snack this holiday season.

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These have all the comfort of a chocolate chip cookie, with the added crunch of M&M's and the heft of a bar shape, making for a delicious treat that’s impossible to put down. Try them with seasonal M&M's to switch them up for Halloween too.

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October 31 also marks the start of Day of the Dead—celebrate with these colorful skull cookies. Our classic sugar cookie holds its shape perfectly, and we love of our royal icing for all of our decorating needs. Use your favorite colors and decorate each skull to your own desire!

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These cookie cups are the ultimate fall treat when you need a shareable version of the classic apple crisp. With an oatmeal cookie base, a spiced apple filling, and a caramel drizzle topping, these mini treats will please everyone at your fall gathering.

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We are obsessed with churros and love making them at home, but sometimes we don't have the time to fry up a fresh batch. These cookies are the perfect solution. Caramel gets sandwiched between puff pastry and then tossed in cinnamon sugar for a simple and fast yet completely decadent treat.

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Pumpkin sugar cookies get sandwiched together with a cream cheese frosting for a perfect fall dessert. Carving a Jack-O'-Lantern into them for an adorable Halloween treat everyone will love is so much better than carving a real pumpkin.

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Did you know you can turn a classic Nutter Butter into one very spooky treat? Now you do! If you love these, you'll have to try our flip-flop cookies in the summer.

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You'll love these even more than the Sanderson Sisters loved their booooook. Complete your watch party spread with our Hocus Pocus Jell-O shots and our Binx cookies too!

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