If you are looking to delight family and friends with some fun Halloween cookies, you are in the right place! Here are 40+ of the best recipes ranging from super easy semi-homemade to more involved homemade cookies.
Kids may think that Halloween is all about the candy, but for me, it is all about the creativity! Halloween is my favorite holiday; I love thinking of spooky decorations, pet costumes and fun kids crafts.
Of course, I also enjoy making some cute Halloween treats – especially cookies. They’re perfect for a Halloween party, or trick or treating if you’re super fancy. Which some people are!
Halloween cookies are easy to create: just pick your favorite cookie recipe and add some candy eyes. Okay, there is more to it than that, but if you don’t have time to come up with a really unique idea, candy eyes are the way to go!
Another easy idea is to make a fun recipe you find online. Why reinvent the wheel? There are plenty of delicious desserts already out there. To help you get some inspiration, I’ve collected over 40 Halloween cookie recipes for you.
The first section has homemade recipes that range from super easy chocolate chip cookies to decorated Halloween sugar cookies. If you’ve got some time on your hands, there are so many cute recipes that you’ve GOT to try!
The second section is for those of you who want to save some time. It has ways to dress up store bought cookies and recipes that are semi-homemade. These are perfect if you find out the night before that your kid needs something for class. And we know it happens.
No matter what you decide to go with, I hope that you get some great ideas! Oh, and let me know which Halloween cookie is your favorite in the comments. Enjoy this list!
Halloween Cookies
Delight family and friends with fun Halloween cookies! Here are over 40 of the best recipes from super easy semi-homemade to more involved homemade.
Homemade Halloween Cookies
Reese's Bats
Learn how to make delicious Halloween bat cookies with this simple shortbread recipe! Features mini Reese's cups and cute edible eyes.
Mummy Cookies
Discover spooky fun with this easy mummy cookies recipe! Learn how to create adorable and delicious treats perfect for Halloween.
Trick-Or-Treat Cookies
These cookies hold either a trick or treat inside – depending on which one you choose. They are way easier to make than you think.
Halloween Skeleton Gingerbread Men
There are gingerbread men . . . and then there are skeleton gingerbread men! Made with black cocoa powder and no food coloring, these are fun spooky treats for Halloween!
Eyeball Sandwiches
You ever feel like someone is watching you? These sandwich cookies won't help with that! The recipe includes both making them from scratch and using store bought cookies so the kids can make them.
Spooky Slime
A slime recipe you're supposed to eat! These bright green monster slime cookies are a spooky Halloween party snack or anytime treat for slime fans.
Halloween Monster Cookies
Bake up the best Halloween monster cookies, with eyes, sprinkles, and mini bats! Both kids and adults will love making and eating these.
Slime Filled
Chocolate M&M cookies get injected with green slime once they are cooled. They will ooze when you eat them. Kids will love these!
Halloween Whoopie Pies
Try this Halloween whoopie pie recipe, perfect for holiday parties or gifting.
Mini Zombie Cookies
I'll never pass up a chance to make the cutest zombie cookies that Halloween has ever seen! Plus you get to use jumbo candy eyes.
Witch Hat Cookies (From Scratch Recipe)
There are four ingredient, no bake witch hat cookies at the bottom of this list. But if you are are willing to take the idea a bit further, you can use homemade chocolate cookies, buttercream frosting, and Hershey Kisses. These are delicious!
Stamped Characters
I love these Halloween themed cookie stamps! Just make sugar cookies and use the stamps to add a festive touch. Fun and easy for kids to stamp and make too!
Spider Webs
These spooky spider web cookies are the perfect holiday treat of double chocolate chip cookies and gooey marshmallow spider webs.
Slice ‘n’ Bake Halloween Cookies
You've seen slice and bake cookies at the store I'm sure. The thing is, you can bake them yourself with three colors of dough! Try the pumpkins first. Then if you are feeling inspired, you can try other Halloween characters.
“Killer” Bleeding Cookies
Killer Halloween cookies are so easy to make- made with bananas and pumpkin bread mix. Just add a candy knife and red gel icing for a "killer" cookie!
Pumpkin Monsters
I love the sunflower seed teeth on these cookies! These are just the cutest little monsters. Perfectly soft, delicious, and so much fun to make for Halloween!
Vampire Bite
Sink your teeth into these sugar cookies filled with raspberry jelly. I really like how these are everyday cookies that are easily turned into Halloween cookies with a couple of holes!
Gluten Free Pumpkins
Bakery-style gluten free Halloween sugar cookies, made soft and tender, and shaped like sweet little pumpkins. Perfect so everyone at the party gets a treat!
Easy Monster Cookie Sticks
I love that these don't require a cookie cutter! Perfect if you want something quick and easy but very cute.
Mummy Witch Fingers
Maybe you've seen witch finger cookies before, but have you seen the severed mummy version? These are an an easy eggless shortbread cookie recipe shaped into fingers and mummified!
Sally’s Stitched Sugar Cookies
The inspiration for these Halloween sugar cookies came straight from The Nightmare Before Christmas. I love the creepy stitches with the sweet colors!
Halloween M&Ms
Learn how to make these delicious Halloween M&M cookies in less than an hour! These are a perfectly simple treat to make.
Melted Witch Cookies
I love the creativity behind these chocolate cookies with a melted witch on top! The broomstick is so fun and adds a little crunch to the recipe.
Moon Phases
Orange and ginger cookies show the different phases of the moon. These are a fun, non-scary idea for Halloween. Plus it can be an educational moment!
Candy Corn
You can't have Halloween without candy corn! These peanut butter cookies get an extra sweet punch with the addition of candy corn.
Peanut Butter Pumpkin Bites
These sweet cookies are popular for a reason- they’re delicious, easy to make, adorable, and perfect for any fall or Halloween occasion! And they’re even simple enough for the kids to make.
Spun Cobwebs
It's scary how simple it is to make these cobweb Halloween cookies. With only a few pantry ingredients, they're so tasty and fun!
Candy Corn Cookies
I already shared some cookies with candy corn in them above. But these cookies are your standard sugar cookie shaped like a candy corn! So fun for a Halloween celebration.
Happy Little Ghost Sugar Cookies
You'll love these mini-sized, deliciously cute decorated sugar cookies that just scream sweetness with their happy faces. They'll put you in the Halloween spirit with one bite.
Meringue Mummy
See how easy it is to make these meringue mummies and cute meringue ghosts. Bonus? They are sugar-free and low carb!
Semi-Homemade Halloween Cookies
Vampire Teeth
Chocolate chip cookies sandwiches filled with teeth - er, marshmallows. I love the slivered almonds held in place with red icing gums!
One-Eyed Monsters
Make your own sugar cookies or make it easy with a box of sugar cookie mix! The gummy octopus on top of each cookie is adorable!
Halloween Chocolate Covered Oreos
Halloween Chocolate Covered Oreos might be the easiest treat you'll make this season! It's a fun and takes less than 20 minutes!
Spiderweb Pizza
This delicious spiderweb Halloween cookie pizza makes the perfect treat for a holiday celebration! Both adults and children alike will love it, and it's SO easy to make!
Oreo Eyeballs
Kids can get involved with these eyeball Oreo cookies! You just need food coloring, decorating gel and M&Ms. Oh, and someone to eat the tops of the cookies.
Nutter Butter Boos
These old school Nutter Butter Boos are cute ghost cookies that make an easy Halloween dessert that is the perfect Halloween party food.
Spooky Dipped Halloween Cookies
Don't have a lot of time on your hands? Dip some wafer cookies in Halloween colored candy melts. Add some sprinkles or candy eyeballs. Done and done!
Colorful Pinwheels
These cookies are so bright and awesome, I’d almost rather just look at them than eat them. I love the Halloween Dr. Seuss vibe with sprinkles.
Peanut Butter Spiders
These spider cookies are chewy peanut butter cookies with a Reese's peanut butter cup on top, chocolate legs, and googly eyes! So cute. They're a perfect, easy treat for Halloween.
Bloody Band-Aids
This last minute holiday snack is a little bit gross - but that's not going to stop anyone from eating them! Only takes three ingredients.
Witches Hats
Halloween witch hat cookies are an easy NO BAKE Halloween treat ready in 15 minutes or less! Just four ingredients and you're good to go.
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