Celebrate Halloween with over 45 fun and festive Halloween Cookies. We have easy and delicious cookie recipes to make for a party.

Celebrate Halloween with these fun and cute Halloween cookie recipes. These easy fall treats are perfect for a party or hanging out with friends. These are the best homemade Halloween cookies to make. #dessertonadime #halloweencookies
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The ideas are endless for Halloween cookie recipes. From pumpkin mummy cookies to spiced pumpkin raisin cookies, these are festive and delicious treats. I have been making many of these for years and it’s become a fun tradition!

Try some of these ideas along with The Best Halloween Donuts Recipe, Halloween Cake Pops and 55 Delicious Halloween Cupcakes.

If you prefer not to use the oven, try Halloween Chocolate Covered Strawberries.

Why We Love These Recipes

There are so many delicious and festive options. Whether you need a fun treat for a Halloween party or just for movie night in October, these recipes will definitely impress!

1. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

These yummy pumpkin chocolate chip cookies include canned pumpkin puree with semi-sweet chocolate chips.

Fall means baking and this Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies recipe is amazing. They are so easy and each bite is packed with the best pumpkin flavor and chocolate chips. Chocolate chip pumpkin cookies recipes are soft, moist and simple! #dessertonadime #pumpkinchocolatechipcookies #recipesforpumpkinchocolatechipcookies
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
They are so easy that you can easily make them in under 30 minutes. Plus, each bite is packed with pumpkin flavor and lots of chocolate chips.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

2. Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

This cookie recipe with Halloween colors is so cute and fun to make with the whole family. It would be a great treat to enjoy after trick or treating.

Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
Using sugar cookie dough makes it a very easy choice to make pumpkin-shaped cookies. You will see how easy it is, and the kids love helping, too!
Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

3. Apple Pie Cookies

These bite-sized cookies have rich apple pie filling with a flaky crust. Top with vanilla whipped cream for even more decadence.

Apple Pie cookies stacked together.
Apple Pie Cookies
These bite-size Apple Pie Cookies are loaded with luscious pie filling. The flaky crust is topped with caramel sauce and more!
Apple Pie Cookies

4. Ginger Molasses Cookies

This cookie includes dark molasses with the perfect combination of spices that are easy to make.

Ginger Molasses Cookies
Ginger molasses cookies are so delicious with the perfect blend of spices.
Ginger Molasses Cookies

5. Buckeye Brownie Cookies

This recipe combines the flavors of buckeye candy and brownies to create this fantastic treat.

Buckeye Brownie Cookies on a plate.
Buckeye Brownie Cookies
Buckeye Brownie Cookies combine all the flavors of brownies and buckeye candy into one fabulous treat. This cookie is rich and delicious.
Buckeye Brownie Cookies

6. Pumpkin Cookies

Thanks to the pumpkin pie spice, these pumpkin cookies are soft and full of pumpkin flavor.

Pumpkin Cookies
Not only are they so simple, but they are soft and delicious and just packed with pumpkin flavor!
Pumpkin Cookies

7. Snickerdoodle Cookies

These snickerdoodle cookies are soft and chewy that your family and friends will enjoy for a Halloween dessert.

Snickerdoodle Cookies
They’re so soft and chewy and just simply irresistible!
Snickerdoodle Cookies

8. Sweet Potato Cookies

These cookies are yummy and healthy, and everyone will love them for a fun Halloween treat.

Sweet Potato Cookies
Need a healthy cookie recipe that’s just as moist and delicious as your old favorites? This Sweet Potato Cookies recipe with chocolate and oats has you covered.
Sweet Potato Cookies

9. Browned Butter Pecan Cookies

These browned butter pecan cookies are chewy and dense, with crisp caramelized edges.

Browned Butter Pecan Cookies
Browned Butter Pecan Cookies are packed with buttered pecans, nutty browned butter, and caramely brown sugar – with crisp edges and rich, chewy centers.
Browned Butter Pecan Cookies

10. Pecan Pie Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe includes a salty and sweet combination perfect for your Halloween party.

Pecan Pie Chocolate Chip Cookies
I love this variation so much because you get the slightly salty nuttiness from the pecans which balances the rich, buttery sweetness of the chocolate chips. It’s heavenly!
Pecan Pie Chocolate Chip Cookies

11. Pumpkin Butterscotch Chip Cookies

These delicious pumpkin butterscotch chip cookies are chewy and straightforward to make.

Pumpkin Butterscotch Chip Cookies
They are dense and chewy (not cakey!) and full of flavor!
Pumpkin Butterscotch Chip Cookies

12. Reese’s Pieces Halloween Cookies

These cookies are similar to brownies because they have a soft and fudgy texture. You can also use Halloween M&Ms and candy eyes or candy eyeballs.

Reese’s Pieces Halloween Cookies
These tasty chocolate Reese’s Pieces Halloween cookies are soft, fudgy, and loaded with crunchy-creamy Reese’s Pieces.
Reese’s Pieces Halloween Cookies

13. Autumn Leaf Sugar Cookies

These colorful and tasty cookies make a beautiful addition to your table! Don’t forget to let them cool on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack.

Autumn Leaf Sugar Cookies
Everyone loves the colors and flavors of fall and these easy and beautiful Autumn Leaf Sugar Cookies with Maple Syrup are colorful and delicious.
Autumn Leaf Sugar Cookies

14. Chewy Crumble Churro Cookies

These cookies taste exactly like a churro with a thick and chewy texture. The stand mixer will make it easy to combine the ingredients in a bowl. Then top it with cinnamon buttercream or sprinkle with cinnamon sugar for an absolute treat.

Chewy Crumble Churro Cookies
These CRUMBL churro cookies are thick and chewy cookies, topped with deliciously cinnamon-y buttercream and sprinkled with more cinnamon sugar to make them taste just like cinnamon!
Chewy Crumble Churro Cookies

These delicious cookies are easy to make with Halloween candy or Halloween sprinkles. Everyone will want a pan of these!

Magic Cookie Bars
We layered them with graham cracker crumbs, sweetened condensed milk, shredded coconut, pecans, multi-colored chocolate chips, and some fun Halloween sprinkles.
Magic Cookie Bars

16. Pumpkin Brookies

These delicious pumpkin brookies combine cookies and brownies for a fantastic Halloween treat. They are easy to make in advance and just over with plastic wrap.

Pumpkin Brookies
Because pumpkin puree tends to make baked goods very soft, the brookies are softer than regular chocolate chip cookie brookies. I guess you could also just call them pumpkin brownies. Either way, they are irresistible!
Pumpkin Brookies

17. Halloween S’mores Cookies

This recipe is easy and fun to create with your family this spooky season.

Halloween S’mores Cookies
Crispy graham cookies are coated with chocolate and sandwiched with marshmallow fluff for one yummy ooey gooey cookie.
Halloween S’mores Cookies

18. Cinnamon Sugar Apple Cookies

These are like Snickerdoodle cookies but full of cinnamon sugar flavors and chopped apples.

Cinnamon Sugar Apple Cookies
The top is crispy and crinkly like a Snickerdoodle cookie and the inside is airy and fluffy.
Cinnamon Sugar Apple Cookies

19. Twix Thumbprints

They have a sweet caramel filling, milk chocolate drizzle, and flaked sea salt. These are buttery and soft cookies that taste as great as Twix!

Twix Thumbprints
A buttery tender thumbprint cookie, filled with an easy, sweet caramel filling and finished with a milk chocolate drizzle and flaked sea salt.
Twix Thumbprints

20. Pumpkin Cheesecake Thumbprint Cookies

This recipe is an ideal Halloween treat with flavors of pumpkin and cheesecake in a cookie. Make sure to use parchment paper for easy clean up.

Pumpkin Cheesecake Thumbprint Cookies
Pumpkin Cheesecake Thumbprint Cookies are moist, soft, and full of delicious pumpkin flavor! You’re going to love these crowd-favorite cookies!
Pumpkin Cheesecake Thumbprint Cookies

21. Oreo Spider Cookies

These Oreo spider cookies are a no-bake Halloween treat that only requires four ingredients.

Halloween spider cookies with eyes and googly eyes.
Oreo Spider Cookies
Enjoy Spider Oreo Cookies for a fun and festive no-bake Halloween treat. Kids will love these Oreo spider cookies and they are super easy to make.
Oreo Spider Cookies

22. Halloween Witch Hat Cookies

These no-bake Halloween witch hat cookies are all you need! This recipe is a no-bake treat that is delightfully soft and crispy.

Chocolate cookies decorated as witches hat.
Halloween Witch Hat Cookies
Do you need a really simple but festive treat for Halloween? These witch hat cookies are no-bake and super easy and only require 4 items.
Halloween Witch Hat Cookies

23. Ghost Cookies

These ghost cookies are the cutest treat, perfect for your Halloween party. They are a kid-friendly holiday dessert and are super simple to make. I like to use the paddle attachment on medium speed to make these.

Ghost Cookies
You are going to be surprised by how easy these cookies are to make and they taste WAY better than the store-bought ones!
Ghost Cookies

24. Halloween Spider Cookies

With Reese’s cups and googly eyes, these peanut butter cookies are turned into spiders! Surprise your family and guests with these yummy Halloween spider cookies this spooky season.

Chocolate peanut butter cookies with eyes and spider legs.
Halloween Spider Cookies
Delicious peanut butter cookies get turned into spiders with the help of Reese’s cups and googly eyes.
Halloween Spider Cookies

25. Witch Finger Cookies

Beware and be scared of these witch finger cookies that are surprisingly delicious!

Witch Finger Cookies
These creepy witch finger cookies have a buttery delicate cookie base that's decorated with strawberry jam and sliced almonds.
Witch Finger Cookies

26. Pumpkin Mummy Cookies

This recipe includes pumpkin puree, spices like nutmeg, and ginger, with vanilla for the filling.

Pumpkin Mummy Cookies
In this recipe, you’ll be using some of your fall favorite spices and ingredients with these delicious (and creepy) cookies, reminding you of another fall favorite: pumpkin pie.
Pumpkin Mummy Cookies

27. Vampire Teeth Cookies

These vampire teeth cookies will surely be a crowd favorite in your Halloween celebration.

Vampire Teeth Cookies
With buttery, chocolatey cookie on the outside, a layer of sweet icing under that, and the fluffy marshmallow layer in the middle, they’re quite a mouthful.
Vampire Teeth Cookies

28. Jack-O-Lantern Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Try these Jack-O’-Lantern chocolate sugar cookies if you want fun and cute Halloween treats! This recipe includes sugar chocolate cut-out cookies that are simple to make.

Jack-O’-Lantern Chocolate Sugar Cookies
This recipe features easy sugar chocolate cut-out cookies with homemade cream cheese frosting.
Jack-O’-Lantern Chocolate Sugar Cookies

29. Poison Apple Sugar Cookies

Make these poison apple sugar cookies to satisfy your sweet cravings this spooky season.

Poison Apple Sugar Cookies
This recipe that's a blend of two of my favorite fall things: apples and Halloween and only requires 4 steps, is easy peasy pumpkin squeezy.
Poison Apple Sugar Cookies

30. Tie-Dye Halloween Sugar Cookies

These tie dye Halloween sugar cookies are the perfect Halloween treats for kids.

Tie-Dye Halloween Sugar Cookies
I love how they look so fancy and high-end yet they were the simplest cookies to make. These Halloween cookies were made using only two ingredients: store-bought sugar cookie mix and food coloring gel. That’s it!
Tie-Dye Halloween Sugar Cookies

31. Candy Corn Cookies

These are soft, light, and chewy cookies that you will completely enjoy with your family and friends.

Candy corn cookies on a cooling rack.
Candy Corn Cookies
Soft and fluffy sugar cookies are so amazing and even more delicious with candy corn!
Candy Corn Cookies

32. Monster Cookies

This recipe combines creamy peanut butter, oats, chocolate chips, and M&M’s into a delicious cookie.

Monster Cookies
I love that they are loaded with peanut butter, oats, chocolate chips, and M&M’s. They are soft, thick, and oh-so-delicious!
Monster Cookies

33. Jack Skellington Oreo Pops

These Jack Skellington Oreo pops are a festive last-minute treat for your Halloween party. It is fun to make and only needs simple ingredients.

Jack Skellington Oreo Pops
Jack Skellington Oreo Pops are so easy to make and would be great for a Halloween Party!
Jack Skellington Oreo Pops

34. Chocolate Almond Monster Sandwich Cookies

Experience a spooky spirit this Halloween season with these white chocolate almond monster sandwich cookies.

Chocolate Almond Monster Sandwich Cookies
For the perfect sandwich cookie, both the cookie and chocolate almond cream needs to have the right texture. When baking the cookies, make sure the edges are set, but the centers are still soft.
Chocolate Almond Monster Sandwich Cookies

35. Chocolate Cinnamon Skeleton Cookies

This recipe is similar to chocolate shortbread cookies that only need a few ingredients.

Chocolate Cinnamon Skeleton Cookies
They're just chocolate shortbread cookies, but made with black cocoa for the perfect black color!
Chocolate Cinnamon Skeleton Cookies

36. Day Of The Dead Cookies

These tasty and colorful cookies combine cinnamon, chocolate, and chipotle flavors.

Day Of The Dead Cookies
This version, with its colorful decorations, has the kick of chipotle and the warmth of cinnamon. Here’s how to make and decorate these sugar skull cookies.
Day Of The Dead Cookies

37. Potion Bottle Cookies

Have a spooky vibe with these potion bottle cookies at your Halloween celebration..

Potion Bottle Cookies
These are delicious sugar cookies decorated with royal icing that are so fun to make.
Potion Bottle Cookies

38. Grim Reaper Cookies

Make these grim reaper cookies to add to your skull theme cookies this Halloween.

Grim Reaper Cookies
Decorate them using food coloring markers, food icing, and a food-only paintbrush. Get creative and enjoy making these for your holiday party!
Grim Reaper Cookies

39. Halloween Oreo Pops

These Halloween Oreo pops are made using Oreo cookies and white and dark chocolate.

Halloween Oreo Pops
This Halloween, skip the trick and go straight for the treat with these super simple, no-bake Halloween Oreo pops. These chocolate-covered Oreos were really fun to make, especially the part where we had to add in all the Halloween-appropriate designs!
Halloween Oreo Pops

40. Screaming Spice Cookies

Decorate these scary cookies using smooth icing made of hard candies and orange extract.

Screaming Spice Cookies
Decorate these scary yet tasty cookies using smooth icing made of hard candies and orange extract.
Screaming Spice Cookies

41. Coffin Sandwich Cookies

Experience the Halloween vibes with these coffin sandwich cookies!

Coffin Sandwich Cookies
These coffin sandwich cookies almost look like the real thing. (To get an “aged wood” effect, simply run a fork through the royal icing before it sets.)
Coffin Sandwich Cookies

42. Bat Cookies

This recipe is simple to make and only includes a few ingredients.

Bat Cookies
Transform a simple chocolate shortbread dough into spooky-cute bat cookies with nothing more than a bat-shaped cookie cutter and a little bit of icing.
Bat Cookies

43. Frankenstein Cookies

These Frankenstein cookies are one of the cutest treats you’ll ever make this Halloween.

Frankenstein Cookies
Who can resist these adorable and tasty Frankenstein Cookies for Halloween? From scratch sugar cookies recipe with easy-to-follow decorating instructions!
Frankenstein Cookies

44. Orange Creamsicle Sugar Cookies

These are soft cookies full of tangy orange flavors with creamy and smooth icing.

Orange Creamsicle Sugar Cookies
Lemon Sugar Cookies are packed with lemon zest and lemon juice for an amazing treat. They're soft and chewy cookies that take just minutes to make but turn out perfectly.
Orange Creamsicle Sugar Cookies

45. Spiced Pumpkin Raisin Cookies

Have a fantastic Halloween party with these spiced pumpkin raisin cookies. These cookies are moist, light, and flavorful.

Spiced Pumpkin Raisin Cookies
These spiced pumpkin cookies are soft cake-like and beautifully flavored. Enjoy them plain or decorate them with spiders and webs!
Spiced Pumpkin Raisin Cookies

46. Halloween Sugar Cookies

Learn how easy it is to make Halloween sugar cookies using black icing for a jack o lantern face.

Halloween pumpkin cookies are decorated with black icing.
Halloween Sugar Cookies
Halloween Sugar Cookie Recipe is easy to make and beautifully decorated. These festive Jack O Lantern Sugar cookies make the best treat for parties and trick or treating.
Halloween Sugar Cookies

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