Fall is the perfect time to get in the kitchen and bake something new, exciting, and festive. Luckily, there are countless Halloween-themed cookie recipes that incorporate the season's finest flavors, cutest motifs, and best sugar-coated pairings. From dirt cake cookies to pumpkin spice snickerdoodles, there won't be a recipe on this list that won't leave your mouth watering and ready for more. Whether you want to load your cookies up with candy corn or you want to try making something seasonal and chic (oh yes, we're most definitely talking about the pumpkin butter rugelach cookies), you can't go wrong when you whip together one of these decadent desserts. Pair your freshly baked cookies with a warm cup of apple cider and your favorite Halloween flick, and you're bound to have the sweetest holiday of them all. Enjoy!
Made with brown sugar and maple syrup, these soft cookies are rich, buttery, and even a little nutty. The gooey glaze is thick and creamy, meaning they'll melt right in your mouth.
These pumpkin cookies are extremely easy to make and only require one bowl, meaning kitchen cleanup will be a breeze! They're full of rich pumpkin flavor and topped with a sweet frosting that will make you want to eat these for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Embrace the flavors of fall when you make these chewy pumpkin cookies. They're topped with a tasty cream cheese frosting, and will make you drool before they're even out of the oven.
Festive, fun, and filled with the best flavors, these pumpkin-shaped cookies are infused with milk chocolate and sandwiched between spiced brown sugar cookies. Complete your sweet treat with a light dash of cinnamon sugar.
If you love chocolate, you'll be all about these double chocolate cookies! They're loaded with crunchy M&Ms and can be themed to match the holiday. We suggest picking up a bag of the Ghoul's Mix or Creepy Cocoa Mix M&Ms.
Make your own homemade version of everyone's favorite store-bought cookies when you whip up these tasty treats. Your taste buds will enjoy a quintessential Oreo-meets-pumpkin-pie-plus-chocolate trifecta.
If you've never had Rugelach cookies, now's your chance! These cookies are made from a base of cookie dough, cream cheese, and butter, and wow, are they good. Complete with loads of sweet cinnamon pumpkin butter, toasted pecans, and a sprinkle of sugar, these will be your new go-to fall recipe.
These pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are made with browned butter, pumpkin butter, pumpkin spice, and a wondrous amount of chocolate. Notice the snickerdoodle-like finish at the end!
Just think — peanut butter and chocolate baked together to make a mouthwatering cookie that's festive and fun for the holiday. That's exactly what you'll get when you whip up these chocolate jack-o'-lantern cookies!
These will (obviously) be a graveyard smash! With a vanilla bean sugar cookie base and a cute and creative Halloween-themed display on top, these treats will leave everyone impressed and drooling all at once.
Double down on your love of peanut butter when you make these drool-worthy cookies. Not only do they look cute, but they taste even better. Just top a peanut butter cookie with a Reese's peanut butter cup, and all your cravings will be conquered.
A fall favorite, these broomstick cookies are perfect for a Halloween gathering. The saltiness of the pretzel mixed with the sweetness of the chocolate make these hard to resist.
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Take your love of pumpkin spice one step further than your favorite warm drink this season with this pumpkin-infused dessert. These pumpkin chocolate chip cookies have plenty of warming spices like cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, and ginger, which will waft throughout the kitchen hours after baking.
For this recipe, all you need are Oreos, Lifesaver Gummies, chocolate chips, and candy melts, a smidgen of hand-eye coordination, and about 20-30 minutes of your time. Thanks to its ease, this is a great recipe to make with kids; older children can pipe on the candy melt blood vessels, younger children can add the gummies and chocolate chips.
153-Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies With Coffee Cream Cheese Frosting
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Who knew you could make pumpkin chocolate chip cookies with only three ingredients? Without any eggs, milk, or oil, these are still, in fact, absolutely delicious, and are made even better with an easy cold brew cream cheese frosting that's out of this world.
Snickerdoodles pair well with a crisp fall day, which is why it makes sense that they also pair well with pumpkin spice flavors. You can enjoy these chewy cookies at any hour of the day whenever the craving strikes.
Delicious, sweet, and drenched in brown sugar frosting, these cookies are sure to steal your heart. Foodies can take things to the next level when they try dipping them in their favorite seasonal latte.
You don't need to be obsessed with everything pumpkin spice to fall hard for these pumpkin-butter-filled thumbprint cookies, though a love for the cozy fall flavor doesn't hurt. Gently spiced, these festive sweets have a texture somewhere in between a cut-out sugar cookie and shortbread. In other words, they're a little bit tender, a little bit chewy, and butter rich.
Pumpkin puree, cream cheese, and fluffy sugar cookies work together to make this dessert a one-hit-Halloween-treat wonder. We dare you to only eat one!
Not super into baking but craving cookies? These no-bake pumpkin goodies will cure all your cravings and more. Not only are they easy to make, but they're naturally sweetened with maple syrup meaning you won't feel weighed down from too much sugar.
The only thing better than fall-flavored cookies are fall-flavored ice cream sandwich cookies. Make these, you'll need pumpkin ice cream and gingersnap cookies, and before you know it you'll be noshing on these all night long.
Rich oats, sweet pumpkin, and hearty chocolate chips come together to make these cookies in no time. Load 'em up with as many chocolate chips as you please, and get ready to indulge in the best autumnal dessert of them all.
A mix between a cookie and a cake, these pumpkin pecan bites will make your mouth water every time you think about them. Chopped pecans, a drizzle of caramel, and pumpkin pie filling are just some of the ingredients that make these a treat for your taste buds.
Pumpkin cookies and roasted marshmallows are the two key players in this recipe. The soft cookies make the perfect home for the gooey marshmallows, allowing them to easily melt in your mouth.
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Give peanut butter blossoms (aka peanut butter cookies with a chocolate Kiss on top) a Halloween spin with this simple how-to! It's cute and quick and will please the taste buds of kids and adults alike.
Craving something salty and sweet? These pretzel cookies will give your taste buds the best of both worlds. With crunchy white-chocolate-covered pretzels set atop warm chocolate chip cookies, these will solve all your sugar cravings.
What do you get when you mix maple syrup with walnuts, mini M&Ms, and candy eyeballs? Nothing less than these delightful monster eye cookies! They're easy to make and even easier to eat. Yum!
Dirt cake is one of Halloween's finest desserts, and for good reason! Topped with gravestone-themed cookies, this cake is delicious, hearty, and drop-dead dangerous. Pass the forks!
If you're searching for a frighteningly delicious treat, look no further than these spooky dark chocolate chip cookies. Filled with gooey chocolate chips, these will give other cookies a run for their money. You can add peanut butter chips if you want to give it a nutty kick.
Calling all candy-corn-lovers! These tasty cookies are just what you need this Halloween. Packed with candy corn and white chocolate chips, every bite will be a delight.
