25 Halloween Cookies that are Frightfully Fun

You were going to have to find your gingerbread cutter for the holidays anyways, so you may as well go ahead and use it to make these simple vampire gingerbread men.

Dracula Mouth Cookies

Speaking of vampires, how about these amazing dracula mouth cookies?! Such a clever use of mini marshmallows and they’re sure to be a hit with everyone.

Spooky Eyeball Cookies

Nothing like some creepy eyeballs staring out at you to send some shivers up your spine. To get the dark black color you see in these cookies you might have to add some black food coloring.

Chocolate Stuffed Jack-o-Lantern Cookies

The recipe for these spiced brown sugar cookies is good enough on it’s own. But by transforming the cookies into these smiling jack-o-lanterns, you’ve got a truly delicious treat that is perfect for Halloween.

Bone Cookies

Meringue cookies look frightfully delicious in these piped bone shapes. You could even maybe up the gore factor by splattering some strawberry sauce. Too much? On second thought, just stick with the clean white bone look. 😉

Halloween Ghost Cookies

These cute little ghosts instantly caught my eye since they remind me of my Easter bunny cookies (they carry little eggs and are super cute!). Check out the recipe link below to see how to get the ghosts to carry their candy corns around!

Cute Frankenstein Cookies

Y’all know I’m a sucker for cute, and these have got to be the cutest little Frankenstein cookies ever. Plus, they’re so simple to make, so you can make them as a fun little treat for the kiddos.

Nutter Butter Mummy Cookies

Are you a Nutter Butter lover? You can easily make these mummy cookies with a little dipping and drizzling of white chocolate.

Dipped Oreo Halloween Cookies

Speaking of dipped cookies, go ahead and let your creative side loose with these dipped Oreo cookies. The possibilities are endless for turning the simple circle shape into all sorts of Halloween-y creations.

Black Cat Dipped Oreos

These dipped Oreo Halloween cookie cats are so adorable. And, they’re very easy if you have a little bit of patience for adding the little sprinkle details for the kitty face.

Halloween Spider Cookies

I hope these spider cookies make you smile, because they sure caught my eye and gave me a giggle. There are lots of variations of this peanut butter spider cookie, but I love this version the most because of the silly spider faces. The secret is using some Lindt Lindor Chocolate Truffles.

Spider Web Iced Sugar Cookies

These iced sugar cookies with spider web designs might look fancy and complicated, but they’re actually super-easy to pull off.

Oreo Eyeball Cookies

Here’s another super-simple Oreo redo. If you aren’t into baking but want to pull-off some really fun Halloween cookies, then this is the cookie for you!

Colorful Monster Eyes Cookies

Making the cookies in these bright colors is a brilliant way to turn a simple cookie into cookies that pop! And, as we’ve seen, eyeball candies turn anything into a Halloween-worthy treat.

Witch Finger Cookies

These creepy witch fingers are just so good. This is basically food-craft, which is my favorite mix of two things I dearly love. Fair warning, though…there may be some people who find these cookies too realistic-looking to eat!

Halloween Pinwheel Cookies

I love the Halloween makeover given to this classic pinwheel cookie recipe. The purple and green swirls are perfection.

Halloween Windowpane Cookies

These windowpane cookies look like so much fun to make. Don’t you just love all the different colors and the creative elements you can add with icing?

Pumpkin Slice and Bake Cookies

Learn now to add any shape into the center of your slice-and-bake sugar coookies to make delicious cookies that are sure to impress.

Stenciled Bat Shortbread Cookies

When I first saw these I thought they were slice–and-bake cookies, the the pumpkin example above. But, it turns out, you can create a similar look by using a stencil. Check out the recipe for all of the details.

Cute Bat Iced Sugar Cookies

If you already have a set of star cutters then you can create this adorable bat cookie. I love how they were able to repurpose a basic shape into a cute Halloween cookie.

Day of the Dead Sugar Cookies

Sharpen your piping skills and have fun creating interesting designs on these beautiful Day of the Dead skull cookies.

Candy Bucket Halloween Cookies

Here’s another repurposed cookie cutter. In this example, they used a candy corn cookie cutter into an iconic jack-o-lantern candy bucket!

Candy Corn Cookies

I know that, even though I try to stick with ideas that anyone can make, there are some of you out there thinking, “I’m not creative enough to make all of these amazing cookies.” So, here are some yummy drop cookies with candy corns. They are perfect for Halloween, and if you can make a simple chocolate chip cookie, then you can definitely make these! No excuses, lol.