9 Halloween Cookies That Are Scarily Delicious These Halloween cookies are sweet and a little spooky. Make a batch or two and be prepared to wow the crowd at any Halloween party or bake sale. Close Boo! The most spook-tacular day of the year is here and it’s time to bake some Halloween cookies to share with friends or to send with the kids to school. Whatever your Halloween plans, we have a sweet treat right for the occasion, from chocolate cats to frosted bats and pumpkin-shaped spice cookies to pumpkin shortbread. Get out your Halloween cookie cutters because several of our treats are shaped just right for this scary holiday. Others are piped with frightening webs or mummies straight from the tomb. In addition to cut-out sugar and spice cookies, watch out for meringues shaped like bones and marshmallow skulls. All kinds of frightening treats await. 16 Scarily Perfect Halloween Snacks to Serve at Your Next Spooky Party 01 of 09 Honey Lace Spiderweb Cookies Credit: Raymond Hom This is a type of cookie known as a Florentine. It may look as lacy, delicate, and complex as a spider's web, but it's actually simple to prepare. The heat of the oven does most of the work, transforming mounds of the dough into thin, crisp, nutty cookies. Just add a fanciful drizzle of dark or milk chocolate in the shape of a spiderweb, and they'll disappear before you can say, "Boo!" View Recipe 02 of 09 Bat and Cobweb Cookies These spice cookies are both creative and creepy. They're coated in royal icing, then lines (bats) or spirals (cobwebs) are piped in a contrasting color and "drawn" using a wooden skewer. View Recipe 03 of 09 Pumpkin-Shaped Molasses Spice Cookies Credit: Marcus Nilsson Molasses, rum, and warming spices permeate every bite of these irresistibly crisp pumpkin-shaped (not pumpkin-flavored) treats. View Recipe 04 of 09 ​​Crisp Candy-Corn Treats Credit: Romulo Yanes Giant candy corn for Halloween? Yes, please. This treats are actually crispy cereal treats with orange and yellow layers to mimic the favorite candy. View Recipe 05 of 09 Pumpkin Snickerdoodles Credit: linda xaio These moist cake-like cookies have a special pumpkin flavor, thanks to the addition of pumpkin puree. View Recipe 06 of 09 Mocha Shortbread Simple colored icing gives this easy mocha shortbread some seasonal flair. There's nothing spooky about these cookies—they're just plain sweet. Cut in wedges and dip into orange icing. View Recipe 07 of 09 Pumpkin Cookies With Brown Butter Icing These pillowy spice cookies transform pumpkin-pie flavors into portable treats. Brown butter is key to adding a rich, nuttiness to a classic icing. View Recipe 08 of 09 Meringue Bone Cookies Credit: Sang An Crisp meringue cookies in bone-chilling shapes are just the thing for a Halloween treat. Though they look next level, these meringues are easy to make—and are sure to surprise your friends. View Recipe 09 of 09 Pumpkin-Seed Brittle A crispy, crunchy brittle that's packed full of pumpkin seeds, this recipe can be enjoyed on its own or as a tasty topping broken over ice cream. View Recipe Explore more: Holiday Planning & Ideas Halloween Halloween Recipes Halloween Treats & Desserts