Craving Something Sweet? These 31 Halloween Cookie Recipes Are Drop-Dead Delicious

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.

Get the recipe: glazed brown sugar maple cookies

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.

Get the recipe: frosted vegan pumpkin cookies

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.

Get the recipe: soft pumpkin cookies

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.

Get the recipe: milk chocolate-stuffed jack-o'-lantern cookies

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.

Get the recipe: M&M Halloween chocolate cookies

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.

Get the recipe: double-stuffed pumpkin pie Oreos

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.

Get the recipe: pumpkin butter rugelach cookies

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!

Get the recipe: pumpkin butter chocolate chip cookies

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!

Get the recipe: peanut butter stuffed 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.

Get the recipe: monster mash cookies

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.

Get the recipe: peanut butter cookie spiders

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.

Get the recipe: witches broom sticks

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.

Get the recipe: pumpkin chocolate chip cookies

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.

Get the recipe: Oreo eyeballs

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.

Get the recipe: three-ingredient pumpkin cookies with coffee cream cheese frosting

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.

Get the recipe:pumpkin spice snickerdoodles

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.

Get the recipe:pumpkin cookies with brown sugar frosting

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.

Get the recipe:pumpkin pie thumbprint cookies

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!

Get the recipe: pumpkin sugar cookies with cinnamon cream cheese frosting

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.

Get the recipe:no-bake pumpkin cookies

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.

Get the recipe:pumpkin gingersnap ice cream sandwiches

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.

Get the recipe: pumpkin oat chocolate chip cookies

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.

Get the recipe:pumpkin pecan cookies with caramel drizzle

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.

Get the recipe:pumpkin chocolate chip cookie s'mores

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.

Get the recipe: spider peanut butter cookies

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.

Get the recipe: paranormal pretzel cookies

Boo! These little cookies are almost too cute to eat. Pair them with a warm cup of cider and a good Halloween flick, and your fall will be complete.

Get the recipe: happy little ghost sugar cookies

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!

Get the recipe: Halloween monster eye walnut cookies

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!

Get the recipe: Halloween dirt cake cookies

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.

Get the recipe: dark chocolate Halloween chip cookies

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.

Get the recipe: candy corn and white chocolate cookies