Editors’ Collection

Halloween Cookie and Candy Recipes

Our best Halloween recipes including cookies, candy apples, peanut butter cups and more.

Mark Weinberg for The New York Times

Recipes

Monster Cookies
Nigella Lawson
2127 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,127
45 minutes
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Peanut Butter Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
993 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
993
25 minutes, plus chilling
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Pastillas de Leche (Milk Candies)
Ligaya Mishan, Abi Balingit
52 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
52
45 minutes
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Chocolate Birthday Cake Butter Mochi
Sara Bonisteel, Sheldon Simeon
882 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
882
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
935 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
935
35 minutes
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Easy
Nougat With Honey and Pistachios
Claire Saffitz
300 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
300
45 minutes, plus at least 6 hours’ cooling
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Chocolate Fudge
Claire Saffitz
388 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
388
1 hour 15 minutes, plus at least 3 hours’ resting
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Melissa Knific
253 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
253
About 3 hours
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Easy
Puppy Chow
Ali Slagle
1023 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,023
20 minutes
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Easy
Coconut Laddoos
Priya Krishna, Cathy Lo
235 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
235
30 minutes
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Salted Caramels
Claire Saffitz
271 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
271
1 hour 15 minutes, plus several hours’ cooling
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Homemade Cracker Jack
Samantha Seneviratne
340 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
340
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Samantha Seneviratne
1076 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,076
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Jesse Szewczyk
2474 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,474
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
345 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
345
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Easy
Toffee
Naz Deravian
149 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
149
4 hours 35 minutes
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Pumpkin Spice
Naz Deravian
226 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
226
10 minutes
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Peanut-Butter Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Yossy Arefi
1884 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,884
30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Popcorn Balls
Naz Deravian
88 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
88
45 minutes
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Pumpkin Crumb Cake
Yossy Arefi
1768 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,768
1 hour
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Peanut-Butter Fudge
Samantha Seneviratne
483 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
483
10 minutes plus 1½ hours chilling
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Easy
Coconut Caramels
Yewande Komolafe
429 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
429
1 hour, plus cooling
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Caramel Apples
Erin Jeanne McDowell
251 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
251
About 30 minutes
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Peanut Laddoo Buckeye Balls
Priya Krishna, Hetal Vasavada
449 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
449
25 minutes, plus freezing
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2602 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,602
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Magic Cookie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
2092 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,092
1 hour
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Black Pepper and Bourbon Caramel Chews
Melissa Clark
371 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
371
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Candy Apples
Erin Jeanne McDowell
197 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
197
About 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Fruit Caramel
Yewande Komolafe
116 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
116
15 minutes
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Maple Pecan Caramel Corn
Melissa Clark
905 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
905
1 hour
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Maple-Pecan Bourbon Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
690 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
690
45 minutes
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Almond and Goat Cheese Candy Bars
Melissa Clark
711 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
711
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Brown-Edge Cookies
Margaux Laskey, Millie Shea, Liz Laskey
984 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
984
1 hour 15 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate-Bourbon Truffles
David Tanis
559 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
559
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Caramelized Brown Butter Rice Krispies Treats
Julia Moskin, Colin Alevras
2681 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,681
15 minutes
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Easy
Salted Caramel Peanut Brownie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
424 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
424
1 hour
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Kitchen Sink Cookies
Julia Moskin, Erin Gardner
924 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
924
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Easy
Giant Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookie
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1040 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,040
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Cane Syrup Popcorn Balls
Julia Moskin, Kim Severson, Marcelle Bienvenue
88 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
88
30 minutes
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S’mores Blondies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1489 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,489
1 hour, plus cooling
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Salted Licorice Brigadeiros
Melissa Clark
64 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
64
25 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Citrus Layer Cake With Orange and Chocolate Frosting
Sara Bonisteel
464 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
464
1 hour, plus cooling
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Pecan Pie Truffles
Tara Parker-Pope, “VegNews Holiday Cookie Collection”
3672 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,672
About 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' freezing
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Peanut Brittle
Mark Bittman
454 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
454
20 minutes
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Easy
Salted Caramel Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1149 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,149
1 hour 20 minutes, plus chilling
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Pumpkin Bundt Cake With Maple Brown-Butter Glaze
Yossy Arefi
2724 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,724
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Peanut Shortbread With Honeycomb
Susan Spungen
742 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
742
50 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Marshmallows
Yossy Arefi
764 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
764
35 minutes, plus setting
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