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
2138 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,138
45 minutes
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Peanut Butter Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
997 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
997
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
886 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
886
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1013 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,013
35 minutes
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Easy
Nougat With Honey and Pistachios
Claire Saffitz
301 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
301
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
254 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
254
About 3 hours
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Easy
Puppy Chow
Ali Slagle
1034 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,034
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
1080 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,080
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Jesse Szewczyk
2532 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,532
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
354 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
354
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
230 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
230
10 minutes
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Peanut-Butter Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Yossy Arefi
1912 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,912
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
1823 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,823
1 hour
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Peanut-Butter Fudge
Samantha Seneviratne
484 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
484
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
252 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
252
About 30 minutes
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Peanut Laddoo Buckeye Balls
Priya Krishna, Hetal Vasavada
450 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
450
25 minutes, plus freezing
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2618 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,618
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Magic Cookie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
2101 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,101
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
198 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
198
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
906 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
906
1 hour
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Maple-Pecan Bourbon Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
692 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
692
45 minutes
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Almond and Goat Cheese Candy Bars
Melissa Clark
712 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
712
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Brown-Edge Cookies
Margaux Laskey, Millie Shea, Liz Laskey
987 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
987
1 hour 15 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate-Bourbon Truffles
David Tanis
560 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
560
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Caramelized Brown Butter Rice Krispies Treats
Julia Moskin, Colin Alevras
2731 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,731
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
928 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
928
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
1497 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,497
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
465 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
465
1 hour, plus cooling
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Pecan Pie Truffles
Tara Parker-Pope, “VegNews Holiday Cookie Collection”
3685 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,685
About 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' freezing
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Peanut Brittle
Mark Bittman
455 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
455
20 minutes
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Easy
Salted Caramel Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1154 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,154
1 hour 20 minutes, plus chilling
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Pumpkin Bundt Cake With Maple Brown-Butter Glaze
Yossy Arefi
2744 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,744
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Peanut Shortbread With Honeycomb
Susan Spungen
743 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
743
50 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Marshmallows
Yossy Arefi
769 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
769
35 minutes, plus setting
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