Editors’ Collection

Halloween Cookie and Candy Recipes

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

Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Monica Pierini.

Recipes

Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Melissa Knific
292 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
292
About 3 hours
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Peanut Butter Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
1103 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,103
25 minutes, plus chilling
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Pastillas de Leche (Milk Candies)
Ligaya Mishan, Abi Balingit
56 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
56
45 minutes
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Chocolate Birthday Cake Butter Mochi
Sara Bonisteel, Sheldon Simeon
910 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
910
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2265 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,265
35 minutes
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Nougat With Honey and Pistachios
Claire Saffitz
312 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
312
45 minutes, plus at least 6 hours’ cooling
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Kitchen Sink Skillet Cookie
Samantha Seneviratne
116 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
116
50 minutes
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Chocolate Fudge
Claire Saffitz
398 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
398
1 hour 15 minutes, plus at least 3 hours’ resting
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Monster Cookies
Nigella Lawson
2462 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,462
45 minutes
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Puppy Chow
Ali Slagle
1117 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,117
20 minutes
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Coconut Laddoos
Priya Krishna, Cathy Lo
243 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
243
30 minutes
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Salted Caramels
Claire Saffitz
303 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
303
1 hour 15 minutes, plus several hours’ cooling
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Homemade Cracker Jack
Samantha Seneviratne
352 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
352
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Samantha Seneviratne
1101 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,101
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Jesse Szewczyk
3633 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,633
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
389 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
389
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Toffee
Naz Deravian
178 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
178
4 hours 35 minutes
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Pumpkin Spice
Naz Deravian
308 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
308
10 minutes
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Peanut-Butter Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Yossy Arefi
2094 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,094
30 minutes, plus cooling
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Popcorn Balls
Naz Deravian
94 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
94
45 minutes
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Pumpkin Crumb Cake
Yossy Arefi
3026 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,026
1 hour
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Peanut-Butter Fudge
Samantha Seneviratne
517 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
517
10 minutes plus 1½ hours chilling
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Coconut Caramels
Yewande Komolafe
433 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
433
1 hour, plus cooling
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Caramel Apples
Erin Jeanne McDowell
262 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
262
About 30 minutes
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Peanut Laddoo Buckeye Balls
Priya Krishna, Hetal Vasavada
463 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
463
25 minutes, plus freezing
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2915 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,915
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Magic Cookie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
2186 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,186
1 hour
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Black Pepper and Bourbon Caramel Chews
Melissa Clark
372 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
372
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Candy Apples
Erin Jeanne McDowell
201 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
201
About 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Fruit Caramel
Yewande Komolafe
121 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
121
15 minutes
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Maple Pecan Caramel Corn
Melissa Clark
930 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
930
1 hour
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Maple-Pecan Bourbon Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
718 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
718
45 minutes
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Almond and Goat Cheese Candy Bars
Melissa Clark
718 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
718
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Brown-Edge Cookies
Margaux Laskey, Millie Shea, Liz Laskey
1019 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,019
1 hour 15 minutes
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Chocolate-Bourbon Truffles
David Tanis
591 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
591
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Caramelized Brown Butter Rice Krispies Treats
Julia Moskin, Colin Alevras
3071 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,071
15 minutes
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Salted Caramel Peanut Brownie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
427 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
427
1 hour
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Kitchen Sink Cookies
Julia Moskin, Erin Gardner
988 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
988
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Giant Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookie
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1066 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,066
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Cane Syrup Popcorn Balls
Julia Moskin, Kim Severson, Marcelle Bienvenue
89 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
89
30 minutes
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S’mores Blondies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1534 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,534
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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Citrus Layer Cake With Orange and Chocolate Frosting
Sara Bonisteel
471 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
471
1 hour, plus cooling
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Pecan Pie Truffles
Tara Parker-Pope, “VegNews Holiday Cookie Collection”
4131 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,131
About 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' freezing
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Peanut Brittle
Mark Bittman
471 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
471
20 minutes
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Salted Caramel Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1195 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,195
1 hour 20 minutes, plus chilling
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Pumpkin Bundt Cake With Maple Brown-Butter Glaze
Yossy Arefi
3158 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,158
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Peanut Shortbread With Honeycomb
Susan Spungen
753 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
753
50 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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