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
291 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
291
About 3 hours
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Easy
Peanut Butter Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
1097 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,097
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
904 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
904
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
2125 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,125
35 minutes
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Easy
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
98 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
98
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
2452 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,452
45 minutes
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Puppy Chow
Ali Slagle
1103 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,103
20 minutes
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Easy
Coconut Laddoos
Priya Krishna, Cathy Lo
242 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
242
30 minutes
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Salted Caramels
Claire Saffitz
300 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
300
1 hour 15 minutes, plus several hours’ cooling
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Homemade Cracker Jack
Samantha Seneviratne
351 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
351
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Samantha Seneviratne
1099 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,099
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Jesse Szewczyk
3603 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,603
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
385 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
385
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Easy
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
302 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
302
10 minutes
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Peanut-Butter Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Yossy Arefi
2063 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,063
30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
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
3007 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,007
1 hour
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Peanut-Butter Fudge
Samantha Seneviratne
515 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
515
10 minutes plus 1½ hours chilling
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Easy
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
260 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
260
About 30 minutes
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Peanut Laddoo Buckeye Balls
Priya Krishna, Hetal Vasavada
462 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
462
25 minutes, plus freezing
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2750 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,750
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Magic Cookie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
2170 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,170
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
119 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
119
15 minutes
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Maple Pecan Caramel Corn
Melissa Clark
929 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
929
1 hour
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Maple-Pecan Bourbon Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
716 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
716
45 minutes
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Almond and Goat Cheese Candy Bars
Melissa Clark
715 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
715
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Brown-Edge Cookies
Margaux Laskey, Millie Shea, Liz Laskey
1014 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,014
1 hour 15 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate-Bourbon Truffles
David Tanis
589 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
589
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Caramelized Brown Butter Rice Krispies Treats
Julia Moskin, Colin Alevras
2987 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,987
15 minutes
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Easy
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
985 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
985
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Easy
Giant Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookie
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1061 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,061
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
1523 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,523
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
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”
4111 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,111
About 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' freezing
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Peanut Brittle
Mark Bittman
469 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
469
20 minutes
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Easy
Salted Caramel Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1193 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,193
1 hour 20 minutes, plus chilling
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Pumpkin Bundt Cake With Maple Brown-Butter Glaze
Yossy Arefi
3149 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,149
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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