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
268 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
268
About 3 hours
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Easy
Peanut Butter Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
1044 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,044
25 minutes, plus chilling
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Pastillas de Leche (Milk Candies)
Ligaya Mishan, Abi Balingit
53 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
53
45 minutes
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Chocolate Birthday Cake Butter Mochi
Sara Bonisteel, Sheldon Simeon
892 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
892
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1290 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,290
35 minutes
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Easy
Nougat With Honey and Pistachios
Claire Saffitz
305 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
305
45 minutes, plus at least 6 hours’ cooling
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Kitchen Sink Skillet Cookie
Samantha Seneviratne
64 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
64
50 minutes
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Chocolate Fudge
Claire Saffitz
393 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
393
1 hour 15 minutes, plus at least 3 hours’ resting
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Monster Cookies
Nigella Lawson
2396 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,396
45 minutes
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Puppy Chow
Ali Slagle
1057 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,057
20 minutes
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Easy
Coconut Laddoos
Priya Krishna, Cathy Lo
239 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
239
30 minutes
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Salted Caramels
Claire Saffitz
276 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
276
1 hour 15 minutes, plus several hours’ cooling
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Homemade Cracker Jack
Samantha Seneviratne
345 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
345
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Samantha Seneviratne
1087 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,087
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Jesse Szewczyk
3392 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,392
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
363 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
363
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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Easy
Toffee
Naz Deravian
156 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
156
4 hours 35 minutes
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Pumpkin Spice
Naz Deravian
283 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
283
10 minutes
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Peanut-Butter Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Yossy Arefi
1939 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,939
30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Popcorn Balls
Naz Deravian
92 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
92
45 minutes
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Pumpkin Crumb Cake
Yossy Arefi
2813 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,813
1 hour
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Peanut-Butter Fudge
Samantha Seneviratne
489 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
489
10 minutes plus 1½ hours chilling
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Easy
Coconut Caramels
Yewande Komolafe
430 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
430
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
461 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
461
25 minutes, plus freezing
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2679 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,679
15 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Magic Cookie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
2115 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,115
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
199 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
199
About 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Fruit Caramel
Yewande Komolafe
118 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
118
15 minutes
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Maple Pecan Caramel Corn
Melissa Clark
916 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
916
1 hour
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Maple-Pecan Bourbon Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
697 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
697
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
995 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
995
1 hour 15 minutes
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Easy
Chocolate-Bourbon Truffles
David Tanis
563 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
563
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Caramelized Brown Butter Rice Krispies Treats
Julia Moskin, Colin Alevras
2813 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,813
15 minutes
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Easy
Salted Caramel Peanut Brownie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
425 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
425
1 hour
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Kitchen Sink Cookies
Julia Moskin, Erin Gardner
959 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
959
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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Easy
Giant Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookie
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1048 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,048
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
1513 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,513
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
470 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
470
1 hour, plus cooling
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Pecan Pie Truffles
Tara Parker-Pope, “VegNews Holiday Cookie Collection”
3908 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,908
About 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' freezing
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Peanut Brittle
Mark Bittman
456 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
456
20 minutes
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Easy
Salted Caramel Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1164 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,164
1 hour 20 minutes, plus chilling
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Pumpkin Bundt Cake With Maple Brown-Butter Glaze
Yossy Arefi
3051 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,051
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Peanut Shortbread With Honeycomb
Susan Spungen
745 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
745
50 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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