No Tricks-Just Halloween Treats

Use these chocolate-speckled cookies as accents for Dark Chocolate Graveyard Pots de Crème, or enjoy them alone as a Halloween snack.

Recipe: Tombstone Cookies

Meringue cookies make delicious and festive Halloween ornaments on a central tablescape. Use licorice string as a loop if you plan to hang the spooky treats.

Gingerbread  cutters work if you're making skeletons. You can also use 2 1/2-inch cat or bat cutters. Look for meringue powder at craft stores or in the craft section of some big-box retailers.

Save time by using refrigerated sugar-cookie dough to make these spooky witch cookies. Use green food coloring and cocoa to dye the dough green and brown then decorate with brown icing and mini chocolate candies.

Recipe: Witchy Cookies

Trace an owl-shaped pattern on heavy paper or lightweight cardboard, or use cookie cutters in any shape. Then decorate with candy corn and mini chocolate chips.

Recipe: Owl Cookies

The "crackly" texture of those brown sugar cookies comes from dipping the balls of cookie dough in granulated sugar before baking.

 Recipe: Molasses Spice Cookies

Celebrate the harvest season with this twist on traditional chocolate fudge. These sweet little squares feature canned pumpkin, white chocolate, and marshmallow crème.

Recipe: Pumpkin Fudge

Cookies get a new theme thanks to a bat-shaped cookie cutter and a little work with royal icing. If you make your bats all white, use mini chocolate chips to make the eyes.

These sweet crispy popcorn balls are so much easier to pick up and pop in your mouth than full-sized popcorn balls. For a festive touch, serve them in brightly colored popcorn bags.

Recipe: Bite-Size Honey Popcorn Balls

We highly recommend wrapping these silky-sweet candies individually because the unwrapping will slow you down and keep you from popping too many in your mouth.

Recipe: Butterscotch Caramels

It's hard to beat a three-ingredient treat with a flakiness that resembles a Butterfinger candy bar. You don't need a candy thermometer for these chocolates–just be careful when you're melting the chocolate so it won't burn.

Recipe: Coconut Haystacks

Use a zip-top plastic bag with a small hole snipped in the corner to pipe the frosting onto the cookies. Then pull a wooden pick through the frosting to make a spider's web.

Recipe: Spider Web Cookies

These "MoonPies on a stick" make a perfect party project for kids. Or, arrange the lollipops in a container filled with florist foam for an impressive centerpiece.

Recipe: Harvest Moon Lollipops

At just a quarter a pop, these decadent and rich chocolate truffles will be the hit of your Halloween gathering. Decorate with mini Halloween candies or roll in toasted nuts, cocoa powder, or powdered sugar.

Recipe: Transylvanian Truffles

Haunting (but not daunting) snack cakes get a makeover with ready-made white frosting.

Recipe: Chocolate Ghost Cakes