Whether you're greeting trick-or-treaters at the door or taking cookies to a Halloween party, get into the fun of the season with these "not-too-scary" Halloween treat recipes.
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
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
Use various colors of food coloring to die the icing for the monsters' faces. Let the kids decorate their monster with mini marshmallows, licorice, and colorful candies.
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Recipe: Little Monster Cupcakes
Haunting (but not daunting) snack cakes get a makeover with ready-made white frosting.
Recipe: Chocolate Ghost Cakes
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
What's Halloween without some devil's food? There's nothing evil about these cream-filled, chocolate- topped cupcakes.
Recipe: Devil's Food Cupcakes
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
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
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