The Best Halloween Treats for Kids

By MyRecipes
August 14, 2018
Oxmoor House
We've rounded up our best Halloween treats for kids so you can spend more time working on that costume and less time scrolling through Pinterest. These Halloween treats for kids are a great idea if you're hosting a pre-trick-or-treating party or just pulling together a fun fall gathering this month. Cake pops, cat-shaped cakes, and dipped apples headline this classic collection. Don't miss the meringue ghosts! The great news about these treats? Adults will love them, too!
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Frankenstein Cookies 

Photo: Darcy Lenz
Frankenstein Cookies  Recipe

Starting with refrigerated, store-bought cookie dough, these cooky Frankenstein cookies are an easy Halloween baking project to whip up this year. That said, packaged cookie dough is made to spread, so if you’d rather your Frankenstein cookies have rectangular or otherwise shaped faces (as opposed to these round-faced cuties), you can use a classic cut-out cookie dough that will better hold its shape.

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Ghost Cookies

Sara Tane
Ghost Cookies Recipe

Prepare for a  sweet scare when these adorable Halloween ghost cookies are all iced, decorated, and ready to party. Super easy and kid-friendly to make, these butter cut-out cookies coated with royal icing are the perfect dessert for your Halloween spread. Candy eyeballs add a playful, whimsical touch to these spooky treats, but you could also use black icing to draw eyes on your ghost cookies. Using a classic cut-out butter cookie dough keeps the edges of your ghost cookies shape neat and clean—no worries about the cookies expanding when they bake. Whip up a batch with the kids and let them go to town with the decorating for a fun Halloween kitchen activity.

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Witch's Hat Cake

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Witch's Hat Cake Recipe

For a spooky spin on a Halloween-inspired sheet cake, look no further than this festive witch's hat cake. We opted for boxed cake mix for simplicity, but if there's a homemade recipe you prefer, that works too. As long as you're ready to get a little crafty and extra witchy, this easy, Halloween dessert will come together in a flash.

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Little Monster Cupcakes

Photo: Mark Thomas
Little Monster Cupcakes Recipe

Decorate cupcakes for Halloween by creating not-too-scary monster faces on top of the cupcakes using colored frostings and an assortment of candies.

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Mummy Buckeyes

Photo: Caitlin Bensel
Mummy Buckeyes Recipe

Our two-bite treats are scary-simple to make and a ghoulishly good addition to your spread of haunted sweets. When it comes time to wrap the mummies in chocolate, let the kids help out for a fun holiday craft.

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Halloween Spider Cookies

Sara Tane
Halloween Spider Cookies Recipe

Landing somewhere between adorable and slightly spooky, these Halloween spider cookies are sure to fulfill all your creepy-crawly sweet needs for your upcoming Halloween festivities. Using a classic cut-out butter cookie dough keeps the edges of your spider cookies shape neat and clean—no worries about the cookies expanding when they bake. Decorate these Halloween cut-out cookies with black gel icing, royal icing, candy eyes, orangle and black sprinkles, or whatever fun decorations you have on hand. These cookies make for a playful, spooky food craft that grown-ups and kids alike can enjoy.

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Candy Corn Cookies

Photo: Jennifer Davick; Styling: Linda Hirst
Candy Corn Cookies Recipe

Those fancy Halloween slice-and-bake cookies are a breeze to make at home thanks to a little food coloring. And trust us, these candy corn cookies are infinitely more delicious than the Halloween candy they’re inspired by (no offense if you like candy corn). Easy to make and absolutely adorable, these autumn-inspired treats are as perfect to send for the kids’ school Halloween party as they are to bring to your own fall festivities. You can even prep the dough a few days in advance and refrigerate, so that baking off the candy corn cookies is a breeze on the day you plan to eat them. Just follow the recipe through step 3, and be sure to wrap the loaf pan tightly with a few layers of plastic wrap. 

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Jack-o'-Lantern Sugar Cookies

Photo: Andrew McCaul; Styling: Gerri Williams for James Reps
Jack-o'-Lantern Sugar Cookies Recipe
Tina Butler, 47, Royse City, Texas, mommyskitchen.net

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Halloween Kitty Cake

Oxmoor House
Halloween Kitty Cake Recipe
What a sweet kitty this is! The cake is baked, cut into shapes and then put together to make a purr-fect cake for any Halloween party.
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Lookie-Lookie Cookie Pops

Oxmoor House
Lookie-Lookie Cookie Pops Recipe
These fun, kid-friendly, and super yummy cookie pops are the perfect treat for Halloween! Your friends and family will not be able to resist one–or two, or three.

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White Chocolate 'Butterfinger' Bars

Photo: Andrew McCaul; Styling: Gerri Williams for James Reps
White Chocolate 'Butterfinger' Bars Recipe
Jessica Segarra, 25, Tampa, Fla., thenovicechefblog.com

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Wormy Popcorn Balls

Oxmoor House
Wormy Popcorn Balls Recipe
Add a gummy worm to this little treat for some Halloween fun.
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Tangled Web Rice Pops

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner
Tangled Web Rice Pops Recipe
For a guaranteed hit, garnish these yummy treats with bug candies or sprinkles in Halloween shapes and colors.

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Candy-Coated Caramel Apples

Candy-Coated Caramel Apples Recipe

Dress up traditional caramel apples with your favorite candies for an eye-catching Halloween treat. 

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Chocolate Cupcakes with Meringue Ghosts

Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Linda Hirst    
Chocolate Cupcakes with Meringue Ghosts Recipe
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Wizard Hats

Oxmoor House
Wizard Hats Recipe
Make this fun Halloween treat for the kids to take to school.
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