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Halloween Cookie and Candy Recipes

Our best Halloween recipes including cookies, candy apples, peanut butter cups and more.

Nigella Lawson's monster cookies. — Mark Weinberg for The New York Times

Recipes

Monster Cookies
Nigella Lawson
2125 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,125
45 minutes
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Peanut Butter Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
990 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
990
25 minutes, plus chilling
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Pastillas de Leche (Milk Candies)
Ligaya Mishan, Abi Balingit
52 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
52
45 minutes
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Chocolate Birthday Cake Butter Mochi
Sara Bonisteel, Sheldon Simeon
880 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
880
1 hour 15 minutes, plus cooling
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Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
856 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
856
35 minutes
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easy
Nougat With Honey and Pistachios
Claire Saffitz
298 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
298
45 minutes, plus at least 6 hours’ cooling
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Chocolate Fudge
Claire Saffitz
387 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
387
1 hour 15 minutes, plus at least 3 hours’ resting
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
Melissa Knific
250 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
250
About 3 hours
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easy
Puppy Chow
Ali Slagle
1021 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,021
20 minutes
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easy
Coconut Laddoos
Priya Krishna, Cathy Lo
234 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
234
30 minutes
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Salted Caramels
Claire Saffitz
270 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
270
1 hour 15 minutes, plus several hours’ cooling
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Homemade Cracker Jack
Samantha Seneviratne
339 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
339
45 minutes, plus cooling
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Samantha Seneviratne
1076 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,076
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
Jesse Szewczyk
2463 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,463
1 1/2 hours, plus cooling
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Easy Peanut Butter Fudge
Lidey Heuck
343 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
343
15 minutes, plus at least 2 hours' chilling
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easy
Toffee
Naz Deravian
148 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
148
4 hours 35 minutes
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Pumpkin Spice
Naz Deravian
224 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
224
10 minutes
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Peanut-Butter Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Yossy Arefi
1849 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,849
30 minutes, plus cooling
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easy
Popcorn Balls
Naz Deravian
87 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
87
45 minutes
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Pumpkin Crumb Cake
Yossy Arefi
1761 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,761
1 hour
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Peanut-Butter Fudge
Samantha Seneviratne
483 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
483
10 minutes plus 1 1/2 hours chilling
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easy
Coconut Caramels
Yewande Komolafe
429 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
429
1 hour, plus cooling
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Caramel Apples
Erin Jeanne McDowell
251 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
251
About 30 minutes
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Peanut Laddoo Buckeye Balls
Priya Krishna, Hetal Vasavada
449 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
449
25 minutes, plus freezing
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Rice Krispies Treats With Chocolate and Pretzels
Genevieve Ko
2581 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,581
15 minutes, plus cooling
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easy
Magic Cookie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
2080 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
2,080
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
197 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
197
About 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Fruit Caramel
Yewande Komolafe
116 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
116
15 minutes
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Maple Pecan Caramel Corn
Melissa Clark
903 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
903
1 hour
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Maple-Pecan Bourbon Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
688 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
688
45 minutes
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Almond and Goat Cheese Candy Bars
Melissa Clark
710 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
710
30 minutes, plus chilling
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easy
Brown-Edge Cookies
Margaux Laskey, Millie Shea, Liz Laskey
976 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
976
1 hour 15 minutes
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easy
Chocolate-Bourbon Truffles
David Tanis
560 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
560
20 minutes, plus chilling
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easy
Caramelized Brown Butter Rice Krispies Treats
Julia Moskin, Colin Alevras
2615 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,615
15 minutes
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easy
Salted Caramel Peanut Brownie Bars
Samantha Seneviratne
424 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
424
1 hour
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Kitchen Sink Cookies
Julia Moskin, Erin Gardner
921 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
921
About 1 hour, plus chilling
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easy
Giant Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cookie
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1040 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,040
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
1472 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,472
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
464 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
464
1 hour, plus cooling
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Pecan Pie Truffles
Tara Parker-Pope, “VegNews Holiday Cookie Collection”
3659 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,659
About 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' freezing
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Peanut Brittle
Mark Bittman
452 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
452
20 minutes
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easy
Salted Caramel Cookies
Erin Jeanne McDowell
1146 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,146
1 hour 20 minutes, plus chilling
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Pumpkin Bundt Cake With Maple Brown-Butter Glaze
Yossy Arefi
2721 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,721
1 1/2 hours, plus cooling
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Peanut Shortbread With Honeycomb
Susan Spungen
742 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
742
50 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Marshmallows
Yossy Arefi
759 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
759
35 minutes, plus setting
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