If you want to stand out for your artistic qualities on the scariest date of the year, take a good look at these 5 cookie designs to make on Halloween . They are simple, fun, eye-catching, and require few items.

Remember that the fun of Halloween is showing, sharing and exchanging things adorned with specific reasons for the celebration, such as gruesome pumpkins, witch hats, ghosts, mummies, spiders, bats and even black cats.

5 cookie designs to make on Halloween

What is the most iconic tradition of this date besides the costumes? Share sweets! That is why we present these terrifying cookie designs for Halloween.

Take into consideration that some decorations should be placed while the cookies are hot and others when they cool; this way you ensure that the funniest part of your creation sticks well or doesn’t melt.

1.- Cookies with chocolates in the shape of a spider

Before cooking your cookies, make a small dip in the center of the dough, you can use your finger or a dessert spoon.

When you take them out of the oven, while they are still hot, place a bonbon or chocoball there. After cooling, take your piping bag with melted chocolate and add eight thick lines from the chocolate outwards, four on each side, to simulate spider legs.

Add two sugar eyes on top of the chocoball or eight small dots of white chocolate for added realism.

2.- Monster eyes

This way is easier than the previous one, because you only have to place a large sugar eye in the center of the cookie or several on the entire surface.

You can sprinkle some blood (red food coloring) around to add a gloomy touch.

3.- Ghosts of grated coconut

To add texture to the ghost cookies, you can top it with grated coconut . It will stick if before doing it you spread the cake with a thin layer of egg white.

4.- Oreo spiders

Separate the oreo. In the part of the cream, place eight long pieces of black licorice, which will evoke the legs of spiders. Close the cookie and place the caramel eyes on top.

It is convenient that you choose the traditional chocolate oreo , to match the black licorice.

5.- Insects with chocolate chips

The cookie should be prepared with chocolate chips so that the idea of being insects appears.

Once cold, take your sleeve with melted chocolate, either white or black, and proceed to make the shape of small insects, so that it looks as if they are walking on the surface.

These are just 5 cookie designs to make on Halloween, but there are plenty that will allow you to put your imagination to the test.

Have fun creating! Check out these ideas to decorate spaces and have a happy Halloween .

Other resources to decorate Halloween cookies

First of all, if you have cookie cutters shaped like a ghost, bat, mummy, pumpkin, or any allusion to Halloween, it’s time to use it!
Royal icing: Chocolate is not the only decorative element, you can also create shapes with royal icing, which is very rich and dries quickly. Make your designs terrifying with this easy-to-mold liquid.
Fondant: The most practical thing about fondant is that you can create any design, the limit is your imagination. There are hundreds of colors that you can adjust to the main Halloween colors: black, orange, green, white and purple.
Red food coloring mixed with icing sugar: It is the blood that you can add to your sweets.
Melted caramel: Whichever way you choose, you should place the caramel while the cookie is hot, so that it sticks better.
Dye the dough in allusive Halloween colors, such as green, orange or purple .