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    Home » Blog » Desserts » Cookies

    10 Easy Halloween Sugar Cookie Design Ideas

    Published: Oct 4, 2023 by Tiffany Dahle · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Decorate a batch of Halloween sugar cookies with these easy design ideas. With just 2 accent colors and a batch of white icing, you're ready to create not-so-spooky ghosts, pumpkins, bats, witch hats, and so much more.

    A photo collage shows several adorable designs for sugar cookies decorated for Halloween.

    Looking to have a little fall baking fun and want to bake a batch of sweet Halloween sugar cookies?

    These easy design ideas are just perfect for beginner bakers or cookie decorating with kids for the spooky season.

    You can make classic Halloween cookie platters with bats, ghosts, witches, and so much more with these fun ideas.

    Jump to:
    • Why These are the Best Cookie Designs
    • Best Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe
    • Royal Icing Decorating Basics
    • Sugar Cookie Decorating with Kids
    • 10 Easy Halloween Cookies Design Ideas
    • More Holiday Sugar Cookie Design Ideas
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    Why These are the Best Cookie Designs

    I think that decorating sugar cookies should be fun and stress-free.

    Of all the design inspiration out there, I think these are the best Halloween sugar cookie design ideas because:

    1. Simple Cookie Cutter Shapes: Each design can be recreated with a basic cutter shape like a pumpkin or ghost. There's even a circle and square cutter option! No specialty cutters required.
    2. Just 2 Accent Colors: When I decorate sugar cookies, I like to keep things easy. There are so many elegant cookie platters that only require a batch of white icing and 2 accent colors. All of these designs will work perfectly for that.
    3. Just Add Sprinkles: If your color-loving heart just can't handle the 2 accent color rule, these designs would be extra adorable with sprinkled accents.

    Best Cut Out Sugar Cookie Recipe

    If you want to make decorated sugar cookies from scratch, you want a cut out sugar cookie recipe that is going to be worthy of your time.

    This recipe is so great because you can make the dough ahead and even freeze it for easier cookie decorating later.

    Cut Out Sugar Cookies
    This is the best cut out sugar cookies recipe because they make the perfect blank canvas for your creative designs. You can decorate them to match any season or celebration during the year. Try them with a simple cookie glaze or spread your favorite frosting over them and top with sprinkles for a special treat your family will love.
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    How to host a cookie decorating party for Valentine's Day. Sugar cookies with pink icing and a spoon.

    Royal Icing Decorating Basics

    Don't be intimidated by decorating sugar cookies with royal icing.

    Just start with my easy royal icing recipe and learn a few simple tricks for getting started:

    • A platter of green Christmas tree sugar cookies have been decorated with royal icing in simple patterns.
      Easy Royal Icing Recipe
    • A tree shaped sugar cookie has a green royal icing border that was piped on. The piping bag rests next to it.
      How to Decorate Cookies with Royal Icing

    Sugar Cookie Decorating with Kids

    If you plan to decorate Halloween sugar cookies with the kids, be sure to follow my helpful baking timeline to keep things easy breezy.

    Also? Check out my all time favorite cookie cutters for kids. Several of those shapes will work perfectly for the Halloween cookie designs we're about to look at.

    • A wire rack has heart-shaped and circle-shaped undecorated sugar cookies cooling.
      Decorating Cookies with Kids: Timeline and Tips
    • A bin of colorful sugar cookie cutters with a few samples laid out in front.
      The Best Cookie Cutters for Kids

    10 Easy Halloween Cookies Design Ideas

    Sweet and simple Halloween sugar cookie design that use just one batch of white icing with two accent colors.

    Mix and match the color palettes with these easy cookie shapes for a stunning Halloween cookie platter for your Halloween party or Trick or Treat Night goodies.

    Pink and Orange Halloween Cookies

    This sweet and simple sugar cookie collection features friendly pumpkins, ghosts, witch hats, and candy.

    Just Two Colors: Pink & Orange

    Mix and match a delicate pink icing and a soft orange icing for the base designs. You can easily add touches of black using a prepared black icing tube.

    Follow @simplyxsweet_ here

    Vampirina Sugar Cookies

    My spooky Halloween cookie tray is inspired by Disney Junior's Vamparina but this would work just perfectly for Trick or Treat, too.

    Just 2 Colors: Purple and Black

    All black bats and all purple hearts can both be decorated with drops of wet on wet white royal icing.

    Create the black and white spider webs with the same technique.

    Orange and Teal Pumpkin Cookies

    For a grown up Halloween cookie, why not make sweet orange pumpkins with coffee cups of pumpkin spice lattes??

    I love the all-white and all-orange pumpkins mixed with the teal coffee cups.

    Just 2 Colors: Orange and Teal

    You could use another accent color for the teal if you want a brighter palette, but I love the combo of orange and light blue.

    Follow @thegracefulbaker here

    Pink and Purple Halloween Cookies

    There's something particularly magical about purple and pink together for a Halloween cookie palette.

    Just 2 Colors: Purple and Pink

    The sweet witch hats, ghosts with glasses, and pumpkins with stars can all be made with just the two colors of icing.

    Follow @amoderncookie here

    Orange and Black Halloween Cookies

    If you're looking to make a personalized cookie for special Halloween treats, these sweetie pie ghost cookies would be super easy to do.

    Just 2 Colors: Orange and Black

    You could make the name bubble any background color you want, but I love the orange and black combo for Halloween.

    Follow @the.craftedcookie here

    Caramel Apple Cookie

    Getting tired of pumpkins yet? How about a Halloween caramel apple instead??

    I think this is the most clever use for an apple shaped cookie cutter ever.

    Just 2 Colors: Green and Light Brown/Orange

    If you tint the icing green, you could make sassy green caramel apples with green leaves. If you skip the leaf decoration, you could do a red apple with caramel instead.

    Follow @tinycrumbscookieco here

    Orange & Black Cookies

    For all the witch lovers out there, these darling magic potion bottles are the perfect match for that sweet witch hat cookie.

    Just 2 Colors: Orange and Black

    You could make the potion bottle any color you want, green or dark purple could be especially fun.

    Follow @cookiesbydebbie here

    Square or Circle Halloween Cookies

    True creativity shines when you use a simple square or circle shaped cookie cutter and still find all new ways to decorate them for the holiday.

    Just 2 Colors: Pink and Black

    I love that the backdrop of these cookies is a pretty pink because it makes the black cats and black spiders really pop.

    Follow @bridget350 here

    Cauldron Cookies

    A magic cauldron sugar cookie is perhaps one of the easiest 1-color sugar cookie designs ever!

    Decorate the cauldron with black icing and then use a colorful sprinkle blend for the potion. Adding googly eyes to the mix? Brilliant.

    Follow @the_cake_life here

    Trick or Treat Cookies

    Finally, these adorable Trick or Treat pumpkin bags use sprinkles to bring the candy colors to the decoration.

    They would still look darling without the actual "Trick or Treat" message on the front if your handwriting isn't as steady as you'd like.

    Follow @joyofbakingsugarartist here

    More Holiday Sugar Cookie Design Ideas

    Looking for more 2-color palette easy sugar cookie designs? You won't want to miss these other fun holiday ideas:

    • A photo collage shows examples of the easiest 2-color icing Valentine's Day cookie designs.
      2-Color Valentine Sugar Cookies
    • A photo collage shows several easy St. Patrick's Day sugar cookie ideas.
      2-Color St. Patrick's Day Cookies
    • A collage shows several Easter cookie designs for sugar cookies.
      Easter Sugar Cookies Design Ideas
    • Easy 4th of July Sugar Cookies Design Ideas
    • A photo collage shows a variety of 2-color Christmas cookie designs.
      Easy Sugar Cookies for Christmas
    The photo collage shows 4 easy sugar cookie designs for Halloween.

    More Cookie Recipes

    • The photo collage shows several Christmas cookies including sugar cookie cut outs next to M&M cookies and oreo truffles.
      Christmas Cookies 101 {Start Here!}
    • A plate of festive M&M cookies feature red, pink, green, and white candies for the holidays.
      M&M Cookies with Cornflakes & Oats
    • Baked chocolate chip walnut cookies with chocolate chips sprinkled over the top.
      Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
    • A photo collage shows some of the First Communion cookie designs for girls and boys.
      First Communion Cookies Design Ideas

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