Today I’m sharing a collection of 21 spooky vegan Halloween cookie recipes that all Halloween-loving adults and kids would enjoy! You’ll find fun cookie recipe ideas for all skill levels and tastes, all of them dairy- and egg-free, with a few gluten-free options.
There is a number of holidays throughout the year that have their own themed baked goods, but few of them spark creativity in us bakers like Halloween does.
When it comes to Halloween baking and decorating, sky’s the limit to what we can make: cakes, cupcakes, various bars, pastries, hand pies, tarts – and of course, cookies.
(That’s just the baked goods – if you look at ALL types of foods, like I do in my collection of 53+ vegan Halloween party treats and snacks, the potential for creativity is endless!)
Honestly, food has always been my favorite part of Halloween.
A few years ago I published my recipe for vegan Halloween cut out cookies with sugar glaze.
Aside from being delicious, these cookies are a lot of fun to decorate.
However, making them can be a bit time-consuming. Especially the decorating part because you need to let the sugar icing harden before you apply another layer.
(Of course, you can make these cookies without the glaze! That’ll take you way less time.)
This is why I decided to “broaden my horizon” of plant-based Halloween cookie recipes, and started putting together the collection you’ll see below.
This way, if I’m short on time in the days leading up to Halloween, I’ll still be able to bake up something festive and fun!
What You’ll Find in My Halloween Cookie Collection:
- Cookie recipes for both beginners and advanced bakers;
- Cookies that have gluten and gluten-free;
- Designs varying from cute to seriously spooky;
- Cookies both free-shaped and cut out with cookie cutters;
- Unique Halloween cookie ideas + vegan copycat versions of popular non-vegan Halloween cookies.
Regardless of what kind of cookie you’re going for, all of the cookies on my list are completely dairy- and egg-free.
Make them for a party, send them to school with the kids, or enjoy at home with a cup of tea on a cozy fall afternoon.
So let’s roll up our sleeves and make some Halloween magic in the kitchen!
21 Vegan Halloween Cookie Recipes
The king of Spookies - in a cookie form! These vegan Jack Skellingtons are made with two round sugar cookies glued together with cherry jam, and finished with a simple vanilla icing face.
The spider cookie theme is strong during Halloween season! Simple gluten-free vegan sugar cookies are covered with royal icing, and decorated with a dramatic chocolate spiderweb.
These spooky vegan Halloween sugar cookies look fun and taste great! You'll enjoy their delicious buttery, not overly sweet flavor and soft texture.
These cute sugar cookie ghosts will be an adorable addition to any Halloween cookie platter! No icing or glaze = easy and quick to make!
Even if you’re not a candy corn fan, you will love these cute little sugar cookies that are shaped like the famous Halloween candy.
The combination of peanut butter and chocolate can't be beat in the dessert department, and these spooktacular vegan spider cookies prove that this statement is also true for Halloween. The cookies are made with only four ingredients, and then topped with vegan peanut butter cup 'spiders'.
These soft, chocolatey mummy cookies are easy enough to make and decorate with kids! Create "mummy bandages" with a drizzle of simple sugar icing, and add some googly eye sprinkles for extra spookiness.
These spooky shortbread-based cookies will be a hit at any Halloween party! Matcha powder gives them a vibrant, green color, and pieces of sliced almonds are used as nails.
Ribbons of chocolate and vanilla sugar cookie dough create a dramatic contrast of color in these striped Halloween sugar cookies.
Once you cut out your first batch, roll the leftover dough scraps into a ball, roll it out, and use the same cookie cutter shapes to make a marbled version of these cookies!
If you want to add some sweet, googly-eyed spookiness to your Halloween treat platter but don't feel like messing with cookie cutters, this recipe is for you!
Use vegan-friendly food coloring to give these vegan monster cookies their vibrant colors, and top each cookie with googly eye sprinkles before baking.
While meringues aren't technically cookies, you still have to bake them, so they're not too far off 😄 Thee cute vegan Halloween meringue ghosts are made with whipped aquafaba (the liquid from a can of beans). Make their faces with black frosting gel or melted dark chocolate.
Another lovely copycat of a famous American cookie: these vegan Lofthouse cookies are "dressed up" for Halloween with a fluffy, colorful frosting topped with festive sprinkles. Pretend eyeballs optional!
A gluten free and vegan copycat of the Little Debbie Pumpkin Delights! These homemade pumpkin cookies have spooky carved faces and delicious pumpkin butter filling.
You'll have a blast making these fun sugar cookies that look and taste just like the famous Pillsbury pumpkin cookies! The recipe author shows you how to make a "slice'n'bake" cookie dough log that you can freeze in advance, then cut it into circles and bake whenever you're ready.
Classic sugar cookies get a vegan and gluten-free Halloween twist. Fun to make and decorate!
These fun vegan Halloween pinwheel cookies use activated charcoal powder to create a beautiful black swirl in the pumpkin-flavored cookie dough.
Another fun and easy vegan Halloween cookie idea. These soft and chewy chocolate chip cookies are decorated with orange Halloween M&M-style candy (see the recipe for vegan options). The extra dark color comes from Dutch-processed cocoa.
These simple vegan pumpkin spice cookies may not be that spooky, but they'll still be welcome as a sweet Halloween treat. They're fudgy on the inside, chewy on the outside, with a hint of crunch from the dusting of cinnamon sugar.
If spiders aren't your vibe but Halloween cookies are, you can't go wrong with these simple vegan cookies speckled with sprinkles in traditional Halloween colors of black and orange. Tasty doesn't always have to be scary, even for Halloween!
No cookie-related roundup is complete without a cookie cake! Go as creative as you wish when decorating this fun vegan Halloween cookie cake: go all out to give each slice a unique design, or keep it simple by doing a single design for the whole cake.
These easy no-bake cookie bars are made with peanut butter, oats, chocolate, and vegan M&M's-style candy. Both kind and adults will enjoy these colorful and fun treats.
Which of these vegan Halloween cookie recipes are you going to make this year? Let me know in the comments!
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