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The Best Halloween Cookie Cutters for Baking Scary-Good Treats

Making dessert has ever been this easy ... or eerie.

halloween pumpkin jack o lantern cookies
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A devilishly delicious dessert spread is obviously the best part of the Halloween season, especially when scary-good homemade Halloween cookies are part of it.

Whether you're making frosted and fun cookies at home with the whole family or baking sweet treats for friends, you simply cannot get the job done without the perfect cookie cutters, patterns, and shapes. From creepy-crawly shapes to haunted coffin cutouts, there are more than enough options here to complete your spooky spread.

These 15 Halloween cookie cutters are made for some haunted fun. Simply roll out your dough of choice and get stamping. Plus, these can also be used to cut out brownies, fruit, or Jell-O into your favorite spooky shapes.

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The Easiest to Handle
Halloween Cookie Cutters Set
Tifeson

• Set of 11

This impressive set of Halloween cookie cutters gives you a wide array of unique shapes to choose from, including vampire fangs, a spider, and a skull-and-crossbones. It even includes a rolling pin to keep your cookie dough smooth!

They're also safer and easier for young kids to handle since they are bordered in grippy plastic.

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The Stamp Molds
Halloween Plunger Biscuit Mold Cookie Cutters
Patelai

• Set of 10

Whether your cookie dough is storebought or homemade, everyone who is served these cookies will ask you how you did it. With these genius plunger molds, of course! 

Just roll out your dough, line up the stamp, and press down the plunger to make your mark while cutting the design from the dough.

This might be the cutest grim reaper we've ever seen, just saying.

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The Harry Potter Set
Witch and Wizard Cookie Cutter Set
Harry Potter

• Set of 7

We solemnly swear we're up to no good ... but these goodies are delicious! This Harry Potter-themed set of Halloween cookie cutters displays classic shapes that will be instantly recognizable to any true Potterhead: Hedwig the owl, the Sorting Hat, and Harry's Nimbus 2000.

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The Set for Every Holiday
Wilton Cookie Cutters Set
Wilton

• Set of 101

There's no question that we look forward to Halloween treats all year round ... but what about when Oct. 31 has come and gone? This enormous set of 101 cookie cutters has you covered for the other 364 days in a year.

It features eight Halloween-specific shapes like a haunted house, witch’s head, and black cat, but it also has numbers, a full alphabet, and shapes for other holidays, too! You can reach for this set when Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, July 4th, and your birthday roll around.

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The Ghost
Halloween Ghost Cookie Cutter
LILIAO

This ghost-shaped cookie cutter is your shortcut to one frightfully good snack table. If you like your Halloween treats sweet and not scary, this is a great pick for a kid-friendly spread.

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The Simple Assortment
Halloween Trick or Treat 5-Piece Cookie Cutter Set
Ann Clark

• Set of 5

This fun Halloween cookie-cutter set comes with five different spooky shapes, including a witchy hat, a scary ghost, a classic pumpkin, and a cat. If you can't decide on just one shape for Halloween, get 'em all! This set is perfect for crafts and kids' parties.

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The Skull
Day of the Dead Skull Cookie Cutter
Ann Clark

For deadly delicious treats at any Halloween-themed party or haunted house, check out this Day of the Dead-inspired skull cookie cutter. It's perfect for making colorful sugar-skull treats! 

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The Pumpkin
Pumpkin Cookie Cutter
LILIAO

Bring the pumpkin patch indoors with these fun and festive cookie cutters inspired by everyone's favorite autumnal squash. Deck your cookies out with bright orange frosting, glitter, and spooky eyes for the ultimate jack-o'-lantern-inspired dessert.

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The Coffin
Coffin Cookie Cutter
R&M

For cookies that are sure to send your guests into a coffin fit of excitement, scoop up this creepy coffin-shaped cookie cutter ASAP. It can even be used to cut craft clay and soft fruits, too.

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The Bat
Flying Bat Halloween Cookie Cutter
Ann Clark

We're absolutely batty over these fun, sturdy, and easy-to-use Halloween cookie cutters. Try baking a batch of plain, bat-shaped cookies for your next Halloween party, and let your guests decorate their own custom treats.

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The Black Cats
Kitty Cat Halloween Cookie Cutter Set
Ann Clark

• Set of 3

Even if you're superstitious about black cats, you won't be able to resist these absolutely purr-fect, cat-shaped cookie cutters. This three-piece set features a cat face shape, a sitting cat, and a curled cat for some fun variety.

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The Candy Corn
Candy Corn Halloween Cookie Cutter
Ann Clark

Because candy corn is basically synonymous with the spookiest of all holidays, celebrate those colorful and nostalgic candies with this candy corn-inspired cookie cutter. Play around with yellow, orange, and white frosting, and add real candy corn bits to your cookies for the full effect!

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The Cauldron
Cookie Cutters Cauldron Cookie Cutter
Ann Clark Cookie Cutters

Crafted from heavy-duty, tin-plated steel, this cauldron-shaped Halloween cookie cutter is perfect for any magical gathering. You can get pretty creative with how you want to color, shape, and decorate the bubbling brew inside.

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The Skeleton Bone
Bone Halloween Cookie Cutter
Ann Clark

You're sure to have the most sinister treat spread in town with this bone-shaped cookie cutter. No bones about it!

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The Maple Leaf
Maple Leaf Halloween Cookie Cutter
Ann Clark

Who says you have to be outdoors to admire the foliage? Create baked treats that mimic the gorgeous changing colors of autumn with these fun maple leaf-inspired cookie cutters.

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