These frightful Halloween bites are sweet -- and a little spooky, too.

Just as setting out milk and cookies will appease a jolly elf, these gingerbread critters are sure to tame ornery beasts.

Make crisp meringue cookies in bone-chilling shapes for an easy Halloween treat.

Inspired by an Edgar Allan Poe story in which a demonic cat is "graven in bas-relief upon the white surface" of a wall, these cakey black-and-white cookies feature the chocolate silhouette of a fur-raised feline set against a full moon of glossy icing.

Anyone can make this easy Halloween cookie recipe -- all you need are cookie cutters in spooky shapes.

Serve these sprinkle-coated brownie bits alongside Peanut Butter Cups as Halloween petits fours.

Crisp chocolate cookies sandwich a caramel center in these devilishly delicious treats.

These creepy cookies will beckon to you from beyond the grave, summoning you right over to their serving plate.

A familiar seasonal candy infuses these cookies with the spirit of Halloween.

These black and orange bite-size whoopie pies are perfectly festive for Halloween.

These creepy marshmallow skulls top madeleines shrouded in bittersweet chocolate.

Simple colored icing gives this easy shortbread seasonal flair.

Bring out the sweet side of Halloween with these colorful sugar cookies, a real treat for your favorite little tricksters.

If these black-cat tracks cross your path, it's a Good Thing!

These ghostly greetings appear atop delicate chocolate cookies with the help of confectioners' sugar.

Orange nonpareils are a bright addition to rich, dark whoopie pies.

These sinful sweets look even spookier when hung from a Halloween tree.

Chocolate and pumpkin make a frightfully gooey pair in these creamy pumpkin-swirl brownies.

These spooky Halloween symbols are really brownies topped with sinfully sweet royal icing.

These pillowy spice cookies transform pumpkin-pie flavors into portable treats.

Chocolate-covered candies in Halloween colors add a festive and fun touch to basic blondies.

These bite-size sandwich cookies are perfect for a Halloween party or a lunchbox treat.

These boo-tiful brownie coffins are topped with marzipan for a decorative touch.