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  I Scream Sandwitches

  Be sure to eat quickly; wicked witches have a habit of melting -- especially these.

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  Next: Boo-tiful Cake

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  Boo-tiful Cake

  Don't be afraid of these friendly ghosts -- they are easy to make.

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  Next: Ghoulish Petits Fours

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  Ghoulish Petits Fours

  Elegant little bites of cake get a spooky treatment in the guise of ghosts and witches' hats.

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  Next: Halloween Tuile Cookies

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  Halloween Tuile Cookies

  Ethereal ghost cookies can be used for decorating and, of course, taste great.

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  Creepcake Cupcakes

  These desserts have a dark side, which we've coaxed out with common candies.

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  Ghost Cupcakes

  Cloak cupcakes in white fondant to create these sweet little ghosts.

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  Next: Frightful Bites

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  Frightful Bites

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

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  Next: Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes

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  Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes

  More cute than creepy, these little cakes topped with mini marzipan pumpkins are the perfect addition to an fall spread.

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  Next: Invisible Pops

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  Invisible Pops

  Practice your magic with these invisible pops, setting licorice whips, pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds), and candy corn afloat inside this clear confection.

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  Next: Brain Cupcakes

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  Brain Cupcakes

  We can't guarantee they'll make you smarter, but we can assure that no spooky party would be complete without these ghoulish treats

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  Next: Dulce De Leche Bat Cookies

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  Dulce De Leche Bat Cookies

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

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  Poison Apples

  Everyone knows witches are not to be trusted with apples. Assure your guests that the coating of caramel, pistachios, and chocolate on these twig-skewered fruits is safe to eat (then cackle mysteriously).

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  Next: Jack-o'-lantern Tarts

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  Jack-o'-lantern Tarts

  This grinning pumpkin is much sweeter than he is scary!

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  Next: Devil's Food Cake with Flame Tuiles

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  Devil's Food Cake with Flame Tuiles

  A ring of fire dances around a dense chocolate cake so decadent it was named for the devil himself.

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  Haunted-House Cake

  Set atop a steep hill of devil's food cake, this forbidding cookie house features caramelized-sugar windows, black-licorice spires, and sunflower-seed shingles.

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  Next: Marshmallow Bones

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  Marshmallow Bones

  Those who seek out remains in the cupboard will enjoy these fresh marshmallow bones.

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  Next: No-Bake Spiderweb Cheesecake

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  No-Bake Spiderweb Cheesecake

  Innocents are snared easily by a ganache spider-web. Spun by a gumdrop spider with limber licorice-string legs, the web is draped over a dangerously addictive and creamy no-bake cheesecake.

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  Next: Midnight Moon Cookies

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  Midnight Moon Cookies

  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.

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  Next: Boston "Scream" Pie

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  Boston "Scream" Pie

  These construction-paper vampire bats don't have fangs, but make no mistake: They hope to suck the sweet and spicy filling out of this Boston "scream" pie, a pumpkin-chocolate cake that oozes chocolate glaze.

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  Next: Marzipan Pumpkin Petits Fours

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  Marzipan Pumpkin Petits Fours

  These mini marzipan pumpkins look innocent -- all the better to lure snackers.

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  Next: Almond Brownie Coffins

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  Almond Brownie Coffins

  These boo-tiful brownie coffins are topped with marzipan.

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  Next: Skull Madeleines

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  Skull Madeleines

  These macabre treats, so sweet yet so sinister, will make even the bravest eaters tremble. The marshmallow skulls top madeleines shrouded in bittersweet chocolate.

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  Next: Halloween Brownies

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  Halloween Brownies

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

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  Next: Wicked Witch Cupcakes

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  Wicked Witch Cupcakes

  These great-tasting, ghoulish-looking cupcakes are a wickedly easy treat for a Halloween party!

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  Next: Ghostly Bat and Cat Cookies

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  Ghostly Bat and Cat Cookies

  This recipe is easy enough for everyone to make -- all you need are some Halloween cookie cutters.

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  Ladies' Fingers

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

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  Next: Ghoul's Graveyard

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  Ghoul's Graveyard

  Ghouls and guests alike will flock to this chocolaty graveyard cake.

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  Graveyard Cake

  This creepy cake is covered in bleeding chocolate glaze and topped with espresso shortbread tombstones.

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  Halloween Whoopie Pies

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

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  Halloween Lollipops

  These sweet orange-flavored suckers are decorated with creepy candies.

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  Lollipop Cookies

  These colorful sugar cookies can be made to look sweet or sinister.

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  Spider Cakes

  Even the staunchest arachnophobes will find it hard to resist these adorable creepy-crawlies.

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  Halloween Cupcakes

  Top these frosted Halloween cupcakes with sweet orange jellybeans or creepy black ones.

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  Chocolate Fig Pumpkins

  These delicious ganache-filled figs are spiced with cloves.

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  Black Cat Paw Cookies

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

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  Next: Halloween Pumpkin Spice Cookies

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  Halloween Pumpkin Spice Cookies

  Colorful royal icing can transform ordinary spice cookies into jack-o'-lanterns both mirthful and menacing.

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  Halloween Blondies

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

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  Next: Orange Jack-o'-Lanterns with Sorbet

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  Orange Jack-o'-Lanterns with Sorbet

  Carve creepy or cute faces into these citrus jack-o'-lanterns.

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  Sweet Bones

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

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  Next: Stenciled Chocolate Cupcakes

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  Stenciled Chocolate Cupcakes

  Make a bevy of bats, a swarm of spiders, or an assortment of other scary designs atop chocolate cupcakes.

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  Next: Chocolate Caramel Layer Cake

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  Chocolate Caramel Layer Cake

  To score a bite of this sinfully sweet cake, you must first make it past a caramelized cobweb protected by licorice spiders.

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  Next: Bat and Cobweb Cookies

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  Bat and Cobweb Cookies

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

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  Next: Spun Sugar Caramel Apples

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  Spun Sugar Caramel Apples

  Spin a web of hot sugar around each caramel-dipped apple, then garnish the batch with ghoulish plastic spiders.

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  Jack-o'-Lantern Tartlets

  Use dough cutouts to give pumpkin tartlets some friendly -- or fiendish -- character.

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  Next: White Chocolate Ghosts

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  White Chocolate Ghosts

  These white chocolate ghosts may look spooky, but they taste sweet.

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  Next: Pumpkin Marble Cake

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  Pumpkin Marble Cake

  Halloween guests are sure to find this pumpkin cake eerily enchanting.

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  Chocolate Witches' Hats

  Ice cream cones are embellished with chocolate and gummy candy belts to make deviously delicious witches' hats.

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  Scary Pear Heads

  These creepy pear heads were inspired by the pirate legend of using skulls as markers for buried treasure.

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  Next: Haunted Black Forest Layer Cake

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  Haunted Black Forest Layer Cake

  Topped with chocolate ganache and studded with cherries, this cake is irresistible to all creatures, vampire or otherwise.

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  Brownie Bits

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

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  Monster Cupcakes

  A band of monsters, ogres, and madmen casts an ominous spell from the tops of otherwise innocent cupcakes.

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