As soon as October 1st rolls around, I get my oven mitts out, ready to bake these Halloween sprinkle cookies. I love them because they’re simple, festive, and really tasty, too! The recipe is similar to a red velvet cookie recipe, so they have that soft, chewy richness but with a Halloween twist. Four reasons you need to make these wickedly delicious Halloween sprinkle cookies:

What Halloween sprinkles should I use?

The sprinkles in the pictures are orange and black nonpareils. They add quite a bit of crunch to the cookies. If that’s not your thing, you can dip the tops in the sprinkles for a Halloween effect with less crunch. You can also throw some candy eyeballs sprinkles in there for extra spook! Feel free to get other Halloween colored sprinkles! When you cook something like a curry or chili, the recipe is adaptable and forgiving so you can play around with it a bit. But, when it comes to baking, it’s a whole different story! While this is an easy Halloween cookie recipe that’s easy to follow, there are a few tips to keep in mind:

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