Cookies & BarsNo. 9290 · The 2026 edition
How to Make Simple Haunted House Cookies
Get ready for a frightfully fun baking session with these easy-to-make spooky treats that look like they belong in a haunted house!
Our own summary of the original — the full post and photos live at semisweetdesigns.com.
Transform a simple cake mix into adorable haunted house cookies by baking dough balls, frosting them with colorful icing, and adding candy eyes and corn for a festive Halloween decoration.
Ingredients
Equipment
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
- Mixing bowls
- Oven
Directions
- Turn your oven on to 350°F (175°C) and get a baking tray ready by covering it with parchment paper.
- Grab a big mixing bowl and stir together the white cake mix, vegetable oil, and eggs until the mixture turns into a thick dough.
- Shape the dough into tiny spheres and arrange them on your lined tray, leaving roughly 2 inches of space between each one.
- Place the tray in the oven and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, watching until the edges turn a light golden color. Remove them and allow the cookies to cool down completely.
- Split the vanilla frosting into several small containers. Mix in red, black, orange, and green food coloring to get your desired spooky shades.
- Spread the tinted frosting over the fully cooled cookies.
- Add candy eyes and candy corn to the frosted cookies to design spooky faces or haunted house details.
