Six Spooktacular Halloween Treats To Make At Home

Got scary-good kitchen skills? Instead of setting out a lame bucket of fun-size chocolates or stale candy corn, try making these gourmet ghoulish goodies for Halloween! They're created by the best baker around: dessert master and author of Sugar Baby Gesine Bullock-Prado.

Barley Malt Skulls

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Gesine's spooky skulls come with a foodie flavor: barley malt. "It’s the perfect shape to warn people away from touching my candy. And if they do take a bite and find they just don’t have what it takes to enjoy such a weird flavor, they can’t say they weren’t warned."

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Fruity Schewester Taffy

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These lemon, raspberry, and orange taffys are inspired by the candies that Gesine and her sister Sandy (better known as actress Sandra Bullock) devoured during a childhood summer in Germany. Try them for a more kid-friendly treat.

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Rock Candy

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"It’s pure sugar. That’s it," raves Gesine. "It doesn’t pretend it’s anything more than an unadulterated cavity maker. Just look at it: Instead of itsy-bitsy granulated morsels that can easily hide, rock candy is a series of gigantic, in-your-face sugar crystals. It’s the badass of candies, and yet it’s beautiful, too. When I am reincarnated—and you know I’m coming back as something sweet—I want to come back as rock candy."

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Candy Corn

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Gesine's favorite childhood Halloween costume was a huge (and potentially flammable) chicken wire and papier mâché candy corn suit. "Today," she writes, "I bypass trick-or-treating and death-trap costumes and simply make my favorite ghoulish treat at home."

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Fruit Gummis

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Despite almost choking on a handful during an impromptu nap, Gesine adores these festive orange candies: "It’s German-made gummis that I adore to this day, almost as much as I did as a kid. Even though I was almost murdered by them. That’s how much they mean to me."

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The Best Ginger Cookies Ever

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Trust us, the name of these bakery bestsellers is no exaggeration. These chewy, autumnal cookies are the perfect addition to any Halloween party that could use a little spice.

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