Easy Halloween Baking Cookbook: Fabulous and Fun Dessert Recipes to Bake for Your Halloween Halloween may have an unbreakable relationship with candy, but there are plenty of other sweets you can indulge in during the days and weeks leading up to October 31-namely, Halloween desserts. Sure, you can try to use up extra candy, but there are plenty of opportunities to get baking and enjoy homemade treats. There's nothing a good Halloween dessert can't do. A tasty Halloween treat pairs perfectly with a round of the right plate of dessert is a great snack for a marathon of the best And if you're looking for few activities will engage the whole family like decorating Halloween cookies.