These Halloween Pumpkin Spice Gingerbread Cookies are a spooky twist on the classic and beloved holiday cookie. The recipe is very similar to a standard gingerbread cookie, but uses pumpkin purée and pumpkin pie spice to create a perfect October-esque flavor profile.

These spooky mummies, vampires, and bats are soft, full of flavor from molasses and brown sugar, and are so much fun to decorate. With melted chocolate, candy melts, and some sprinkles, they are an easy and delicious addition to a spooky gift basket, treat box, or out on display at a Halloween party!

Recipe Used for the Halloween Pumpkin Spice Gingerbread Cookies:

Pumpkin Spice Gingerbread Cookies by The Squeaky Mixer

This gingerbread cookie recipe is just like preparing standard gingerbread cookie dough, with the only difference being the addition of pumpkin purée and pumpkin pie spice. The flavor is a touch more mild but just as delicious as the classic version we are used to. The dough is easy to work with, full of flavor, with endless ways to decorate!

Tips for Making the Pumpkin Gingerbread Cookies:

Use parchment paper to roll out the dough:

Save the mess of sprinkling flour to make sure the dough and rolling pin don’t stick and use two sheets of parchment paper. My mind was blown! This method is so easy and prevents the dough from getting dry or cakey from adding more and more flour to your work surface.

Use an icing spatula to lift up the cut-out dough:

Lifting the gingerbread cookie dough cut-outs is much easier if you slide an icing spatula underneath and lift the dough to transfer it to the baking sheet. If you don’t have an icing spatula, a dull knife will work as well. The dough is easiest to cut and transfer when it is still a bit cool/firm. As it warms up, it is harder to transfer.

How to Decorate the Vampire Pumpkin Spice Cookies:

With just a few colors of candy melts, a piping bag, and a toothpick, an everyday gingerbread man cookie can be transformed into a spooky vampire for Halloween!

Ingredients needed:

• White chocolate (or white candy melts)
• Black candy melts
• Red candy melts
• Gingerbread man cookie cutters
• Piping bags
• Toothpick

Steps to decorate the vampire cookies:

1. Melt the black candy melts in a microwave safe bowl. Pour into a piping bag (my preference because it is more sturdy) or ziplock bag and cut a small tip off the corner of the bag.
2. Pipe two dots for eyes and a straight line for the mouth. It helps to pipe the eyes in a bit of a swirl as you come up to keep the candy melts from forming a point. Swirl a toothpick over the wet candy melts to help form the dots into more perfect circles if desired. Allow to dry and harden.
3. Melt your white chocolate of choice (I use Ghirardelli melting wafers) and pour into a piping bag and cut a small tip off the corner of the bag.
4. Pipe two small dots of white chocolate onto each side of the mouth. Use a toothpick to gently drag the white chocolate down to form a pointy fang.
5. Melt the red candy melts in a microwave safe bowl. Pour into a piping bag and cut a small tip off of the corner of the bag.
6. Pipe three dots along the center of the gingerbread vampire with the red candy melts. Swirl a toothpick over the wet candy melts to help form the dots into more perfect circles.
7. Allow to fully harden before storing or transferring.
   

How to Decorate the Mummy Gingerbread Men Cookies:

These gingerbread mummy cookies are SO simple to make and are absolutely delicious and adorable! I used mini gingerbread cookie cutters to create these. The small size adds to the spooky cute factor and makes it easier to drizzle the chocolate mummy “wraps” and cover more surface area.

Ingredients needed:

• White chocolate (or white candy melts)
• Black ball sprinkles
• Gingerbread man cookie cutters
• Piping bag

Steps to decorate the mummy cookies:

1. Melt the white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. Pour into a piping bag (or ziplock bag) and cut a small tip off the corner of the bag.
2. Pipe a small dot of white chocolate onto the black ball sprinkles to act as glue and place them on the mummy face.
3. Drizzle the white chocolate back and forth in various angles and patterns to create the mummy wrap effect.
4. Allow the chocolate to harden before storing or serving.

How to Decorate the Pumpkin Bat Cookies:

These gingerbread bats are easy to decorate and the perfect mixture of spooky cute with their big candy eyes. All you need to decorate these is melted chocolate and candy eye sprinkles!

Ingredients needed:

• Candy eyes
• Chocolate melting wafers
• Piping bag
• Bat cookie cutters (exact ones used are from Target and Home Goods)

Steps to decorate the bat cookies:

1. Melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. Pour into a piping bag (or ziplock bag) and cut a small tip off the corner of the bag.
2. Pipe a small dot of chocolate onto the back of the candy eye sprinkles to act as glue and place them on the top of the bat face.
3. Drizzle the chocolate across and down the length of the wings.
4. Allow the chocolate to harden before storing or serving.

These Halloween pumpkin spice gingerbread cookies are a spooky twist on the classic gingerbread man cookie. Making them in the fall with a pumpkin version of the beloved recipe gives a warm and cozy vibe to Halloween baking.

Whether you are giving out teat boxes, boo baskets, baking for a party, or for your own enjoyment – these pumpkin spice gingerbread cookies are guaranteed to wow everybody that receives one. From vampires to bats to mummies, the options of decorating them are endless!

Happy Haunting!

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Halloween Pumpkin Spice Gingerbread Cookies

Recipe by AshleyCourse: DessertCuisine: American

Servings

12-15

large cookies

Cooking time

8

minutes

Total time

2

Hours

These Halloween pumpkin spice gingerbread cookies are a spooky twist on the classic gingerbread man cookie. They are made with pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice while being decorated in spooky fashion to become vampires, mummies, and bats!

Ingredients

• 1 batch Pumpkin Spice Gingerbread Cookies by The Squeaky Mixer

• For the vampire cookies:

• White chocolate

• Black candy melts

• Red Candy melts

• Gingerbread man cookie cutters

• For the mummy cookies:

• White chocolate

• Black ball sprinkles

• Gingerbread man cookie cutters

• For the bat cookies:

• Candy eyes

• Chocolate melting wafers

• Bat cookie cutters

• Additional Tools:

• Icing spatula

• Piping bags

• Toothpick

Directions

• 
  First, make pumpkin spice gingerbread cookies:
• Follow the directions to make one batch of Pumpkin Spice Gingerbread Cookies by The Squeaky Mixer. Use a variety of fun cookie cutters to get creative with your designs!
• Allow the cookies to fully cool before decorating.
• How to decorate the vampire gingerbread men:
• Melt the black candy melts in a microwave safe bowl. Pour into a piping bag (my preference because it is more sturdy) or ziplock bag and cut a small tip off of the corner of the bag.
• Pipe two dots for eyes and a straight line for the mouth. It helps to pipe the eyes in a bit of a swirl as you come up to keep the candy melts from forming into a point. Use a toothpick to help form the dots into more perfect circles if desired. Allow to dry and harden.
• Melt your white chocolate of choice (I use Ghirardelli melting wafers) and pour into a piping bag and cut a small tip off of the corner of the bag.
• Pipe two small dots of white chocolate onto each side of the mouth. Use a toothpick to lightly drag the white chocolate down to form a pointy tooth.
  
• Melt the red candy melts in a microwave safe bowl. Pour into a piping bag and cut a small tip off of the corner of the bag.
  
• Pipe three dots along the center of the gingerbread vampire with the red candy melts and allow to fully harden before storing or transporting.
• How to decorate the mummy cookies:
• Melt the white chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. Pour into a piping bag (or ziplock bag) and cut a small tip off of the corner of the bag.
• Pipe a small dot of white chocolate onto the black ball sprinkles to act as glue and place them on the mummy face.
• Drizzle the white chocolate back and forth in various angles and patterns to create the mummy wrap effect.
• Allow the chocolate to harden before storing or serving.
• How to decorate the bat cookies:
• Melt the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. Pour into a piping bag (or ziplock bag) and cut a small tip off of the corner of the bag.
• Pipe a small dot of chocolate onto the back of the candy eye sprinkles to act as glue and place them on the top of the bat face.
• Drizzle the chocolate across and down the length of the wings.
• Allow the chocolate to harden before storing or serving.

Notes

• Use an icing spatula to help lift up the cookie dough cut outs and move them to your baking sheet.
• These cookies rise quite a bit when they bake, so keep that in mind with how thick/thin you roll out the dough.

If you like this recipe, I think you’ll also love:

• Spooky Ghost Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies
• Halloween Oreo Cookie Topped Brownies
• Spooky Spider Web Thumbprint Cookies with Icing
• Spooky Halloween Charcuterie Dessert Board

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If you make this dessert or have any questions, please leave a comment below! I absolutely love hearing when others are inspired to step into their kitchen and try out something new.

Happy Baking!

XOXO,