On Halloween you’re bound to see a friendly phantom or two hanging around—especially in your kitchen! Whether you’re cooking up a themed breakfast, serving a fun Halloween dinner before trick-or-treating or baking a batch of haunted cookies and cupcakes, there’s no better way to add a festive touch than with a ghost or two. If you’re worried that your decorating skills aren’t up to par, we’re here to tell you that, with the help of these recipes, you can boo it! There’s a little something for everyone in this roundup (including some cakes for more advanced bakers) but there are plenty of easy-peasy options for anyone who’s short on time or ingredients, too. No matter what you decide to conjure up, these sugar cookies are a must. We’ve added pumpkin pie spice to give them a hint of seasonal flavor—and kept the decorating process simple enough that your little ones can help out. After you frost the cookies with royal icing, let your kids place the jelly bean eyes and licorice lace mouths.

Make this creepy-cute sprinkle cake for a fun Halloween party centerpiece. Ghost candy bark adds an extra-scary dimension.

Ghoulishly cute, and totally tender and delicious! These ghost-shaped steamed dumplings are wrapped with an easy hot water dough that’s commonly used for the popular Chinese dim sum dish called har gow. Traditionally these kinds of dumplings feature a shrimp filling, but here we use ground chicken to keep them as close to ghostly white as possible. When shopping, look for ground chicken with a high percentage of dark meat to ensure the filling stays juicy and moist. Although the dough is a bit fragile to work with, you can use a thin scrap of excess dough to patch any holes as you work; once steamed, any patching will mostly disappear and the ghostly treats will be no less delicious. While the dumplings can certainly be enjoyed on their own, soy sauce and a touch of chili crisp makes for a particularly tasty dip.

These Halloween-themed brownies provide a scary-good backdrop for spooky white chocolate ghosts. The ghosts are super easy to make with melted white chocolate and dabs of store-bought black icing for the eyes and mouth. Somewhere between fudgy and cakey, the brownies are spread with a salty-sweet chocolate glaze, which really makes the ghosts pop.