Easy Halloween Recipes

Pile of black cat cookies made with cake mix.

Black Cat Cake Mix Cookies

Halloween Graveyard Pudding Cups with white chocolate ghosts.

Graveyard Pudding Cups

Pile of Frankenstein cake mix cookie bars.

Frankenstein Cookie Bars

Chewy Halloween candy cookies.

Leftover Candy Cookies

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Mandy the creator of Semi Homemade Kitchen piping vanilla frosting onto cupcakes.

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If you want to simplify cooking and baking without sacrificing flavor you’re in the right place. At Semi Homemade Kitchen I focus on creating delicious, approachable recipes using store-bought shortcuts like cake mixes and canned goods. My goal is to make it easy for anyone to enjoy homemade treats with minimal effort, catering to all skill levels.

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Easy two ingredient mini peach pies with cinnamon roll crust.

Mini Peach Pies

Slice of strawberry shortcake with bite missing.

Strawberry Shortcake Poke Cake

3-Ingredient lemon dump cake topped with whipped cream.

Lemon Dump Cake

Stack of three lemon bars made with just two ingredients.

Two Ingredient Lemon Bars

Easy Desserts

Creamy Oreo fluff with marshmallows.

Oreo Fluff

Easy strawberry dump cake made with just three simple ingredients topped with whipped cream.

Strawberry Dump Cake

Peaches and cream poke cake with fresh peach topping.

Peach Poke Cake

Sugar cookie cheesecake bars with sprinkles.

Sugar Cookie Cheesecake Bars

Stack of Oreo truffle balls with bite missing from one ball.

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Creamy no-bake butterscotch pie.

Desserts

Slice of cake on a plate in the foreground with two slices of cake and a mug of hot chocolate in the background.

Cakes

Strawberry Kiss cake mix cookies piled on a plate.

Cookies

Scoop of easy on pot beef enchilada pasta being removed from the pan.

Mains

Pile of crescent roll pigs in a blanket with Italian parsley garnish.

Appetizers

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Cookie Recipes

Six colored rainbow cookies on the counter.

Jello Sugar Cookies

Chocolate cookies with mint frosting. Grasshopper cake mix cookies piled up, one with a bite missing from the top cookie.

Grasshopper Cookies

Thumbprint cookies with lemon curd and glaze.

Lemon Thumbprints

Cake mix Snickers cookies with gooey caramel, chocolate and peanuts.

Snickers Cookies

Simple Dinners

Mini Chicken Pot Pie on a plate with a bit missing.

Mini Chicken Pot Pies

Cheesy baked rigatoni with a spoon, a delicious and comforting dish perfect for pasta lovers.

Baked Beef Rigatoni

Spoonful of creamy crockpot chicken pot pie.

Crockpot Chicken Pot Pi e

Air fryer chicken fajitas in flour tortillas.

Air Fryer Chicken Fajitas

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