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Treat yourself: You don’t have to go door-to-door for a Halloween sugar high in Las Vegas

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Celebrating Halloween might be a little tricky in 2020, but there’s plenty of treats to be had out there. We’ve rounded up some sweets for a night of ghoulish fun, so dress up and scare up a good time. And if you do go out, don’t forget this year’s must-have accessory: a mask.

Web of Lies

Web of Lies

Web of Lies

Sparrow + Wolf not only has one of the most inventive menus in town, but its cocktail program is also top-notch, using ingredients that complement the dishes coming out of the kitchen. Stop by the Chinatown haunt and indulge in a special Halloween cocktail inspired by the musical Wicked, made with Whistling Andy cucumber ginger, melon liqueur, lime juice, simple syrup and an egg white. Available through November 1. 4480 Spring Mountain Road, 702-790-2147, sparrowandwolflv.com.

Beettlejuice Cocktail

Beetle Juice Cocktail

Beetle Juice Cocktail

Electra Cocktail Club and the Dorsey in the Venetian are celebrating Halloween and Day of the Dead weekend with three specialty cocktails sure to bring out the spirits: the Nightmare (tequila, falernum, lime, ginger and club soda), Hocus Pocus (with Jameson, Yellow Chartruese, Carpano Antica and chocolate) and Beetlejuice (pictured, with Tito’s, lemon, lime, matcha, egg white, dash of cream and club soda). Available October 29-November 1. For reservations, email [email protected].

Pumpkin Dulce de Leche Cake

Pumpkin Dulce de Leche

Pumpkin Dulce de Leche

Cristina Tosi’s sweets spot pays homage to the fall season with the Pumpkin Dulce de Leche Cake, a cozy, pillowy confection made with layers of cinnamon spice cake, pumpkin frosting, gooey dulce de leche drizzle, crunchy milk crumbs and salty toasted pepitas. It comes in truffle and milkshake form, too. Available through December 2. Cosmopolitan, 702-698-2662, milkbarstore.com.

Halloween Cookies

Halloween Cookies

Halloween Cookies

Even if you stay up all night watching scary movies, you’ll never run out of treats with Insomnia Cookies just a phone call away for a late-night delivery. This season’s offerings include Pumpkin Cheesecake Cookie,  Peanut Butter Choco-Lantern Cookie, Moon Cookie Cake with Halloween Center and the Mini’wich Flight, six warm Mini Chocolate Chunk cookies with three mini scoops of ice cream. Available for pickup or delivery for a limited time. Insomniacookies.com.

Mini Monster Clouds

Mini Monster Clouds

Mini Monster Clouds

You won’t find cuter monsters than these confections from Nuage Cotton Candy, a local, family-owned sweets purveyor founded by Laure and Jean-Francois Thibeault. The couple conceived of Nuage during a summer trip to France, when the scent of cotton candy from a kiosk brought back childhood memories. Their version uses organic cane sugar and all-natural ingredients, so you can indulge in the treat free of guilt and preservatives. Nuagecottoncandy.com.

Halloween CrazyShake

Halloween Crazy Shake

Halloween Crazy Shake

Black Tap’s CrazyShakes are made for Halloween: It’s fun, over-the-top indulgence that brings out the kid in all of us. Stop by this weekend for a special creation—a massive chocolate shake with a vanilla-frosted  candy corn rim topped with a spider web chocolate cupcake, orange-and-white twisty pop, orange rock candy, whipped cream, orange sprinkles and a chocolate drizzle. It’s quite the treat; the trick is to finish it all by yourself. Available October 29-November 1. Venetian, 702- 414-2337, blacktap.com.

Monster Mash Insane Milkshake

Monster Mash Insane Milkshake

Monster Mash Insane Milkshake

Inside Fashion Show mall on the Strip, the Sugar Factory has its own version of a monster-size milkshake, served in a spooky green and white chocolate mug with sweet candy eyes, candy corn and sprinkled with confetti. The vanilla milkshake is topped with whipped cream, orange gooey chocolate, sour gummy worms, gummy centipedes, Oreo crumbs, a Sugar Daddy and a Hershey’s bar. Just try to sleep after this sugar high. Available through October 31. 3200 Las Vegas Blvd. S. #1240, 702-685-0483, sugarfactory.com.

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