Christmas Desserts

Find easy Christmas dessert recipes, from classic cookies to festive cakes and treats perfect for the holiday season. These homemade Christmas desserts are simple enough to make with kids and impressive enough for your holiday table.

An Apple bar on a cutting board with a bite in it.

Apple Bars

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Pumpkin Spice Latte Cake

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Apple Butter Cookies

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Banana Split Cake Recipe

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Black Forest Ice Cream Cake

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Cinnamon Toast Crunch Bars

The side of a slice of orange cake with chocolate ganache revealing the moist crumb.

Chocolate Orange Cake Recipe

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Poppyseed Cake

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Mint Chip Ice Cream Cake

A stack of cranberry shortbread cookies.

Citrus Cranberry Shortbread Cookies

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Caramel Blossom Cookies

A stack of molasses cookies with a bite out of the top cookie.

Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies

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Orange Cranberry Cake

A slice of bourbon apple pie with a fork on the plate.

Bourbon Apple Pie

A slice of pumpkin crunch cake on a white plate with the whole cake behind it.

Pumpkin Crunch Cake

A stack of 4 double chocolate peanut butter chip cookies.

Double Chocolate Peanut Butter Chip Cookies

A stack of 4 Pumpkin White Chocolate chip cookies with other cookies behind it.

Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Cherry Chocolate Cookie Bars

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Coffee Cake with Cinnamon Streusel

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Raspberry Lemon Icebox Pie Recipe

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No Bake Peanut Butter Pie

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Almond Shortbread Cookies

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Cherry Cheese Pie

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Chocolate Cake Trifle

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Italian Pizzelles

A plate of mini pecan tarts with a mini muffin tin of them i nthe background, a red and green striped towel and some broken pieces of it.

Grandma Rose's Pecan Tassies

A wooden bowl of caramel pretzel turtles with a pan of them and a red and green towel in the background.

Rolo Pretzel Bites

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Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

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Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds (2 Ways!)

A plate of Neapolitan cookies stacked into a pyramid shape.

Italian Rainbow Cookie Recipe

A jar of candied pecans with a striped Christmas towel and a pan of other pecans oin the back.

Cinnamon Spiced Candied Pecans

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Apple and Cranberry Crisp

A brownie bite on a white plate with the mini muffin warapper pulled down exposing the sides and other brownie bites in the background.

Easy Candy Brownie Bites

An overhead image of a strawberry cream pie with a striped napkin next to it.

Strawberry Cream Cheese Pie

A piece of lemon cake with whipped cram on a white plate with the rest of the cake and lemons in the background.

Lemon Pistachio Cake

A close up image of Piña Colada dump cake on a plate with whipped cram and a cherry on top on a white plate with a fork.

Piña Colada Pineapple Dump Cake

A close up image of a slice of chocolate pudding pie on a white plate with the rest of the pie behind it.

Old Fashioned Chocolate Pie

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The BEST Chocolate Overload Cake

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Lemon Bars With Shortbread Crust

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Old Fashioned Pecan Pie

A pile of sour cream cookies where the one in the middle has a bite out of it exposing the cakey center of the cookie.

Sour Cream Cookies

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Easy Coconut Cake Recipe

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Chocolate Mousse Cups

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Easiest Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Coffee Snickerdoodle Cookies

Is it even a holiday table without Pumpkin Pie? This classic pumpkin pie recipe is an easy and delicious way to get everyone's favorite holiday dessert onto the table without all the hassle!

Classic Pumpkin Pie Recipe

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies are a total blast from the past. Take one bite and you'll immediately be transported to those soft, delicious oatmeal cookies your mom used to make for after school snacks! They're an easy and delicious treat for the whole family.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

My Great Grandma's Lemon Pound Cake Recipe is a serious keeper! Easy to make, subtly sweet with a light and moist crumb that no one can resist.

Great Grandma Hinz's Lemon Pound Cake Recipe

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Crinkle Chocolate Cookies

These Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies have just the right amount of crunch while also being chewy- they're a hit with both kids and adults without all the hassle of having to bake them!

Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies

These classic peanut butter cookies are just like the old fashioned cookies your mom used to make; nice and chewy in the middle with just a tiny bit of crunch around the edges. This has been a family favorite recipe for generations!

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

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Rice Krispie Treats Turkey

These Almond Ginger Cookies are such an easy dessert to make! This crispy cookie is the best slice-and-bake option if you're looking for a spicy cookie that is that isn't overly sweet. They're great for Christmas!

Almond Ginger Cookies

Make this Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe for the holidays- they're no-bake, seriously easy and totally delicious! Made with pumpkin yogurt, cream cheese, powdered sugar, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla in a graham cracker crust with candied pecans on top, these are sure to please the whole family!

Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe

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Grandma's Best Banana Cake Recipe

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Chocolate Cheesecake Stuffed Strawberries Recipe

This PMS Bark is the ultimate treat to fulfill both your sweet and salty cravings! Made with rich dark chocolate, salty potato chips and pretzels, peanut butter chips and buttery toffee bits, this recipe is SO easy to make and really addictive- you won't be able to get enough!!

PMS Bark

These Peanut Butter Brownie Truffles are an easy chocolate dessert recipe and an excellent gift to give this for Valentine's Day. This simple recipe is made with rich, fudgy brownies and a peanut buttery surprise in the middle.

Peanut Butter Brownie Truffles or The Great Mouse Debacle of 2017

These M&M's Brownie Truffles are an easy chocolate dessert recipe and an excellent gift to give this holiday season. It's a super-simple recipe made with rich, fudgy brownies and a surprise in the middle. These are a pretty addition to any Christmas cookie platter that the whole family will love!

M&M’S® Brownie Truffles

This Rice Krispie Treat Stocking recipe is an easy Christmas dessert option for both kids and adults! It was simple to make and decorate and is meant to be made ahead. This is a fun project for the whole family to make during the holidays and is a great Gingerbread House alternative.

Rice Krispie Treat Stocking

These homemade German Cream Cheese Brownies are a delicious addition to any holiday cookie platter. This recipe is made from scratch but SO easy! Rich chocolate brownies swirled with sweet cream cheese helps make this a decadent treat your family will love!

German Cream Cheese Brownies

These Chocolate Peppermint Crinkles are an easy way to add a fun spin to a traditional recipe. These cookies are chewy and fudgy but they also have a delicious mint flavor. They are the best Christmas cookie for kids to make and eat!

Chocolate Peppermint Crinkles

These homemade PB&J Brownies are an easy and delicious holiday dessert option. Chewy, fudgey chocolate brownies with a swirl of peanut butter and the fruit spread of your choice on top, these are made from scratch and would be great on a Thanksgiving of Christmas dessert table or just because you deserve a tasty dessert!

PB&J Brownies

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Blueberry Buckle

This Salted Cranberry and Pistachio Bark could not be more delicious! It's insanely easy to make and the salty-sweet flavor combination cannot be beat! I'll definitely be making this over and over again!

Salted Cranberry and Pistachio Bark