Celebrate with one of these easy recipes for delicious and festive Christmas desserts.
1. Candy Cane Forest Cake
Twirl up a white cake covered with crushed peppermints and candy canes.
2. Pinecone Brownie Wreath
With the help of some Tootsie Rolls, brownies grow into pinecones
3. Christmas Candy Cupcakes
Enjoy tiny treats with trimmings such as M&M’s and marshmallows. Pressed Laffy Taffy leaves lend a festive touch.
4. Peppermint Icebox Pie
This cool, pepperminty take on the old-school treat is as frosty as it gets.
5. Candied Popcorn Stars
These popcorn stars make for charming edible ornaments that is, if they ever make it to the tree.
6. Mini Brown-Sugar Cheesecakes
Distinctive and delightful tang is infused in these tiny treats, infused with a combination of lemon and ginger.
7. Fig Cookies
Fancify traditional sugar-cookie dough, by filling in with a mixture of figs, chocolate, and orange marmalade, then scoring a pretty fan pattern on top.
8. Christmas Tree Cookies with Sprinkles
This versatile dough allows the baker’s creativity to shine through, and because it offers a deeper flavor than typical sugar cookie dough, the finished cookies needn’t be covered with sugary icing.
9. Snowman Cupcakes
Topped with vanilla frosting, white decorating sugar, and butterscotch and mini chocolate chips to finish the faces, these snowmen are ready to melt (in your mouth!).
10. Strawberry Cheesecake Santas
A healthier alternative to actual strawberry cheesecake this Holiday season. They’re adorably fruit and delicious.
11. Eggnog Truffles
Your favorite spiked Holiday drink just got a whole lot sweeter with these spiced delights. You’ll need white chocolate, cream cheese, powdered sugar, nutmeg, and imitation rum extract.
12. Funfetti Shortbread Bites
These tiny cookies make it next to impossible to have just one.
13. 3-Ingredient Buttery Shortbread Cookies
If the recipe title hasn’t sold you yet, check out the massive amount it yields. With only 30 minutes of baking time, one fresh batch makes for 40 servings.
14. Rolo-Stuffed Double Chocolate Chip Cookies
By adding a Rolo and some Wilton Holly Sprinkles, blogger Amy Locurto elevated plain chocolate chip cookies to adorably festive treats.
15. Chocolate Peanut Butter Saltine Toffee
With just six ingredients, these sweet treats will be your go-to recipe for all holiday parties. -countryliving