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90 Best Easy Christmas Desserts for Your Holiday Treats Table

Guests will be filling their plates with these decadent desserts.

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Becky Lugart-Stayner

It’s Christmas baking season! Are you as excited as we are? Because we’ve rounded up our very best easy and delicious desserts to get you in the holiday spirit. Bring on the cookie cutters and holiday sprinkles!

Whether you’re watching Christmas movies during a big bake-a-thon or preparing a Christmas party menu for guests or work, these easy Christmas desserts are great fun, both to make and to eat, for your friends, family, guests, and attendees.

If you love creating show-stopping Christmas cakes for the dessert table or enjoy decorating festive, specialty Christmas cupcakes, make sure to take a look at our Christmas Wreath Cake and the Snowmen Cupcakes.

If you're all about whipping up pies during the holiday season, we've got Cranberry Fudge Pie and Mississippi Mud Pie just waiting for you.

If you look forward to intricately decorated sugar cookies, you've come to the right place! Our basic Sugar Cookie recipe is a classic, and our Christmas Light Sugar Cookies will be an instant favorite!

And as for holiday flavors, this list has it all. This list is filled with gingerbread, peppermint, chocolate, cranberry, cozy holiday spices, and so much more. There are also plenty of Christmas cookies, chocolate bark, fudge, truffles, candies, and other treats that'll make super sweet hostess or Christmas gifts, too.

From holiday cookies to cakes and pies and everything in between, these recipes are best enjoyed with friends and family by the Christmas tree!

1

Snowman Cupcakes

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Becky Lugart-Stayner

These sweet little cupcakes are just the thing for you holiday party! Topped with shredded coconut "snow," these Frosty-themed frosted cupcakes are sure to delight.

Get the recipe for Snowman Cupcakes.

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Christmas Wreath Cake

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Becky Lugart-Stayner

A festive Christmas wreath can add some holiday joy practically anywhere—even the dessert table!After making a basic white-buttercream cake, all you need is some green fondant and red Sixlets to create a holly wreath that's good enough to eat!

Get the recipe for Christmas Wreath Cake.

3

Christmas Tree Cupcakes

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Becky Lugart-Stayner

These festive Christmas Tree Cupcakes are made with strong coffee, which gives them both a deeper, richer flavor, as well as a little boost for Santa—or anyone—staying up late to fill the tree with presents.

Get the recipe for Christmas Tree Cupcakes.

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Sugar Cookie Bars

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Becky Lugart-Stayner

These tender, delicious bars, kind of a cross between a blondie and a sugar cookie, are our favorite way to round out a Christmas cookie table.

Get the recipe for Sugar Cookie Bars.

5

Grinch Cookies Recipe

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Becky Lugart-Stayner

Whether you count yourself a Who down in Whoville, or a Grinch on the hill, we think you'll love these festively colored Christmas cookies! Bake up a big platter of 'em for your holiday party, and enjoy while watching your favorite Grinch movie (whichever version that is)!

Get the recipe for Grinch Cookies.

6

Reindeer Brownies

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Becky Lugart-Stayner

These super cute treats are perfect for a Christmas party! Muffin-pan brownies get a festive decoration with a simple addition of pretzel twists, red m&m candies, and some candy eyes.

Get the recipe for Reindeer Brownies.

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7

Peppermint Palmiers

peppermint palmiers topped with crushed peppermints and arranged on a white plate with red trim
Becky Luigart-Stayner

These beautiful French cookies are dusted with a seasonal treat. Serve them at your next Christmas party with cups of peppermint eggnog, pictured, for a cooling winter treat.

Get the recipe for Peppermint Palmiers.

8

Chocolate-Peppermint Fudge

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Becky Luigart-Stayner

The classic combo of chocolate and peppermint pair perfectly in this holiday fudge. This hard-to-resist treat is even more tempting when given a jolt of cooling peppermint extract and topped with the classic red and white striped candies.

Get the recipe for Chocolate-Peppermint Fudge.

9

Christmas Plum Pudding Recipe

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Becky Lugart-Stayner

Make this classic holiday dessert for a true Christmas treat!

Get the recipe for Christmas Plum Pudding.

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10

Mississippi Mud Pie

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Becky Lugart-Stayner

This gooey Southern treasure is a delight for fans of chocolate. Make this easy pie for your next holiday party — and make plenty of coffee to go with it!

Get the recipe for Mississippi Mud Pie.

11

Cranberry-Fudge Pie with Candied Cranberries

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Becky Lugart-Stayner

This decadent dessert is ready for any Christmas party! Chocolate? Fruit? When it comes to pie, why choose? The bright tart cranberry is tempered by dark fudge in this absolutely decadent holiday pie.

Get the recipe for Cranberry-Fudge Pie with Candied Cranberries.

12

Wacky Cake

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Becky Lugart-Stayner

This cake happens to be a depression-era recipe made without butter, eggs, or milk, but it also happens to be just plain delicious! The batter is easy to whip up and it's topped with a fudgy frosting and plenty of toasted pecans.

Get the recipe for Wacky Cake.

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13

Dutch Pear Pie with Spiced Caramel Sauce

dutch pear pie with spiced caramel sauce
Becky Lugart-Stayner

This celebration of Pacific Northwest pears is perfect for your holiday party! With delicious crumble topping and caramel sauce for serving, this is sure to be a new favorite.

Get the recipe for Dutch Pear Pie with Spiced Caramel Sauce.

14

Classic Oatmeal Cookies

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Becky Lugart-Stayner

Ah, Christmas–cookie season! And sometimes the classic are the best, like these super easy oatmeal cookies with raisins and plenty of cozy spices.

Get the recipe for Classic Oatmeal Cookies.

15

Chocolate Chip Cake with Candied Pretzels

chocolate chip cake with candied pretzels
Becky Lugart-Stayner

Chocolate morsels are baked right into this light and fluffy cake. Add some pretzel rods dipped in white chocolate and covered in festive, seasonal sprinkles for a winter wonderland effect!

Get the recipe for Chocolate Chip Cake with Candied Pretzels.

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16

Apple Butter Pie with Quilt Top Crust

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Becky Lugart-Stayner

This cozy pie—complete with a quilt design on top—will be the hit of your Christmas party!

Get the recipe for Apple Butter Pie with Quilt Top Crust.

17

White Chocolate Pomegranate-Pistachio Bark

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Becky Luigart-Stayner

This gift-able holiday treat is beautiful and delicious! The burst of tart juices combined with the sweet white chocolate creates a balance of flavors in this perfect-for-the-holidays bark.

Get the recipe for White Chocolate Pomegranate-Pistachio Bark.

18

Hot Chocolate Ice Box Pie

hot chocolate ice box pie with whipped cream chocolate curls and mini marshmallows on top
Becky Luigart-Stayner

Creamy, chocolatey, and covered in little marshmallows, this hot chocolate pie is best served on a chilly night with holiday guests and family to share it with.

Get the recipe for Hot Chocolate Ice Box Pie.

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19

Amaro-Chocolate Cloud Cake

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Becky Luigart-Stayner

This gorgeous flourless chocolate cake is made to puff up, and then collapse like a cloud. It's a dense and fudgy flourless cake, making it a great gluten free option for Christmas guests!

Get the recipe for Amaro-Chocolate Cloud Cake.

20

Striped Peppermint Sandwich Cookies

striped peppermint sandwich cookies dipped in white candy coating with painted stripes on top
Becky Luigart-Stayner

These easy holiday cookies make a delicious gift or party treat. They may look like they just came from a professional baker's dessert case, but these beautiful 5-ingredient Christmas cookies couldn't be easier to make.

Get the recipe for Striped Peppermint Sandwich Cookies.

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