These 15 Christmas Desserts Will Steal the Show at Your Holiday Party
Christmas is the perfect time to indulge in some sweet treats, and there’s something about holiday desserts that just feels extra special. From classic sugar cookies to rich fruitcakes, there’s a dessert for every kind of sweet tooth. The smells of cinnamon, gingerbread, and fresh-baked goods fill the air, creating that cozy, festive vibe we all love. It’s truly the season for sharing a little extra sweetness with everyone.
Candy Cane Pie
You’ll love this No Bake Candy Cane Pie that’s made with cream cheese, real peppermint and crushed candy canes on an Oreo cookie crust. It’s the perfect peppermint pie recipe for the holiday season!
Get the recipe: Candy Cane Pie
Fudgy Red Velvet Cake Mix Brownies
These fudgy red velvet cake mix brownies are easy to make with only four ingredients. They have white chocolate chips inside and a super moist, chewy texture that melts in your mouth. It’s the perfect doctored red velvet cake mix recipe that you won’t regret making!
Get the recipe: Fudgy Red Velvet Cake Mix Brownies
Eggnog Cake
This festive eggnog cake recipe is three light and fluffy layers of cake sandwiched between decadent buttercream frosting. Garnish with fresh and candied cranberries for a beautiful and delicious holiday dessert that everyone will surely enjoy!
Get the recipe: Eggnog Cake
Gingerbread Latte Cake
Combining the best of both worlds in this modern classic dessert, this Gingerbread Latte Cake lets a rich and gooey gingerbread cake with a velvety coffee whipped cream for an easy dessert that impresses with ease.
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Latte Cake
Chocolate Mascarpone Sandwich Cookies
These mascarpone cookies will delight you with their buttery, crumbly biscuits, and creamy chocolate mascarpone cheese filling.
Get the recipe: Chocolate Mascarpone Sandwich Cookies
Yule Log Cake
Impress your guests this holiday season with a bûche de noël, also known as a yule log cake. The chocolate sponge cake has a mascarpone filling and chocolate ganache frosting that is absolutely delicious! The decoration makes this dessert quite festive for Christmas.
Get the recipe: Yule Log Cake
Peppermint Oreo Cookie Balls
Sweet peppermint Oreo cookie balls are the perfect chocolate peppermint treat! A creamy chocolate Oreo and peppermint center is wrapped in white chocolate mixed with candy cane pieces, then topped with more candy cane pieces, delicious!
Get the recipe: Peppermint Oreo Cookie Balls
Christmas Tree Cupcakes
These Christmas tree cupcakes brim with seasonal magic. It’s a December tradition to assemble these elegant treats that look like evergreen trees. These Christmas desserts ring in the holidays with festive joy and cheer!
Get the recipe: Christmas Tree Cupcakes
No Spread Sugar Cookies
The best no spread sugar cookies for decorating! These are soft, easy no spread sugar cookies – no chill needed! We’re making these no spread sugar cookies with powdered sugar and an easy recipe for sugar cookie icing! This is my go-to cut out sugar cookie recipe!
Get the recipe: No Spread Sugar Cookies
Cinnamon Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream
Cinnamon is the spice of all spices, and these cinnamon cupcakes with cinnamon buttercream frosting effortlessly uphold its reputation. They have a plush, delicate, cinnamon-infused crumb and are topped with a rich and velvety cinnamon buttercream frosting, that makes reaching for seconds easy.
Get the recipe: Cinnamon Cupcakes with Cinnamon Buttercream
White Chocolate Covered Christmas Pretzel Rods
These Candy Cane Christmas pretzel rods are so cute and festive, and very easy to make with a tasty end result! The Christmas pretzel sticks are dipped in white chocolate and rolled in crushed candy canes.
Get the recipe: White Chocolate Covered Christmas Pretzel Rods
Cinnamon Roll Cake
Cinnamon roll cake- a giant homemade cinnamon roll in cake form, with all the classic cinnamon roll flavors. It features soft, fluffy dough, a cinnamon sugar swirl, and cream cheese icing on top.
Get the recipe: Cinnamon Roll Cake
Gingerbread Cupcake
These gingerbread cupcakes with notes of ginger, molasses, and spices are the most sensational holiday ginger cupcakes you will ever have!! They’re soft and moist with plenty of complex spiced notes and a creamy vanilla and maple buttercream frosting. These holiday cupcakes are perfect for parties, school bake sales, to give as gifts, or to leave out for Santa!
Get the recipe: Gingerbread Cupcake
Christmas Cookies
Christmas Cookies are a great festive activity for adults and children alike. Check out my recipe to do the whole thing from scratch!
Get the recipe: Christmas Cookies
Orange Cranberry Christmas Cake with Sugared Cranberry Wreath
This easy cranberry Christmas cake is a rich, butter cake flavored with almond extract, orange zest, sour cream and fresh or frozen cranberries! To give this cake a festive holiday look, this recipe is finished with an orange glaze and topped with a sugared cranberry and thyme wreath!
Get the recipe: Orange Cranberry Christmas Cake with Sugared Cranberry Wreath
