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This collection of easy Christmas treats has everything you need for cookie trays, holiday parties, and homemade gifts. You’ll find festive cookies, fudge, bark, brownies, and simple no-bake ideas that come together without the stress.
Looking for even more holiday baking inspiration? Check out our collection of Festive Christmas Cookies or browse all of our Christmas Recipes for appetizers, dinners, and desserts.
Our Go-To Christmas Treats
These are the recipes that make it onto our holiday baking list every single year. They’re reliable, delicious, and always a hit.
Christmas Magic Layer Brownie Bars
Fudgy brownie base loaded with coconut, M&Ms, and festive sprinkles. This one disappears fast at every party.
Frosted Sugar Cookies
Classic sugar cookies with buttercream frosting are the perfect holiday cookie. Use sprinkles or frosting or both!
Peppermint Fudge
Creamy, minty, and incredibly easy. This one brings back memories and always gets requested.
Spiced Gingerbread Cookie Bars
All the warm gingerbread flavor without the hassle of rolling and cutting cookies.
Peanut Butter Blossoms
A childhood favorite that's simple enough to bake with kids. The chocolate kiss on top makes them irresistible.
Easy Christmas Cookies
Cookies are the heart of holiday baking. These recipes range from soft and chewy to crispy and buttery, and they’re all easy enough for busy weeknights or a weekend baking session with the kids.
Italian Ricotta Cookies
Soft, cake-like cookies with a light glaze that melts in your mouth. Top them with festive sprinkles for a beautiful holiday presentation.
Christmas Cookie Pinwheels
These swirled red and green cookies look impressive but come together easily. Kids love helping roll and slice them.
Easy Eggnog Cookies
Buttery meltaway cookies with a hint of eggnog and nutmeg. They practically dissolve on your tongue.
Christmas Cheesecake Cookies
These Christmas Cheesecake Cookies are the perfect, festive cookie to feed to Santa!
Butter Cookies with Sprinkles
Classic, tender butter cookies that are perfect for piping into festive shapes. These are always a crowd-pleaser.
Red Velvet Cookies
Soft, chewy cookies with that signature red velvet flavor. Dip them in white chocolate and add sprinkles for extra holiday flair.
Cookie Butter Blossoms
Cookie Butter Blossoms are a nut-free version of everyone's favorite cookie! A sweet chocolate kiss nuzzled into a chewy cookie butter cookie for the ultimate (nut free) holiday cookie!
Chewy Oatmeal Kiss Cookies
Soft oatmeal cookies topped with a Hershey's kiss. They're cozy, familiar, and perfect for holiday cookie exchanges.
Peanut Butter Blossoms
Peanut Butter Blossoms are a classic peanut butter cookie that’s thick and chewy with a big chocolate kiss on top.
Molasses Cookies
Molasses Cookies are filled with the warm fall flavors of cinnamon, ginger, clove and molasses. They are crispy on the edges, soft and chewy on the inside.
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Rich, fudgy cookies coated in powdered sugar that crack as they bake. They look like little snow-covered treats.
Iced Thumbprint Grinch Cookies
Grinch Cookies are fun and festive iced thumbprint cookies, with colorful candy centers and a bright red Grinch's heart.
Easy Snowball Cookies
A nut-free version made with cake mix for extra ease. Rolled in powdered sugar, they look just like little snowballs.
Candy Cane Cookies
These candy cane cookies are a holiday favorite. They're buttery cookies with a hint of peppermint and adorable candy cane shape!
Christmas Bars and Brownies
Bars and brownies are the secret weapon of holiday baking. Bake in one pan, slice into squares, and you’ve got treats for a crowd with minimal effort.
Peppermint Patty Brownies
Rich chocolate brownies stuffed with York Peppermint Patties. The minty surprise in the middle makes these irresistible.
Christmas Magic Layer Brownie Bars
Fudgy brownie base topped with layers of coconut, sweetened condensed milk, M&Ms, and sprinkles. Festive, fun, and always a hit.
Spiced Gingerbread Cookie Bars
All the cozy gingerbread flavor in an easy bar form. No rolling, no cutting, just warm spices and a soft, tender bite.
Cranberry Bliss Bars
A copycat of the Starbucks favorite with white chocolate, cranberries, and cream cheese frosting. Perfect for holiday brunches.
Pecan Bars
Buttery shortbread crust with a sweet pecan topping. More of a fall treat, but works well through the holidays too.
Fudge, Bark, and Candy
Homemade candy is easier than you think, and it makes a great gift. These recipes come together quickly and look impressive on any holiday spread.
Easy Peppermint Bark
Layers of dark and white chocolate topped with crushed candy canes. A classic Christmas candy that takes just minutes to make.
White Chocolate Rum Fudge
Creamy white chocolate fudge with buttered rum flavor and a hint of cinnamon. A grown-up twist on a holiday favorite.
Peppermint Fudge
Smooth, minty fudge that's perfect for cookie tins and gift giving. It comes together fast and tastes like the holidays.
Best Ever Chocolate Fudge
Rich, creamy chocolate fudge made on the stovetop. This is the classic recipe everyone expects to see at Christmas.
Peanut Brittle
Crunchy, buttery brittle made with just 5 ingredients. It's sweet, salty, and perfect for snacking or gifting.
Salted Graham Cracker Pretzel Toffee
Buttery caramel poured over graham crackers and pretzels, then topped with chocolate and sea salt. Dangerously addictive.
Cream Cheese Mints
The BEST cream cheese mints are creamy, perfectly minty and melt-in-your mouth. This easy recipe is the perfect old-fashioned treat.
Crockpot Candy
Chocolate peanut clusters made in the slow cooker. Easy, hands-off and only 4 ingredients!
Quick and No-Bake Christmas Treats
When your oven is already working overtime, these no-bake treats save the day. They’re quick, easy, and just as delicious as anything baked.
Sugar Cookie Dough Dip
All the flavor of sugar cookies in a creamy, scoopable dip. Top with sprinkles and serve with graham crackers or fruit.
Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Balls
Creamy peanut butter centers dipped in chocolate. These taste like buckeyes and are perfect for holiday candy tins.
Chocolate No Bake Cookies
Classic chocolate oat cookies that come together on the stovetop. Quick, nostalgic, and always satisfying.
Peppermint Oreo Truffles
Crushed Oreos mixed with cream cheese, rolled into balls, and dipped in white chocolate. Just 3 ingredients and endlessly festive.
Peanut Butter Fudge
Microwave fudge made with just 4 ingredients. It sets up quickly and has that creamy, peanut buttery flavor everyone loves.
Hot Chocolate Dip
A chocolatey dip that tastes like hot cocoa. Fun for parties, though similar to other dip options.
Cookie Butter No-Bake Cheesecake
Creamy Biscoff cheesecake with no oven required. Delicious and impressive!
Chocolate Covered Pretzels
Sweet and salty pretzels dipped in chocolate. Easy to customize with holiday sprinkles, though fairly basic.
White Hot Chocolate
White Hot Chocolate is a rich and creamy drink that will warm you from head to toe. Ready in 20 minutes and requires just a few ingredients.
Peppermint Cheesecake Brownie Parfaits
With layers of sweet and creamy peppermint cheesecake and fudgy chunks of brownie, these Peppermint Cheesecake Brownie Parfaits are THE dessert of the season!
No Bake White Chocolate Peppermint Cheesecake
Fluffy peppermint cheesecake with white chocolate drizzle. Impressive but more involved than other no-bake options.
