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The holiday season is all about giving and sharing with family and friends, and what better thing to share than some easy Christmas treats!
I always dedicate one weekend each season for baking and making all kinds of holiday treats with my family. I’ve rounded up a bunch of my very favorite quick and easy holiday treats, and I thought you might like to have them all in one place too!
On this list you’ll find no bake Christmas treats, cakes, cupcakes and cookies that are perfect for gifting, sharing or for treating yourself! You’re bound to find something you love on this list.
Here you’ll find a variety of delicious Christmas desserts, like Peanut Butter Fudge, Cheesecake Christmas Cookies and Oreo Truffles. These easy Christmas treats will satisfy your simultaneous craving for something sweet and something festive!
My Favorite Christmas Treats
We love baking and making treats for the holidays. These are my Top 5 favorites that you’ll find on my cookie tray just about every year!
Molasses Cookies – These are actually my daughter’s favorite cookie, and I love that she loves to bake them! In fact, she’s baked them for her friends for the last few years as gifts!
Peanut Butter Blossoms – A childhood favorite, some of my earliest memories are baking these with my mom.
Peppermint Fudge – My dad’s favorite candy, he absolutely loved fudge so this one brings back memories of him.
Gingerbread Bars – A recipe I came across years ago and immediately fell in love with, The warm spices are so inviting and they’re way easier than rolling and cutting out cookies.
Magic Layer Christmas Brownies – My own special concoction! Everyone loves them so they are on our must-make list every single year.
Christmas Cookies
Be sure to check the recipe because while all of these cookies are easy, some do require you to chill the dough so you want to be sure to add that to your time. You’re bound to find a few of Santa’s favorites of this list!
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 and Peppermint is my all time favorite flavor combination so it’s no surprise that these cookies are a holiday staple in our house. These Double Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are super easy and quick to make with just 5 ingredients!
Italian Ricotta Cookies are a fluffy treat that begs to be eaten! Top them with your favorite seasonal sprinkles for an irresistible cookie perfect for the holidays!
Peanut Butter Blossoms (aka “Kiss Cookies”)
Peppermint Treats
If you love the flavor of peppermint, especially around the holidays, you’ll love these minty treats. If you want to get extra minty this season, check out my favorite scented holiday candle, too!
With layers of sweet and creamy peppermint cheesecake and fudgy chunks of brownie, these Peppermint Cheesecake Brownie Parfaits are THE dessert of the season!
This Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Bundt Cake is a rich, dense chocolate cake with just a hint of peppermint. The chocolate ganache topping is sweet and decadent and topped with Andes Peppermint Crunch. It's the perfect holiday dessert!
This delicious, yet simple no bake white chocolate peppermint cheesecake is perfect for the holidays. The cheesecake mousse is creamy and quite fluffy. There are peppermint chunks folded into the cheesecake and it’s topped with a white chocolate drizzle, whipped cream, and peppermint candies.
Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cupcakes are decadently rich but surprisingly easy to make with my simple cake mix hack!
Peppermint Bark
No-Bake Christmas Treats
Don’t want to turn on your oven? Or maybe your oven is busy baking cookies and you just want something quick and easy. These no bake Christmas treats are the perfect way to pass the time on a cold winter’s night.
A simple, but delicious 3 ingredient sugar cookie dip great for a Christmas party! It only takes minutes to make and tastes great with graham crackers!
This easy Peanut Butter Fudge is cooked in your microwave with just 4 easy ingredients. Let is chill in the fridge and you have an amazing treat that everyone is going to love!
Crockpot Candy is the perfect easy holiday recipe. It’s creamy, chocolatey and filled with crunchy peanuts for a salty-sweet treat. Made in the slow cooker with only 4 ingredients!
These peanut butter balls are an easy no-bake treat that’s perfect for peanut butter lovers. They’re made with only 5 simple ingredients and impossible to resist.
Peanut Butter Balls
More Christmas Treats
The treats under this category are just fun and festive goodies we love to enjoy during the holidays.
Great with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate on Christmas morning, these Gingerbread Muffins are full of spices and topped with white sugar sprinkles for just a hint of sweetness. They are a perfect compliment to the sugar overload that is Christmas!
These copycat cranberry bliss bars are a homemade version of the Starbucks holiday treat. With cranberries, white chocolate and cream cheese frosting – this homemade version is even better than the original.
These Spiced Gingerbread Cookie Bars will definitely fill you with the spirit of the holiday season. They are slightly spicy, tender and sweet and just delicious.
FAQs
What are the most popular Christmas Treats?
The most popular treats you always see at Christmastime are sugar cookies, fudge, truffles, toffee and gingerbread.
What snacks are good for Christmas?
Popular snacks for Christmas aren’t just the sweets! Savory snacks, like Sausage Rolls and Cranberry Meatballs are also quite popular.
What is your favorite Christmas treat? Let me know in the comments!
Kristin Maxwell
Kristin Maxwell is the creator and main recipe developer, writer, and photographer of Yellow Bliss Road. A self-taught cook and self-appointed foodie, she specializes in easy, flavorful and approachable recipes for any home cook.
Why all the mint ? I like mint but not THAT much . Is there something else I could substitute instead. My stomach dr says no mint or very little . It has something to do with ARD . Acid reflux .
where is the link to the reindeer ones with the candy cane, and the pretzel ears?
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Why all the mint ? I like mint but not THAT much . Is there something else I could substitute instead. My stomach dr says no mint or very little . It has something to do with ARD . Acid reflux .
The almond bar you could do with out the candy canes. It is the white one.
Thanks so much for including my reindeer chow!