49 Easy Christmas Desserts to Make Your Holidays Unforgettable
Get into the holiday spirit with delicious desserts that everyone will love! This collection of Christmas desserts includes cookies, cakes, pies, and more to make your celebrations extra special.
Christmas Dump Cake
Enjoy the holiday season with our Christmas Dump Cake. Simple ingredients, easy steps, and a dessert that’s sure to please everyone!
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Eclair Cake
Eclair Cake is a fantastic, easy dessert that combines rich flavors and creamy layers without turning on the oven. This no-bake treat is perfect for gatherings and can be made ahead, making it a convenient choice for anyone who loves a deliciously simple dessert.
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Chess Pie
Enjoy the sweet, custardy comfort of a classic Southern Chess Pie made with simple ingredients like sugar, butter, and cornmeal. Perfect for holidays or anytime you want a homemade dessert that’s rich, creamy, and easy to make.
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Peppermint Bark
This easy 5-ingredient Peppermint Bark recipe is made with a delicious triple-layer chocolate combination of white and bittersweet chocolate.
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Spekulatius
Speklatius are buttery German shortbread cookies made with gently warming spices. Perfect for snacking during the holidays.
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Watergate Salad
Watergate Salad is a go-to recipe when you need something easy, tasty, and crowd-pleasing. Its no-cook assembly and fun mix of flavors make it a favorite for all ages. Just a little mixing, a chill in the fridge, and you’re ready to enjoy a retro classic.
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Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies
These Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies are a reliable go-to when you want a sweet treat that brings comfort and nostalgia. With their crisp edges and chewy centers, they’re perfect for sharing or enjoying as a solo snack. Simple to make and delicious every time.
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German Cherry Bundt Cake
This Cherry Pound Cake is simple to make, elegant to serve, and deliciously buttery, moist, and melt-in-your-mouth goodness.
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Peanut Butter Bars
These no-bake Peanut Butter Bars are the perfect treat for peanut butter lovers looking for an easy, crowd-pleasing dessert. With minimal effort and maximum flavor, they’re sure to become a favorite in your home!
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Chocolate Pecan Pie
This Chocolate Pecan Pie is the perfect blend of tradition and a fun twist, making it a go-to for any occasion. Its combination of rich chocolate, crunchy pecans, and gooey filling makes it a dessert you’ll want to make over and over.
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Banana Cake With Sour Cream Frosting
This delicious Banana Cake is made with sweet, ripe bananas and topped with a tangy sour cream frosting. Easy and delicious.
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Thumbprint Cookies
Bake these delightful Thumbprint Cookies with ease – customize with your favorite jam for a delicious treat loved by all!
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Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies
Indulge in these sweet and chewy Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies, a delicious treat that’s quick and easy to make.
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Easy Bee Sting Cake
Bee Sting Cake (Bienenstich) is a light German cake recipe with a rich vanilla cream filling and topped with sugary, crunchy almonds.
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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect balance of rich, chewy, and crisp. Whether you’re baking for a special occasion or a weekend treat, these cookies will always leave everyone wanting more. Enjoy the comforting, nutty aroma that fills your kitchen and the gooey chocolate chunks that melt in every bite.
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Black Forest Dump Cake
Enjoy the irresistible flavors of Black Forest Dump Cake: a delightful combination of chocolate, cherries, and fluffy goodness.
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Butterball Cookies
Butterball Cookies are a classic, vintage, easy-to-make holiday treat that belongs on every cookie platter.
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Pistachio Cookies
Pistachio Cookies are filled with pistachio pudding, dried cherries, and almonds. Crispy on the outside and deliciously chewy on the inside.
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Lemon Shortbread Cookies
When life gives you lemons, make lemon shortbread cookies! They’re easy to make and sweet and lemony, perfect for snacking.
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Lemon Icebox Pie
Indulge in a heavenly Lemon Icebox Pie! This easy, no-bake treat boasts a tangy, silky smooth filling and buttery graham cracker crust.
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Sweet Potato Bread
Sweet Potato Bread is a warm, flavorful treat that’s perfect for any occasion. Its easy preparation, rich flavor, and comforting texture make it a recipe you’ll want to make again and again.
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Crockpot Apple Dump Cake
This Crockpot Apple Dump Cake is a dessert that gives you all the comforting flavors of apple pie with almost no effort. Whether you’re making it for your family or bringing it to a gathering, it’s sure to be a hit with its warm apples and buttery, golden topping.
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Christmas Rolo Pretzel Bites
You are going to love the magical sweet and salty combination of flavors in these Christmas Rolo pretzel bites. They’re easy to make too.
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Pecan Pie Dump Cake
This Pecan Pie Dump Cake is the perfect combination of simplicity and indulgence. With its rich, caramel-infused pecan filling and buttery, crumbly topping, it’s a dessert that everyone will love.
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Pumpkin Tiramisu
Fall in love with this easy Pumpkin Tiramisu recipe. It’s a fun twist on the classic dessert using everyone’s favorite fall flavor!
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Caramel Apple Sheet Cake
This simple Apple Cake is brimming with comforting fall flavors. Made of fresh apples and cinnamon-infused batter baked to golden perfection.
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Easy Pumpkin Delight
Pumpkin Delight is a great no-bake dessert when you want something simple and delicious for the fall season. It’s full of warm spices, creamy layers, and just the right amount of sweetness to satisfy everyone at the table.
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Pecan Pie
This homemade Pecan Pie is the perfect dessert for any special occasion or holiday gathering. Its buttery, flaky crust and rich, gooey filling will have everyone asking for seconds. Whether you’re serving it with whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream, it’s a dessert that’s sure to leave a lasting impression.
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Hot Chocolate Pie
No-Bake Hot Chocolate Pie with a creamy chocolate filling and cookie crust. An easy, no-bake dessert that’s perfect for chocolate lovers.
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Pumpkin Roll
Enjoy the best Pumpkin Roll recipe with rich pumpkin puree, warm spices, and a creamy filling. An easy dessert everyone will love.
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Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
Sweet Potato Pecan Pie combines delicious fall flavors. Gently spiced creamy sweet potatoes topped with pecans are baked in a flaky crust.
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Chocolate Dipped Peppermint Meringue Kiss Christmas Cookies
Chocolate-dipped peppermint meringue kiss Christmas cookies are so easy to make if you are in the mood for holiday meringue cookies.
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Christmas Chocolate Sugar Cookies And Buttercream Dip
Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without Christmas chocolate sugar cookies! You will enjoy these homemade cookies and buttercream dip with a glass of milk. Sugar cookie dippers also go down well at any Christmas party or school party.
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Butterscotch Pecan Fudge
Butterscotch pecan fudge with a creamy, nutty texture, perfect for gifts or holiday treats. Simple to make and easy to customize!
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Cranberry Orange Bread
Brighten up your dessert table with this cranberry orange bread, bursting with fresh cranberries and topped with a citrusy glaze. Perfect for brunch or holiday gatherings!
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Black and White Cookies
Looking for a new cookie recipe to try out? You might like to try these yummy black and white cookies with both cocoa and vanilla frosting.
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Cranberry Lemon Pistachio Wreath Cookies
This is a recipe for cranberry lemon pistachio cookies is a holiday favorite. The tart lemon taste of the icing has to be my favorite part of these colorful Christmas cookies. Making these cranberry pistachio wreath cookies is a tradition you will love.
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Christmas M&M Cookies
Christmas M&M Cookies are the easiest and most fun way to celebrate the holiday season. This simple recipe bakes the best batch of thick, soft, and chewy cookies that are bursting with chocolate chips and colorful, crunchy candy–because cookies made from scratch always taste better than anything store-bought!
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Christmas Sprinkle Cookies
Christmas Sprinkle Cookies are the best, easiest, quickest way to bake a batch of soft and chewy sugar cookies covered with fun and festive holiday decor. This simple recipe combines a bag of cookie mix with 3 ingredients to make a dough that is colored, rolled, and baked–no chilling, no cutting–just make ‘em, bake ‘em, and take ‘em!
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German Mulled Wine Cake with Chocolate Chips
German Mulled Wine Cake combines the best flavors of the holiday season in one delicious cake. Perfect to celebrate the season.
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Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes
Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes are rich, festive, and topped with a creamy peppermint swirl frosting. Perfect for holiday baking or gifting!
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Biscoff Brownies
Biscoff Brownies are a fudgy chocolate treat layered with creamy cookie butter and topped with crunchy Biscoff cookies—a delicious twist on classic brownies!
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Chocolate-Covered Oreo Reindeer Cookies
These cute Chocolate Covered Oreo Reindeer cookies are perfect for adding some magic to your festive gatherings or as a sweet gift.
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Chocolate Cheesecake
Easy no-bake Layered Chocolate Cheesecake with Oreo crust, chocolate layers, and ganache. Perfect for any occasion.
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Christmas Tree Oreos
Fall in love with these cutie pie Christmas tree Oreos. They’re the perfect midday or afternoon dessert for the holidays – or leave them for Santa with milk, for extra credit!
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2-Ingredient Caramel Fudge
This 2-ingredient caramel fudge recipe is perfect whether you want to make a thoughtful homemade gift or you have a sweet tooth to satisfy.
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Christmas Candy Nougat
Combining the rich flavors of decadent nougat with whimsical holiday ingredients, this easy-to-follow Christmas Candy Nougat Recipe is sure to become a favorite in your household.
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Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies
This Peppermint Thumbprint Cookies recipe starts with a sugar cookie mix and is then filled with melted chocolate and topped with crushed candy canes.
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Christmas Donuts
These cute Christmas Donuts are the perfect holiday treat for Christmas morning. They are made with canned biscuit dough and your choice of festive decorations!
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