30 Christmas Desserts Recipes

 Looking for delicious Christmas desserts recipes? You've found them! Once December rolls around, I am ready to get my Christmas groove on and start baking!

You only have to start baking a couple of these Christmas desserts recipes to get the whole family in the holiday spirit.

You can decorate your home inside and out, dress up in your favorite ugly sweater, listen to Christmas music, watch Christmas movies, and nothing will get people in the mood like Christmas desserts.

We love eating dessert after dinner on Christmas night, but we also enjoy making desserts and delivering them to friends and neighbors.

Who do you know who could use a little Christmas cheer? Include a gift tag with the Christmas dessert recipes right on the package.

When do you start baking? Looking for a new recipe? From Frozen Hot Chocolate Cheesecake to Peppermint Truffles, there is a Christmas dessert recipe here every family will love.

The smell of Christmas baking will fill the house with holiday cheer. Surprise your family with a couple of treats from this list of delicious Christmas dessert recipes!

Which one will you make first? 

List of Recipes

Here's my list of fun and festive Christmas desserts. You'll find something everyone will love among these recipes. I'm dividing them up so you can find just what you're looking for.

Festive and Fun Christmas Desserts

White Chocolate Covered Oreos for Christmas

These chocolate-covered Oreos are easy to make, and with the help of the decorative candy holly sprinkles, they look like they are straight from a professional baker!

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Gingerbread Recipe for Donuts

What could be better than a gingerbread recipe on Christmas morning? Can you imagine the faces on those kiddos when they wake up to these donuts?

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Gingerbread Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies

All the flavors of the holidays in one flavor-packed cookie recipe. These Gingerbread Cranberry Chocolate Chip Cookies will become your most-wanted cookies.

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Festive Cranberry Cupcake Recipe

Looking for a delicious cranberry cupcake recipe for the holidays? These will be the hit of that Christmas party!

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Eggnog Cookie Recipe

These eggnog cookies are so good! I’ve heard it said that you either hate eggnog or you love it. Which side are you on? I love it, especially in cookies!

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White Chocolate Candy Cane Cookie Recipe

This white chocolate candy cane cookie recipe turns out such a delicious treat, and they are easy to make! Here’s your new favorite cookie!

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Festive and Delicious Jello Parfait

This jello parfait recipe is so delicious and such an easy recipe! Whipped cream and jello are the perfect combination.

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Eggnog Custard with Crushed Peppermint

My new favorite dessert is Eggnog Custard. Though I have had custard desserts in restaurants many times, I have never attempted to make it. It’s so easy!

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Double Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies

These Double Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Cookies are such an easy dessert recipe. Everyone will love these at a party or cookie exchange!

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Polar Bear Nutter Butter Cookies

These Polar Bear Nutter Butter Cookies are so easy to make and are a fun dessert to bring to a party instead of traditional Christmas cookies!

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Santa Mickey Sugar Cookies

This recipe for Santa Mickey Sugar Cookies is perfect for a class party dessert! Get the kids to head to the kitchen with you to do some holiday baking!

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Peppermint Butter Candy Cane Cupcakes

Who wants a Christmas cupcake? I’ve told you before that cupcakes are one of my favorite desserts for parties and celebrations, especially when kids are involved. This is an easy dessert recipe, but the result is just beautiful!

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Funfetti Shortbread Bites

These fun little shortbread bites are perfect for the holidays. Made with Christmas sprinkles they make great gifts or snacks for parties.

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Santa’s Favorite Cookies

What are Santa’s Favorite Cookies? Maybe these easy brown sugar pudding cookies that are filled with Christmas candy!

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2 Minute Peppermint Fluff Dip

This 2 Minute Peppermint Fluff Dip is an easy Christmas dessert recipe that everyone will love!

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Frozen Hot Chocolate Cheesecake

A beautiful frozen hot chocolate cheesecake with an oreo crust, mini marshmallows, and swirls of marshmallows mixed throughout. Scrumptious!

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The Best Hot Chocolate Cupcakes You’ll Ever Taste

These hot chocolate cupcakes are absolutely to die for. What could be better than hot chocolate with a cupcake? Hot chocolate IN a cupcake!

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Super Easy Christmas Tree Cupcakes

These Christmas Tree Cupcakes are easier than they look and are such a fun and festive dessert for holiday parties!

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Chocolate M&M Christmas Cookies

Chocolate M&M Christmas Cookies - festive, super delicious, easy to make and perfect for a Holiday Party or a Christmas Cookie Exchange.

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Holly Crackles

Holly Crackles are Santa’s favorite cookie! Just 5 ingredients and no baking - they’re delicious AND cute!

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Hot Cocoa Cookie Cup Treats

Absolutely ADORABLE and so easy to make!

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Red Velvet Cheesecake

This Red Velvet Cheesecake is covered with cream cheese frosting, and it has an Oreo crust.

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Easy Christmas Bark

This Easy Christmas Bark recipe is incredibly simple to put together and makes a great holiday treat or gift to give to any neighbor or friend!

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Eggnog Layer Cake

This Eggnog Layer Cake is super moist, fluffy and FULL of eggnog flavor! With a touch of rum flavor in the frosting, it’s perfect for celebrating Christmas!

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Malteser Christmas Pudding Cake

Beautiful and delicious, this Malteser Christmas Pudding Cake is perfect for the holidays.

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Vanilla Candy Cane Cupcakes

These cupcakes are as pretty inside as they are outside. And so yummy!

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Santa Hat Cupcakes

These Christmas Santa hat cupcakes are made with homemade cake mix! Easy and delicious!

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Easy Christmas Tree Brownies

Is there anything more delicious than the combination of peppermint and chocolate?

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Santa Hat Cheesecake Bites

A chocolate baking cup filled with strawberries & no-bake cheesecake makes the cutest Santa Hat Cheesecake Bites!

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Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting | Creme De La Crumb

Moist and fluffy gingerbread cupcakes with rich cinnamon cream cheese frosting!

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More Holiday Desserts

Looking for more Christmas recipes? Check out these Decadent Chocolate Christmas recipes or this roundup of Christmas cookies.

And if you're on Weight Watchers, check out these Weight Watchers Christmas Cupcakes or Christmas Weight Watchers Cookies.

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