Christmas Dessert Recipes – A Beautiful Mess


My family loves the tradition of a baking marathon each year! We always make gingerbread cookies, Oreo truffles and snowball cookies. This year, I am excited to add these retro wreath cookies to the tradition.

This list of Christmas Dessert Recipes includes more than 50 recipes such as cookies, cake pops, pies, bars, cocktails and more!

Melted Snowman Cookies

Create delicious sugar cookies decorated to look like a melting snowman.

Christmas Cake Pops

Create fun birthday cake pops for your next party!

Soft & Chewy Gingerbread Cookies

Flavorful holiday cut out cookies.

Grinch Cookies (With Cake Mix!)

Make a holiday favorite with these easy green Grinch cookies.

Christmas Wreath Cookies

Easy Christmas wreath cookies made from cornflake cereal with a marshmallow coating.

Hot Chocolate Bar Ideas

With two young children, I make a lot of hot chocolate. This season, I decided to create an epic hot cocoa bar for my kids to enjoy. It’s a bit messy and sticky, but the memories are absolutely priceless. In this post, I will share all the items I included in my hot chocolate bar.

Peanut Butter Balls

Learn to make creamy Peanut Butter Balls using peanut butter, graham cracker, butter, salt, milk, powdered sugar, vanilla and melting chocolate. 

Pink Squirrel Cocktail

Learn to make the Pink Squirrel cocktail using creme de noyaux, white creme de cacao, heavy cream and fresh nutmeg. 

Tiramisu

Learn to make this creamy coffee flavored dessert at home.

Pumpkin Pie – Only 5 Ingredients

An easy homemade pumpkin pie made with only five ingredients.

Easy Chocolate (Oreo) Truffles

An Oreo truffle recipe that’s perfect for the holidays.

Butter Cookies

Soft and delicious butter cookies.

homemade wassail

Wassail Recipe

A delicious spiced apple cider served warm with or without alcohol.

Pumpkin Cheesecake

Learn to make creamy pumpkin cheesecake at home.

Figgy Pudding – Christmas Pudding

A nontraditional take on this classic pudding.

Pumpkin Bread

A soft and flavorful pumpkin bread recipe with less than 10 ingredients!

Spiked Peppermint Mocha Milkshake

Easy No-Bake Cherry Cheesecake

Grasshopper Cocktail

A delicious and creamy mint and chocolate after-dinner cocktail.

Candy Apples

Create homemade easy candy apples at home—perfect for fall and Halloween!

Homemade Hot Chocolate

Learn to make classic homemade hot chocolate.

Candy Apples

Create homemade easy candy apples at home—perfect for fall and Halloween!

Pomegranate Martini

Learn to make a Pomegranate Martini using pomegranate juice, vodka, orange liqueur and fresh squeezed lemon juice. 

Caramel Apples

Make delicious caramel apples at home and add gourmet toppings.

Washington Apple Shot

Learn to make a Washington Apple Shot at home.

Apple Dumplings

Apple dumplings made with crescent roll dough.

Pinwheel Cookies

Vanilla and chocolate flavored cookies with a festive swirl design.

Pumpkin Pie – Only 5 Ingredients

An easy homemade pumpkin pie made with only five ingredients.

Peppermint Marshmallows

It’s time for marshmallows! Seriously. It’s time for hot cocoa and spiced lattes. The perfect top to these delicious hot treats? Whipped cream seems obvious, of course. But what about a big, pillowy peppermint marshmallow? Oh yes.

Easy Peanut Butter Fudge

Easy peanut butter fudge made with only four ingredients.

Fudge Recipe

The best fudge recipe with only three ingredients!

Jello Salad

A sweet dessert salad made in three layers.

Thumbprint Cookies

These thumbprint cookies are easy to make and so good!

Christmas Cupcakes

If you are doing some holiday hosting this season and need a few easy Christmas cupcake decorating ideas, we’ve got ’em! You don’t have to be a professional baker to execute these cute ideas. You also could create any of these with a homemade cupcake and frosting recipe OR store-bought options.

Meringue Cookies

Melt in your mouth egg white cookies.

Peanut Butter Blossom Cookies

Simple peanut butter blossom recipe with no chilling required.

Pumpkin Pasties

Learn to make Pumpkin Pasties inspired by Harry Potter using pie crust, pumpkin puree, honey, vanilla, spices and egg wash.

Ricotta Cookies

Soft and pillowy cookies with a simple glaze.

Gingerbread Hot Chocolate

Hot chocolate infused with homemade gingerbread syrup.

Brandy Alexander

Learn to make a Brandy Alexander using brandy (or cognac), creme de cacao and cream. Garnish with fresh nutmeg. 

Snowball Cookies

Nutty buttery cookies rolled in powdered sugar.

Scooby Snack Shot

Learn to make this creamy coconut flavored shot—green and red—perfect for the holidays!

Puppy Chow

Learn to make classic Puppy Chow (aka Muddy Buddies) with this simple recipe.

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