82 Best Easy Christmas Desserts to Deck Out Your Holiday Treats Table
Your family will be filling their plates with these decadent desserts.
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We're kicking things up a notch with revamped classics of your favorite Christmas desserts. Classic cheesecake gets an instant makeover with ginger, nutmeg, and clove. A time-honored gingerbread cookie recipe is—wait for it—ice cream! Of course, if you're going to go through all the trouble of making these decadent recipes from scratch, you might as well have a few guests over for a Christmas party.
White Chocolate Peppermint Patties
Impress your friends with a snappy and sweet homemade peppermint patty.
Slice-and-Bake Shortbread Cookies
This easy-to-make dough can be turned into three different cookies, depending on what you're in the mood for. The chocolate ones are perfect for Santa.
Cherry and Pecan Divinity
These light-and-delightful classic Southern desserts look and taste absolutely divine.
Christmas Light Gingerbread Cookies
These pretty gingerbread cookies are simple to make, and can be arranged into an absolutely stunning dessert-table centerpiece.
Cinnamon Hard Candies
For those who like their dessert with a little kick, try these festive homemade treats.
Millionaire's Bars
What could be better than three layers of deliciousness—shortbread, caramel, and chocolate? Make a batch and feel like the fancy person you are!
Retro Christmas Tree Cake
This cake is destined to be a showstopper, with its retro light bulbs and frosted branches. Your kids will love baking this with you—and eating it too!
White Chocolate Truffles
Top these simple-to-make white chocolate truffles with holly sprinkles for the most adorable presentation.
Cranberry Tart
Tart, sweet, and zesty, this dessert has so much flavor in just one bite. Top it with a generous amount of whipped cream.
Gingerbread Cheesecake With Pecan-Graham Crust
A classic cheesecake recipe gets a festive makeover with lots of spices and chopped pecans.
Pecan Snowflake Cookies
If you want to switch up your cookie table this Christmas, these pecan cookies are a great choice. Use different sized cookie cutters to create a beautiful display.
Driven Snow Cocktail
For those who prefer dessert to be adult-only, the only thing this rum-based drink needs is a crispy, crunchy gingerbread cookie to dunk in it.
Christmas Light Sugar Cookies
An assortment of candies and string licorice turns plain cookies into beautiful Christmas bulbs.
Fruit and Nut Trifle
A throwback to an old-fashioned dessert, this delectable trifle has layers of sponge cake, custard, and berries.
Nancy Fuller's Double-Crust Apple-Cheddar Pie
Skip your usual apple pie recipe this Christmas and opt for this delicious dish instead with cheddar baked into the crust.
Nancy Fuller's Pecan Slab Pie
Who doesn't love pecan pie? This easy-to-make slab pie will be a crowd-pleaser on your Christmas dessert table.
Jelly Doughnut Holes
Since Hanukkah occurs during Christmas this year, whip up these delicious jelly doughnut holes for any Jewish friends coming to your Christmas party this year.
Gingerbread-Chocolate Chunk No-Churn Ice Cream
This dessert is so delicious, you won't think twice about enjoying ice cream in the winter.
Santa Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
Enlist your little ones to help decorate this cookie-topped cake.
Candy Cane Cake
This three-tiered treat doubles as a Christmas centerpiece!
Chris is the Senior Food & Garden Editor at Country Living, where he covers all things edible or growable. He has two kids and lives in Birmingham, AL.
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