The Ultimate List of Christmas Sweets and Treats

Cookies, cakes, cakepops, hot chocolates, pies, and snack mixes are all over Pinterest right now and it's making me drool. So many yummy things to bake and I haven't even started yet!!!

With so much to do around the holidays, it makes complete sense. It's tough finding a balance between getting everything done and staying sane. I am certainly not going to stress myself out over unbaked cookies, but there are several things I would really like to make before the holidays are over.

And since it's not only difficult to find time to bake, but also hard to decide what to bake, I have put together one giant list of holiday sweets and treats you may want to make this Christmas. Who knows, you may even find your new favorite recipe!

Christmas Cookies

1.) 3 Ingredient Buttery Shortbread Cookies

2.) Buttery Jam Thumbprint Cookies (A personal favorite)

3.) White-Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies

4.) Egg Nog Snickerdoodles

5.) Candy Cane Cupcakes

6.) Sugar Cookie Truffles

7.) Pecan Thumbprint Cookies

8.) M&M Cookie Bars

9.) Peppermint Cake

10.) Christmas Chocolate "Lasagna"

11.) Mini Chocolate Cheesecakes

12.) Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

13.) Peanut Butter Christmas Cookies

14.) Cake Batter Chocolate Chip Cookies

15.) Eggnog Pie

16.) Oreo Krispies (Video Tutorial)

17.) Maple Pecan Cupcakes

18.) Melting Snowman Oreo Balls

19.) Gingerbread Bars w/ Eggnog Cream Cheese Frosting

20.) Ritz Cracker Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

21.) Easy Chocolate Caramel Pretzel Bites

22.) Hot Chocolate Cookie Cups

23.) Candy Cane Pie

24.) Graham Cracker Toffee

25.) Pecan Pie Cheesecake Bars

26.) Pretzel Hugs

27.) Crockpot Salty Sweet Candy

28.) Cheesecake Cookie Bars

29.) Oreo Truffles

30.) Peppermint Brownie Cake Pops

31.) Dark Chocolate Candy Cane Cookies

32.) White Chocolate Ginger Cookies

33.) Peppermint Kiss Oreo Balls

34.) Salted Caramel Chocolate Cheesecake

Savory Holiday Treats

1.) Baked Cheddar Crackers

2.) Cheddar Rosemary Shortbread

3.) Italian Seasoned Crackers

4.) Sriracha Chex Mix

5.) Sweet-N-Salty Snack Mix

Holiday Beverages

1.) Grinch Hot Chocolate

2.) Sparkling Cranberry Pineapple Punch

3.) Creamy White Christmas Punch

4.) Slow-Cooker Cranberry Apple Cider

5.) Hot Pumpkin Nog (Non-Dairy)

6.) Polar Express Hot Chocolate

7.) Slow-Cooker Spiced White Hot Chocolate

8.) Christmas Sangria

9.) Peppermint White Hot Chocolate

10.) Easy Mint Mocha Coffee


Whew! Seriously, friends- that's a lot of yummy stuff!! What sounds the best to you? And do you have any Christmas favorites that you always make? Mine are homemade Rice Krispy Treats, raspberry thumbprints, and chocolate chip cookies!

Happy baking!

This post was originally published 12/22/15, but has since had a complete overhaul :)