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Creative Recipes » Home » Creative Recipes » Holiday » Christmas » Christmas Baking Recipes

Christmas Baking Recipes

Enjoy these tried and true Christmas cookie, cake, and dessert recipes for your annual Christmas Baking list. We include everything from sugar cookies, to Christmas Cakes and many more Christmas desserts. Everything to make Santa and your family very happy during the holidays.

Pine Cone Brownies covered in powdered sugar "snow" with Christmas greenery in the background.

Brownie Pine Cones Recipe

These delightful Chocolate Brownie Pine Cones will make your Christmas celebration even sweeter. Not only are they delicious, but they also add a touch of creativity to your holiday dessert table. Enjoy baking and sharing these festive treats! Welcome to a magical holiday treat that will bring joy to your table – the Chocolate Pinecone…

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Side view one slice chocolate meringue pie on a white dessert plate with a whole pie in the background.

Chocolate Meringue Pie

Calling all chocolate lovers! Dive into the world of decadent desserts with this Chocolate Meringue Pie Recipe, or Chocolate Cream Pie, as some may call it.  This classic dessert, known for its rich, creamy chocolate filling—like homemade chocolate pudding—and light, fluffy meringue topping, is a must-try for any chocolate lover. Ideal for special occasions such…

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Overheaad view Eggnog Custard Pie - A No Bake Eggnog Pie

Eggnog Cream Pie (No Bake Eggnog Pie Recipe)

Eggnog lovers rejoice! This No Bake Eggnog Pie recipe is perfect for the holiday season. Eggnog Cream Pie has the perfect combo of creamy filling and eggnog flavor, and it’s made without any instant pudding mix! The holiday season brings the joy of indulgence in festive flavors, and what better food for the holidays is eggnog? This No-Bake Eggnog…

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A single slice of Cranberry Custard Pie on a white dessert plate topped with sugared cranberries.

Cranberry Custard Pie

Make this delightful Cranberry Custard Pie recipe for a holiday dessert for Thanksgiving or Christmas. It provides the perfect balance of tart cranberries with a sweet, creamy custard and will be a festive pie for your dessert table. Cranberry pie is a delightful dessert that perfectly balances tart and sweet flavors. It features a rich,…

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Overhead view of Grandma's Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie topped with pecan halves and garnished with whipped cream or Cool Whip.

Grandma’s Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie

Dive into the heartwarming tradition of Southern baking with Grandma’s Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie Recipe. This isn’t just a dessert; it’s a journey back in time, a tribute to cozy family gatherings, holiday dinners for Thanksgiving and Christmas, and the timeless comfort only a grandmother’s recipe can offer. If you love my Sweet Potato Casserole…

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Best Red Velvet Cake Donuts Recipe

If you’re searching for an easy recipe that’s as stunning as it is delicious, these baked red velvet donuts are calling your name. Imagine soft, tender homemade donuts with that iconic flavor of red velvet cake, finished with a tangy cream cheese glaze that’s downright irresistible. Whether you’re baking for a Valentine’s Day breakfast, Christmas…

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Overhead view of half of a Bundt Cake topped with candied orange slices, mint leaves, and sugared cranberries.

Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake

Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake with sweet and tart flavors of orange and cranberries makes an impressive and delicious holiday bundt cake! When topped with a tangy orange glaze and sugar-coated fresh cranberries, it tastes out-of-this-world delicious! If you love our Cranberry Orange Cookies, then you’ll love the flavor in this cake. It is one of…

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Old Fashioned Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

Old Fashioned Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are rich, fudgy chocolate cookies coated in sweet powdered sugar and are some of the best Christmas cookies you will try! This Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Recipe is very easy to make and is a fun recipe for the kids to help with. These classic cookies are one of those recipes…

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Soft and chewy round gingerbread cookies with white chocolate and cinnamon baking chips.

White Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies

Gingerbread Cookies with White Chocolate Chips make festive Christmas cookies for the holiday season.  However, these easy gingerbread cookies are not shaped like gingerbread men. Instead, they are large round cookies with white chocolate and cinnamon chips. White Chocolate Chip Gingerbread Cookies make popular holiday cookies with their molasses and warm spices with cinnamon. When…

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Pieces of Saltine Cracker Toffee inside a blue Christmas tin.

Saltine Cracker Toffee

Saltine Cracker Toffee is sometimes called Christmas crack because the sweet, salty, and sticky candy is so addictive! However, it has many names. It is also called Cracker Toffee, Soda Cracker Toffee, Chocolate Saltine Toffee, or Chocolate Toffee Crackers. This saltine cracker candy is a fun Christmas treat during the holiday season. I love to…

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Overhead view of triangle-shaped Christmas Tree Brownies with green frosting and sprinkles sitting on a wood cutting board with small silver balls, with a white/gray countertop in the background and small brightly colored red berries on the right.

Christmas Tree Brownies

Christmas Tree Brownies are delicious and festive homemade treats that are perfect for the holiday season! The rich chocolate brownie base is sliced into tree-shaped triangles, frosted with vibrant green buttercream icing, and topped with colorful sprinkles with an optional candy cane tree trunk. Get the kids involved to help you decorate these Christmas Tree…

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Overhead View of a large platter and a partial view of a small platter of Tres Leches Cupcakes topped with strawberries

Tres Leches Cupcakes

Tres Leches Cupcakes, or “three-milk cupcakes”, add a visually stunning and tastebud-tingling twist to the classic Mexican tres leches cake! And if that sounds a little over the top, just try them for yourself! The fluffy and light sponge cake base of these cupcakes is soaked in sweetened condensed milk, adding extra moisture and flavor…

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Overhead view of a plate of Chocolate Dipped Cookies Decorated with pin candies and sprinkles and drizzle.

Chocolate Dipped Oreos

Oreo Cookies, dipped completely in a sweet, satiny white chocolate, and then decorated with your favorite candies, sprinkles, and icing, are an easy no-bake dessert perfect for any special occasion, like Valentine’s Day. With only 4 main ingredients, these no-bake, chocolate-covered Oreos are an absolute breeze to make and can be adapted to suit your…

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Shortbread Chocolate Filled Christmas Cookies

These Shortbread Chocolate Filled Christmas Cookies are no ordinary shortbread cookies! Buttery shortbread sandwich cookies are filled with semi sweet melted chocolate to form sandwich cookies which are then fully coated in melted white chocolate! Every bite is pure bliss, and they look stunning too! Drizzle colored chocolate over these Christmas shortbread cookies with festive…

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A platter of 4 different types of Christmas Icebox Cookies sitting on top of a red and white checkered napkin on a marble counter.

Icebox Christmas Cookies

Icebox Cookies are the perfect slice and bake cookies to be enjoyed as an assortment of your favorite Christmas cookies. The simple sugar cookie base is buttery and chewy on the inside, crisp on the outer edges, and loaded with various flavors and melt-in-your-mouth cookie add-ins, and will quickly become one of your favorite Christmas…

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Overhead view of chocolate peppermint cookies dipped in white chocolate and covered with crushed peppermint pieces.

Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Incredibly chewy, soft, and filled with classically cool mint flavors, these Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are everything you could ever dream for in a holiday cookie recipe.  These gooey cookies are made with chocolate cake mix and pure peppermint extract which makes them extra soft, flavorful, and oh so simple to pull apart and enjoy. Serve…

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Overhead view of a white platter with Peanut Butter Snowballs topped with red and green sprinkles.

Peanut Butter Snowballs

Peanut Butter Snowballs are a no-bake candy-like holiday sweet treat filled with a creamy peanut butter center and decadent white chocolate coating, decorated with Christmas-colored sprinkles! These snowballs have a slight crunch and subtle toasted flavor thanks to the addition of fine Graham cracker crumbs. Together with powdered sugar, these cracker crumbs help to bind…

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plate with about a dozen Mexican Wedding Cookies covered in powdered sugar and with a few pecan halves sprinkled on the plate, with 3 white vases and a teal napkin in the background.

Mexican Wedding Cookies

These Mexican Wedding Cookies (also known as “snowballs”, Mexican Polvorones cookies, Russian Tea Cookies, or Pecan Sandies) offer a buttery pecan shortbread cookie ball that’s coated in sweetly soft powdered sugar – resembling powder-soft early snowfall, officially welcoming the Christmas season! These sweet buttery shortbread snowballs make the best melt-in-your-mouth wedding cookies! While the name…

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Close up view of the side of a slice of 3-layer homemade carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, and white marble background.

Best Homemade Carrot Cake

This is the Best Homemade Carrot Cake recipe because it is a sweet, moist, and rich Carrot Cake made from scratch with pineapple, raisins, and pecans with a smooth cream cheese frosting. When you want a dessert that everyone will love, make this cake! It makes a perfect Easter Dessert, Thanksgiving Dessert, or Christmas Cake….

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A Dozen Molasses Crinkle Cookies on a baking rack over a dark wood background with red and white bows and greenery in the background.

Molasses Crinkle Cookies

Molasses Crinkle Cookies, AKA Molasses Crinkles, are soft, thick, spiced molasses cookies, covered in powdered sugar, and are delicious for the holidays or any day! You’ll love these molasses cookies because they are soft and chewy and crinkle-y and sweet because they are coated in two types of sugar. Why You’ll Love These Cookies If…

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Overhead view of red platter with shortbread thumbprint cookies covered in red and green sprinkles with red green and white buttercream frosting on a marble counter with a red napkin, glass of milk and red and green sprinkles in the background. A few cookies are placed in front of the platter.

Christmas Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies

Christmas Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies, with Buttercream Icing, are colorful, sweet, buttery shortbread thumbprint cookies, covered in red and green sprinkles and topped with either red, green, or white buttercream frosting! Make a batch of these Christmas Shortbread Thumbprint Cookies and get ready for a holiday party to break out. They are so cheerful and colorful…

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Close up of stack of cookies and cream cookies and the cookie on top has a bite taken out of it.

Cookies And Cream Cookies

Cookies And Cream Cookies, also known as Oreo Cheesecake Cookies, combine Oreos and cream cheese to make a sweet, chocolatey cookie recipe that is sure to become a family favorite! When I was making my Holiday Baking List, I wanted to add a cookie recipe that was delicious but different than what I have made…

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A white plate with lots of thick sugar cookies stacked in a pile on top of the plate.

Eggless Sugar Cookies

These Eggless Sugar Cookies are thick, soft, sweet, buttery drop sugar cookies made without eggs, but taste like the old fashioned sugar cookies you remember as a kid. Is it Christmas in July? Sort of. National Sugar Cookie day is in July. Did you miss it? No worries, here is an Eggless Sugar Cookies recipe…

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