Christmas dessert recipes - 148 recipes
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Melted Snowman Cookies
By shnelson
These Melted Snowman Cookies are so darn cute!! Plus, they are simple and easy to make! Between work and the crazin
- 1 package Betty Crocker’s Sugar Cookie Mix
- 10 to 12 large marshmallows
- Black decorating gel
- Your favorite white cookie icing (or use my recipe below!)
- Wilton decorating tips (I used a #16 star tip from Wilton)
Caramel Apple Cookies
By á-46380
These caramel-filled apple cookies are surprisingly easy and such a crowd-pleaser! It's all the flavor of a caramel...
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 (7.4-ounce) box Alpine Spiced Apple Cider Instant Drink Mix, not sugar free
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3 cups flour
- 1 (14-ounce) bag of Kraft Caramels
Chocolate Peppermint Cupcake
By dinocuties123
Chocolate cupcakes frosted with a Cool Whip chocolate frosting with Andes peppermints and Ghirardelli Peppermint ba...
- CUPCAKE:
- 1 box Betty Crocker triple chocolate cake mix
- 3 eggs
- 1 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 cup Andes peppermint crunch.
- FROSTING:
- Cool Whip Chocolate Frosting
- Andes peppermint crunch
- Ghirardelli Peppermint bark
Snowman Cupcakes
By AuntieGooper
Put an extra cute touch on your holiday sweets and treats this year with these snowman cupcakes!
- CANDY FOR DECORATING:
- 12 prepared cupcakes from 1 white cake mix
- 2 cans prepared white frosting
- 12 large marshmallows
- 2 cups coconut, shredded
- Hershey kisses for a beret
- Candy corn for a carrot nose
- Mini chocolate chips for eyes and buttons
- Fruit strips, cut in two for a colorful scarf
Strawberry Santa Cake
By á-17891
What a great festive cake for the holidays! Adorn your favorite frosted cake with strawberries that have been halve...
- 1 baked and frosted cake
- 1 pound large strawberries
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 3 to 4 tablespoons powdered sugar (or sugar substitute, to taste)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Christmas Wreath Cookies
By JoBellette
Adorable Christmas Wreath Cookies drizzled with a light glaze and festive red and green sprinkles, Happy Holidays!
- LEMON GLAZE:
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup pure icing sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups plain flour
- 1/2 cup custard powder
- Christmas sprinkles, to decorate
- 1 cup pure icing sugar, sifted
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Butter Pecan Cookies
By carmen-2
Buttery, soft ‘n chewy Butter Pecan Cookies exploding with toasted pecans and brown sugar flavor
- 1 1/2 cups Diamond of California pecans, chopped
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs, room temperature preferred
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar, for rolling, optional
- sea salt, for sprinkling, optional
Christmas Cookie Bar
By á-46991
So easy to do, this recipe is great if you're in a pinch and need to make a Christmas dessert
- 14 whole Oreos, broken up (get the Christmas ones if you can)
- 1 1/2 cups pretzels, broken
- 1 cup Christmas colored M&M's
- 1 pound white chocolate or almond bark
- Christmas colored sprinkles
Creamy Coconut Cake
By carmen-2
You'll find nothing but moist and delicious creaminess in this Creamy Coconut Cake recipe
- 1 package white cake or butter cake
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 (15 ounce) can cream of coconut
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 1 1/2 cups coconut, shredded
- 1/2 cup toasted coconut
- 1 (12 ounce) container Cool Whip
Holiday Poke Cupcakes
By Nicole S
Dress your cupcakes in their festive best with the poke-cake treatment in red gelatin and a Christmas tree marshmal...
- 1 (2-layer size) package white cake mix
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 (3-ounce) package JELL-O Gelatin, any red flavor
- 1 (8-ounce) tub COOL WHIP Whipped Topping, thawed
- Red or green food coloring
- Suggested decorations: colored sugar, colored sprinkles, crushed candy canes and/or JET-PUFFED HOLIDAY MALLOWS Marshmallows
No Bake Bourbon Pecan Truffles
By SAEB
From The Seitanic Chef Here is a recipe that is perfect for the season
- 2 1/2 cups roasted chopped pecans
- 1 cup crushed vegan graham crackers
- 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/4 cup bourbon (plus more for sipping)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Fancy toothpicks
Slow Cooker Vanilla Tapioca Pudding
By Kathy_Hester
A very simple yet elegant pudding that really does burst in your mouth! This recipe feeds a crowd so it’s a perfe...
- 1 cup small tapioca pearls
- 8 cups unsweetened non-dairy milk (plain or vanilla)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup sugar (or your favorite sweetener to taste, it will probably need less than 1 cup of agave nectar for instance)
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