30 Easy Christmas Treats Ideas

The holidays are the perfect time to pull out all of your favorite Christmas treats and dessert recipes to share with family and friends.

Whether you’re looking for a fun project to do with your kids or need a last-minute recipe for the cookie exchange, these easy Christmas treats are sure to be a hit.

Here, you’ll find a variety of recipes for no-bake cookies, fudge, and other treats you can make in advance to save you time when things get hectic.

You’ll also find plenty of Christmas cookie recipes if you want to spend the day baking with your family.

1. Christmas Tree Brownies

These adorable Christmas tree brownies are a festive and fun treat that come together in just 30 minutes.

They’re perfect for a holiday party or even a fun family baking night.

2. Mini Santa Cheesecakes

These adorable mini cheesecakes are the perfect single-serving dessert to serve at your holiday party.

They’re made with a graham cracker crust, a layer of creamy, no-bake cheesecake, and a layer of strawberry pie filling.

The Santa hats are made with a dollop of whipped cream and a slice of fresh strawberry.

3. Christmas Light Cupcakes

These Christmas Light Cupcakes are so much fun and easier to make than they look! You can make your favorite cupcakes from scratch or use a box mix and then decorate them with your favorite frosting and sprinkles.

4. Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

These beautiful cupcakes are almost too pretty to eat! They are topped with festive red and green icing, and then decorated with mini marshmallows and edible glitter.

You can make your own cupcakes from scratch, or use a box mix to save time.

5. Christmas Tree Cupcakes

These Christmas tree cupcakes are a fun and easy way to get creative with your holiday baking.

You can use any flavor of cake mix to make the cupcakes, then decorate them with green frosting and a variety of sprinkles.

6. Santa Hat Cupcakes

These Santa hat cupcakes are so easy to make and look absolutely adorable.

You can use any flavor of cake mix and frosting, but we love the look of the red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting.

7. Snowman Cupcakes

These adorable snowman cupcakes are almost too cute to eat! Top your favorite cupcake recipe with white frosting, then add a marshmallow head and mini marshmallow body.

Use a little frosting to stick on candy eyes, an orange sprinkle nose, and a licorice scarf.

8. Christmas Chocolate Bark

This is a great recipe to make with the kids. They can help break the chocolate into pieces and sprinkle on the toppings.

You can make this recipe with any type of chocolate and any toppings you like.

We like to use white chocolate and add crushed candy canes, but you can use milk or dark chocolate and add in anything from nuts to pretzels.

9. Christmas Tree Cupcakes

These chocolate cupcakes are topped with a rich buttercream and decorated with a variety of sprinkles to make them look like Christmas trees.

You can use a star tip to frost the trees, but the recipe creator uses a round tip to give them a softer look.

10. Reindeer Brownies

We have a feeling Rudolph would be all over these brownies.

You can use a boxed mix to save time, then just add on the candy eyes, pretzel antlers, and a cherry nose.

11. Nutter Butter Penguins

We’re obsessed with these little penguins, which are made with Nutter Butter cookies, white and dark chocolate, and a variety of candies.

Kids will love helping to make (and eat) this adorable no-bake Christmas treat.

12. Santa Hat Mini Cheesecake

These mini cheesecakes are the perfect individual dessert for your Christmas party.

Not only are they delicious, but they’re also a beautiful addition to your holiday dessert table.

13. Snowman Cake Pops

These cake pops are made from a chocolate cake base and then dipped in white chocolate.

They are the perfect addition to your Christmas party.

14. Christmas Tree Brownies

Brownies are the perfect canvas for so many Christmas treats.

Start with your favorite brownie recipe or a box mix and then cover with a layer of green icing.

For the icing, you can use a homemade buttercream or a can of store-bought icing.

Then, use a star icing tip to pipe the icing in a zigzag pattern to look like a Christmas tree.

15. Gingerbread House Cake

The best part about this Christmas cake is that it’s easy to make (really!).

You don’t need to build an entire house out of cookies, but you can still make a gingerbread-inspired cake.

The layers are flavored with molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg, and then the cake is topped with a cream cheese frosting.

Then, the real fun begins: decorate the cake with all your favorite candy.

16. Grinch Brownies

If you have a Grinch fan in your family, they’re going to love these brownies.

The secret ingredient to making them so green is a little bit of food coloring.

17. Oreo Truffle Snowmen

You can’t go wrong with Oreo truffles, and these snowmen are the perfect no-bake treat for the holidays.

After making your truffles, you’ll dip them in white chocolate and decorate with an assortment of candy and icing.

18. Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Frost cupcakes with green icing, then use a star-shaped piping tip to create a Christmas tree design.

Add a yellow star sprinkle to the top of the tree, and decorate with colorful nonpareils.

19. Easy Reindeer Cupcakes

You can’t go wrong with a classic chocolate cupcake, and we love the addition of a little reindeer face on top.

It’s so simple to make, but looks so impressive.

20. Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats

Christmas trees aren’t just for decorating. These Rice Krispie treats are made with a little green food coloring and then cut into triangles.

Then, they’re decorated with a little icing and sprinkles.

21. Snowman Cupcakes

These snowman cupcakes are almost too cute to eat! They’re the perfect treat to make with kids and are a great way to use up any leftover Halloween candy.

22. Christmas Tree Brownies

These festive brownies are rich, fudgy, and easy to make! Just cut the brownies into triangles, then use a piping bag to decorate them with green frosting. Top with sprinkles, and you’re good to go.

23. Santa Hat Cheesecake Bites

These no-bake cheesecake bites are the perfect two-bite dessert.

You can make them up to two days in advance, just store them in the fridge until ready to serve.

Conclusion

From classic sugar cookies and gingerbread cutouts to peppermint sticks and walnut balls, check out our favorite Christmas cookie recipes for all your holiday baking needs.