Christmas Desserts

Find the best Christmas desserts this baking season. Allrecipes has more than 1,470 trusted Christmas dessert recipes from traditional to our new favorite trends.

a Yule log decorated with chocolate "bark", meringue mushrooms, and confectioners' sugar snow

7 Impressive Yule Log Recipes for Christmas

Explore Christmas Desserts

a green glass bowl holding Russian tea cakes, with two gold glass Christmas ornaments on the side

23 Christmas Cookies Just Like Grandma Used to Make

cinnamon palmiers

15 Easy Puff Pastry Desserts Your Holiday Crew Will Love

Golden pignoli cookies on a green plate with red napkin.

Celebrate the Season with 26 Holiday Cookies from Around the World

a low angle, close up view of a chocolate yule log topped with meringue mushrooms, sugared cranberries, and rosemary sprigs.

8 Yule Log Recipes That'll Make You Feel Like a Pro Holiday Baker

Butter rich spritz butter cookies in a bowl.

17 Christmas Cookies That Won't Crumble in the Mail

Christmas chocolate bark pieces displayed on a festive plate

Slices of cinnamon nutmeg coffee cake on a wooden board.

Cinnamon Nutmeg Coffee Cake

Slice of eggnog cream pie with gingersnap crust served.

Eggnog Cream Pie with Gingersnap Crust

A close up shot of pieces of homemade chocolate fudge, some covered in pistachios some plain.

The Best Fudge Recipe You’ll Ever Make Comes From the Back of a Jar

ginger molasses cookie bears with spiced white chocolate noses and black candy melt eyes

Our 20 Cutest Christmas Recipes, Ranked From Easy To Difficult

a close up view of a single slice of eggnog cheesecake plated and topped with a dollop of fresh whipped cream

16 Make-Ahead Christmas Desserts to Sweeten Your Holidays

Grandma's Gingersnap Cookies on a green platter

15 Grandma-Approved Christmas Desserts That Taste Like the Holidays

stack of blonde brownies with chocolate chips, holiday M&Ms, and holiday sprinkles

Christmas Cookie Bars

crackled molasses chai latte cookie propped on tea saucer

Gingerbread Latte Cookies

Close-up of gingerbread fudge squares with white chocolate swirl on a plate, with more fudge on a platter in the background

Gingerbread Fudge

Jam-filled thumbprint cookies on a glass platter with festive decor

Jam “Jewel” Cookies

Frosted sugar cookies with sprinkles on a platter with holiday decor.

Lorraine’s Sugar Cookies

a low angle view looking into a Christmas cornflake wreath cookie standing upright, against a white bowl with more cookies

14 No-Bake Christmas Desserts for When You Have Baking Burnout

cheesecake bar with red and green sprinkles on christmas plate with more bars in background

Christmas Cheesecake Bars

Powdered sugar-coated cookies on colorful plates with holiday decorations.

Ruthie’s Scandinavian Christmas Cookies

Stacked sugar cookies decorated as Christmas trees with green frosting.

Sugar Cookie Tree Stacks with Cream Cheese Frosting

stack of fudgy cookie bars with white chocolate peppermint icing

32 Peppermint Desserts to Make Before Christmas

looking down at a bunch of different shapes and colors of stained glass cookies

Stained Glass Cookies

closeup of a bowl of eggnog ice cream garnished with grated nutmeg

20 Christmas Desserts for Eggnog Lovers

meringue Christmas tree on plate with cranberry sauce and pistachios

Pavlova Christmas Trees

side view of a steamed Christmas pudding decorated with a sprig of greenery and berries

Chef John's Top 17 Christmas Treats for Baking, Gifting, and Celebrating

stack of fudgy cookie bars with white chocolate peppermint icing

Peppermint Mocha Cookie Bars

a close up view of beautiful raspberry and almond shortbread cookies each filled with jam and topped with a zigzag of icing

25 Top-Rated Christmas Dessert Recipes That You’ll Obsess Over

birds eye view of light red plate of chocolate truffles dusted with powdered sugar on red stripe napkiin

Puppy Chow Truffles

A serving plate of peanut butter bars with a top chocolate layer

16 Christmas Desserts You Can Make in Your 9x13 Baking Dish

a delicious looking slice of cannoli pie plated and ready to eat.

Cannoli Cream Pie

chocolate coated candy balls with sprinkles on clear star-shaped plate with holiday greenery

Martha Washington Candy

closeup of a slice of Eggnog Pie topped with a layer of whipped cream and grated nutmeg, served on a white plate with a fork in the foreground and Christmas decor in the back

Pieces of saltine cracker toffee.

I Asked 5 Pro Bakers for Their Favorite Holiday Dessert—These Are The 9 They Swear By

Little Debbie Christmas Tree Truffles

These 3-Ingredient Little Debbie's Christmas Tree Truffles Are a Must-Try This Holiday Season

slice of layered candy cane dessert on white plate with Christmas decorations in background

Layered Candy Cane Dessert

coconut white chocolate covered rum balls arrayed on a faux moss mat with leaves and sticks in background

Chocolate Rum Snowballs

low angle looking at a slice of gingerbread topped with whipped cream

Favorite Old-Fashioned Gingerbread

close up view of Coconut Bon Bons garnished with chocolate and sprinkles on a white platter

Coconut Bonbons

a high angle view of a pile of peanut butter fudge

Easiest Peanut Butter Fudge

Bird's Eye View of Gingerbread Bundt cake dusted with powdered sugar

Gingerbread Bundt Cake

close up view of a Nutella Pastry Christmas Tree on a wooden table

Nutella Puff Pastry Christmas Tree

Japanese Christmas Cake

Japanese Christmas Cake

Soft gingerbread cookies on baking sheet and wire rack

Soft Gingerbread Cookies

closeup of a slice of chocolate roulade on a white plate with a cup of coffee in the foreground

Chocolate Swiss Roll

looking at a slice of Bailey's cheesecake served on a plate, with the remaining on a serving plate behind

Baileys Cheesecake

Slice of grasshopper pie with chocolate crust on a plate.

Grasshopper Pie

rocky road with white chocolate and marshmallows

Christmas Rocky Road

round mulled wine cake on glass cake plate with drizzled pink icing and purple pansy garnish

Mulled Wine Cake

Gingerbread snowflake cookies on a green platter.

Gingerbread Snowflakes

looking down at two plates of swirled citrus butter cookies

Swirled Citrus Butter Cookies

close up of a whole pecan pie cheesecake on a serving plate with a slice being lifted out

Pecan Pie Cheesecake

Apple-Cranberry Crostada

a low angle view of a pile of pecan pie cookies

Pecan Pie Cookies

heart-shaped sugar cookies decorated with white icing and different types of red, white, and pink sprinkles for Valentine's Day

The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

A slice of perfect pumpkin pie, topped with whipped cream, with a pie dish in the background

Perfect Pumpkin Pie

Apple pie in a red pie pan.

Apple Pie by Grandma Ople

closeup of Easy Sugar Cookies with a crackly top

Easy Sugar Cookies

close up on a single serving of sweet potato pie on a plate, topped with whipped cream

Sweet Potato Pie

a close up view of a pile of best ever chocolate chip cookies with one broken in half

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

a slice of Grandma's Lemon Meringue Pie with lightly browned meringue on a white plate with a lemon slice in the foreground and a flake of crumbled crust edge

Grandma's Lemon Meringue Pie

A plate of stacked chewy chocolate chip cookies with a dark green linen napkin

Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie

close up view of Christmas Pudding garnished with currant berries on a white plate

The Queen's Christmas Pudding

A slice of double layer pumpkin cheesecake topped with whipped cream

Double-Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake

A square slice of carrot cake on a plate, topped with chopped pecans

a low angle view of a big pile of chocolate fudge on a red plate

Slice of pumpkin pie with whipped cream on a plate and gold fork.

Libby's Famous Pumpkin Pie

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