The Best Christmas Desserts for Parties or Gifts

These easy gingerbread cookie bars have a delicious ginger molasses flavor and a soft, chewy texture. Instead of royal icing – they’re topped with a thick layer of cream cheese frosting for the perfect Christmas treat!

These M&M’s marshmallow dream bars are as easy as 1-2-3, and will disappear just that quickly. Made with just a handful of ingredients, no bake, five minutes max – these Christmas bars are what dessert dreams are made of!

These Christmas sugar cookie bars are a delicious, soft holiday sweet. This holiday dessert is simple to make, while being both tasty and festive.

Looking for a delicious Christmas dessert you can make in just a few minutes? Try these M&M marshmallow pretzel bars! No baking required.

Christmas desserts with plenty of peanut butter are my favorite! These bars are loaded with Christmas mix peanut butter m&m's, chocolate chips, peanut butter, oats, and Christmas red & green sprinkles. 

There's still time to bake some special for the holidays, something peppermint-y and cheesecake-y. These peppermint cheesecake bars are the perfect sweet treat to make and gift away to family and friends for Christmas.

Make this adorable Ugly Sweater Cake for the holidays this year! It’s easy to make using your favorite cake mix. Then frost with homemade buttercream and add some crazy cute details to make it the ugliest sweater cake at the party!

Wanting to bake a special Christmas dessert? Short on time? There’s nothing wrong with going for a cake mix. Here’s a way to elevate your next boxed cake: make it a Christmas tree cake!

Eggnog cupcakes are a holiday favorite cupcake that is loaded with eggnog flavor. Topped with a sweet and velvety smooth eggnog frosting to throw this into an award-winning Christmas cupcake recipe!

If you want a tasty Christmas dessert that the whole family will love, then this cake is perfect. Simple prep, rich and creamy frosting, and the perfect amount of colorful sprinkles.

Christmas wreath cupcakes are a sweet treat everyone will love this merry season! They’re a festive addition to any holiday party and make a great edible gift as well.

This Christmas funfetti cheesecake layer cake is delicious, fun, and full of holiday spirit. It’s a cake you MUST serve at your holidays parties!

Get a recipe for a simple vanilla roll cake with red and green dots and spirals of creamy buttercream. It's the perfect dessert for Christmas parties, but the family will love it at home too!

You'll love this super festive candy cane chocolate crepe cake recipe made of crepes! It has a unique chewy soft texture and crunchy candy canes topped with a dark chocolate ganache.

Do you want a Christmas dessert recipe that didn’t require a ton of work, but still has that “wow” factor? This Christmas bundt cake does the trick! Because it’s a bundt cake, there’s not preparing layers, no spreading frosting. And, there’s a surprise inside that makes it really fun! It makes the perfect holiday cake.

I love gingerbread Christmas desserts so much! These spicy, delicious gingerbread cupcakes with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting are just the treat for holiday parties, bake sales, and more.

This peppermint cake with white chocolate buttercream is easy enough that anyone can make it and feel like an expert baker. Plus it’s really, really good!

This green and red poke cake is a festive and easy Christmas dessert. Soft cake layers, creamy vanilla frosting, and lots of sprinkles make it a welcome addition to your holiday parties!

This spice cake bar recipe is perfect for the holidays - they are cake-y, moist, and sweet. And the Peeps on top make them so festive!

This no bake eggnog cheesecake is SO EASY to make. It requires little active time and is a great make-ahead dessert option for Christmas. And the gingersnap crust makes it so delicious and festive!

This is an amazing Christmas cheesecake to make your holiday season as delicious and magical as you imagine! This heavenly dessert is a vanilla bean cheesecake layered with an easy cranberry jam and smooth white chocolate mousse.

This smooth and creamy no bake peppermint cheesecake is a festive make-ahead dessert for the holidays! It has a vanilla cookie crust, a pepperminty filling with crushed peppermint and a light whipped cream on top.

Get a recipe for beautiful no-bake vanilla cheesecake with festive reindeer decoration that will bring Christmas cheer to all! This is a fun one to make with kids or bring to a family celebration.

Christmas desserts just got so much cuter - these little mini cheesecakes are hot cocoa flavored, and shaped like little hot cocoa mugs! Aren't they fun?

This gingerbread cheesecake is an easy, no-bake recipe that is perfect for the holidays! Loads of gingerbread flavor with a simple crust and a creamy filling.

Mmmm, this festive white chocolate cranberry tart is so incredibly smooth and creamy, you’re gonna be in heaven. It’s decadent filling is so delicious with no baking required. The perfect dessert to bring to any Christmas party.

These red velvet thumbprint cookies are so rich and fluffy with the perfect amount of creamy cheesecake filling. They are perfectly festive and delicious!

These delicious Christmas pudding cookies are loaded with yummy chocolate and peppermint. They are be perfect for a cookie exchange or bake sale!

Italian ricotta cookies are soft, cake-like little cookies with lovely flavor and a tasty icing on top. They are easy to make and perfect for any holiday – especially Christmas!

Rolo cookies are quick, easy, and delicious! Follow this simple Rolo cookie recipe (only requires five ingredients) to make this incredibly tasty, chocolatey, and gooey dessert! Great for a bake sale or Christmas cookie exchange.

Snickerdoodles are a holiday staple! Here's a way you can take the classic recipe to the next level by adding a little white chocolate and toffee.

These pretty candy like bon bon cookies are filled with a yummy caramel surprise. They are so fun to serve, and even more fun to eat!

Salty and sweet, what is there not to love? My Christmas crackers are deliciously delicate and adorned with holly sprinkles. Take one bite and you’ll instantly feel festive! These are easy to make, yet, look very impressive.

These spritz cookies are buttery, tender and such festive Christmas cookies! The cookie dough is super easy to put together and there’s so many ways to decorate them. A great make-ahead cookie for a Christmas sweet.

This peppermint hot Chocolate fudge recipe just SCREAMS Christmas time! You’ll love the rich dark chocolate, tasty marshmallows, and sweet peppermint combination.

The classic recipe for rum balls is transformed into a delicious fudge recipe perfect for the holidays. This is an easy Christmas treat that everyone will love!

Even if you don’t have a cute gingerbread silicone mold, this easy five minute gingerbread fudge will become a holiday favorite. Kids will love helping out because it's so easy make!

If you want an easy fudge recipe, try this delicious candy cane version! You can use the same base and customize with other ingredients to make it your own.

This easy-to-make, five-Ingredient, sugar cookie Christmas fudge is a combo of two of my favorite treats! Once you make this and gift it, you'll get asked for it again and again.

These peppermint truffles for Christmas may look intimidating because they’re an attractive dessert, but they’re really simple to make. And there’s the added bonus of only needing four ingredients.

Sugar cookie truffles are a three-ingredient no-bake recipe for the holidays that uses sugar cookies, cream cheese and white chocolate (plus, sprinkles as an option).

These gingerbread Oreo truffles are easy holiday treats that are great for Christmas parties, cookie exchanges, and gifting! Turns out it makes 48 servings for only $10 too. That's pretty amazing.

Learn how to make delicious brigadeiros – they are Brazilian chocolate truffles that will melt in your mouth. They're very popular at Christmas cookie exchanges, and they are so easy!

Sweet and nutty homemade truffles are as easy as can be with this Chocolate Almond Truffle recipe! Learn how to make truffles at home and impress everyone with these delicious candies.

Beijinhos are Brazilian coconut truffles that are incredibly easy to make – they only take four ingredients, and are amazingly sweet and delicious! Perfect for Christmas since they look like little snowballs.

Peanut butter snowballs are a peanut butter truffle with flavors of honey and vanilla. These no bake peanut butter balls make a delicious Christmas treat that you can pop in your mouth.

Quick and easy no bake red velvet truffles recipe with cream cheese are a bite sized Christmas sweet with rich and creamy texture.

Christmas tree brownies are an adorable holiday treat that are absolutely delicious too! This an easy holiday recipe that will become a family favorite.

Homemade marshmallows are the perfect gift idea! You can eat them straight, or add them to hot cocoa - or even melt over ice cream. They are so delicious, and the peppermint makes them so Christmas-y!

This delicious copycat Starbucks cranberry bliss bread recipe tastes just like the famous recipe, only better! It’s light and fluffy, with sweet cranberries and creamy white chocolate baked right in. It’s just the right amount of sweet, with a touch of tartness that only cranberries can bring to the table.

Delight your friends and family with this festive wreath cookie cake, perfect for holiday parties and gatherings galore! It's also great for gifting to a teacher, neighbor, or anyone else who likes Christmas sweets.

These decadent vanilla bean macarons are topped with gorgeous edible glitter for a completely magical, festive holiday treat. Get creative with these vibrant Christmas pastries! Learn to make three tasty macaron variations.

This delicious and smooth peanut butter fudge recipe uses marshmallow creme and chocolate for some added tastiness! Reminds me of buckeyes but in more of a bar form. So delicious for edible Christmas gifting!

This rice krispy treat recipe makes the cutest Christmas trees ever! Perfect for the holidays, tasty, and the whole family can join in to make them.

Do you love SIMPLE treats you can gift for Christmas? Chocolate cups make the perfect little bite! Here are three easy recipes you’ll definitely want to make.

This tasty yule log cake recipe features a delicate chocolate sponge cake wrapped around a silky cream cheese filling and covered in whipped chocolate ganache. It's festive enough to be the centerpiece at your holiday table.

Make these cute mini Santa strawberries by turning the ends of the strawberries into hats! Three different frosting recipes – great Christmas dessert.

The crispy, burnt sugar is the best part of this easy and delicious eggnog creme brulee. This is perfect for an elegant Christmas dessert!

Whip up this super easy, two-ingredient Christmas s’mores dip for a cute, fun holiday treat. It’s perfect for watching movies, serving at holiday parties, for just because.

This delicious popcorn recipe is perfectly festive for Christmas with peppermint patties, candy canes, and red/green sprinkles! Your family will love it!

If you haven't had Christmas mess, it's a delicious dessert where the layers end up "messy" no matter what. Make the little meringue trees, and how cute are these for dinner parties?

This festive holiday Pavlova Wreath is such a lovely dessert and makes the perfect addition to any special occasion. Pavlova is a meringue dessert with a delicate, crispy crunchy shell with a soft light, marshmallowy, almost custard-like inside. It is traditionally served topped with whipped cream and fruit.

Decorating a delicious cake is just as fun as baking it, as seen in this lovely winter woodland cake that you can make all season long. It's simple yet pretty, which makes it perfect for a celebration.