15 Delicious Christmas Recipes You Can Bake

Brighten up this holiday season with some tasty Christmas recipes! Not only will you be the hit of the evening, but your guests will be begging for the recipes. Whether your more of a vanilla or chocolate person, try out these 15 delicious Christmas recipes you can bake.

1. Sugar Frosted Cookies

For the ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter (3 sticks), softened
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, almond, peppermint, or coconut extract
• 5 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

For the Frosting

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2-4 tbsp. milk
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla, almond, peppermint, or coconut extract
• Food coloring

2 .Grinch Cake

For the ingredients

• 2 Boxes of Pound Cake Mix (Whatever the ingredients the box calls for)
• Heart Cookie Cutter
• Red and Green Food Gel Color
• Loaf Pan
• Green and Yellow Frosting (Pillsbury Blue and Green Funfetti Frosting)
• Red Heart Sprinkles

3. Reindeer Cupcakes

For the ingredients

• Your choice of cupcake mix
• Vanilla Wafers
• White M&Ms
• Red M&Ms
• Black Icing

4. Choclate Covered Carmel Popcorn Balls

For the ingredients

• 14 cups popped plain popcorn, and about 1 cup or a bit more of un-popped popcorn
• 1 (14 oz.) package Caramel Candies, unwrapped
• 4 tablespoons of butter, softened
• 10 popsicle sticks
• 1 (12 oz.) package semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted
• sprinkles

5. Chirsmas Cookie Pinwheels

For the ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon liquid red food coloring
• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon liquid green food coloring

6. Lump of Coal Rice Krispy Treats

For the ingredients

• 3 cups miniature marshmallows or 30 large marshmallows
• 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 4 cups rice cereal (reduce to 3 cups if you want softer coal)
• 1 1/2 cups crushed Oreo cookies, loosely packed (best to leave the filling in the cookies)
• 4 – 10 drops black gel food coloring (enough to turn the melted marshmallows black.)

7. Polar Bear Cookies

For the ingredients

• 12 double stuffed sandwich cookies
• 36 different colored candy coated chocolates
• 12 oz. bag white candy melts
• 1 tube black icing

8. Gingerbread Oreo Truffles

For the ingredients

• 1 (8 oz.) brick cream cheese, softened
• 36 Golden OREO Cookies, finely crushed (about 3 cups)
• 3 Tablespoons molasses
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 16 ounces white chocolate or white candy coating, melted
• Decorative sprinkles

9. Mickey Mouse Santa Hat Cupcakes

For the ingredients

• Chocolate Cake Mix
• Best Buttercream Frosting
• Wilton 1m Frosting Tip
• Red Cupcake Liners
• Mini Oreo Cookies
• American colored Super Red Food Coloring
• Glue Dots
• White dots from a Hole Punch

10. Snow Globe Cupcakes

For the ingredients

• 8 cupcakes baked and cooled
• 1 cup frosting of your choice
• Flaked coconut
• Snow globe-appropriate cupcake toppers like snowmen
• 8 gelatin bubbles

11. Peppermit White Hot Chocolate

For the ingredients

• 4 cups of milk of your choice
• 8 oz. white chocolate, chopped into small pieces (or white chocolate chips)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract (or more/less to taste)
• optional toppings: whipped cream, crushed peppermints, marshmallows

See Also

Best Frozen Foods To Try At Trader Joe’s

12. Peppermit Patties

For the ingredients

• 7 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/3 cup evaporated milk
• 1/3 cup light corn syrup
• 3 tablespoons extra-virgin or refined coconut oil
• 1/4 teaspoon food-grade peppermint essential oil or 1 teaspoon peppermint extract (see note)
• 1 1/2 pounds’ bittersweet or semisweet baking chocolate, chopped
• Crushed peppermint candies for sprinkling, optional

13. Homemade Christmas Drops

For the ingredients

• 2½ cups granulated sugar divided
• 1½ cups applesauce – no sugar added
• 6 oz Jello {i.e. cherry, lime, etc.}
• ½ oz unflavored gelatin 2 envelopes
• 1 tsp lemon juice

14. Cinnamon Rolls

For the ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup plus 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons McCormick Butter Extract
• 2 teaspoons McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons McCormick Cinnamon Ground

For the Glaze

• 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
• 2 ounces (1/4 package) cream cheese, softened
• 2 teaspoons of McCormick Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 teaspoon milk

15. Micky and Minnie Christmas Cookies

For the ingredients

• Double Stuffed Oreos
• Mini Oreos
• White frosting
• Red candy melts
• Wax paper
• Wilton bow icing decorations
• Christmas sprinkles
• Holly Sprinkles

These 15 delicious Christmas recipes you can bake will guarantee to make the holiday season even sweeter! What are your favorite Christmas recipes? Tell us in the comments!

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