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
1/4 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!