Wondering what to bake up for the holidays? Part of the fun of the season is making sweet treats everyone will adore. If you do the same things each year and want to try something different, we hope you’ll consider these Christmas dessert ideas!
1. Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars
For those of you that barely bake, you can easily pull this off. Simply get sugar cookie dough and spread it tollhouse-style on your baking sheet. Bake it up, decorate with green frosting and sprinkles, and then cut into triangles. Voila!
2. Chocolate Peppermint Fudge
Kids bugging you to help? Make fudge! You only need 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips, one 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk, and 1/4 cup of butter. Melt it in the microwave and add peppermint extract. Let the kids top it with sprinkles to make it pretty!
3. Holiday Oreo Truffles
With just 5 ingredients and no baking required, these Oreo truffles for the holidays will make you the hero of any holiday potluck. Get a package of Oreos, 8 ounces of cream cheese, baking white chocolate bars, and holiday sprinkles. Process the Oreos, then mix in softened cream cheese. It should get sticky. Roll that into balls and then freeze for 30 minutes. Melt the chocolate in the microwave and dip the Oreo balls into it. You can even add green food coloring to make them more festive or make several batches with green or red food coloring added. Immediately after dipping, add the sprinkles and then let them set for 10 minutes in the fridge. If you have any leftover, keep them in your fridge.
4. Christmasy Oreo Pops
Need a super-simple Oreo recipe? Put them on a stick, dunk them in melted chocolate, and then decorate with Christmas sprinkles.
5. Peppermint Bark
Peppermint bark is a classic for Christmas. Simply melt your baking chocolate and add in crushed up candy canes. Allow it to set for an easy treat that doubles as welcome holiday gift for neighbors and coworkers.
6. Christmas Cookie Dough Dip
Perfect for parties, all you need is a half-cup of non-fat vanilla-flavored Greek yogurt, 5 tablespoons of softened butter, 2 ounces of softened cream cheese, a quarter cup of flour, half teaspoon of vanilla extract, and a half-cup of powdered sugar. Beat the butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar together until fluffy, then add flour and vanilla and keep beating. Add the yogurt a little at a time while still beating. Stir in the holiday sprinkles. Add more on top and serve it with graham crackers, fruits, and other dunking items.
7. Christmas Tree Brownies
Make your favorite brownies. Once cooled, cut into triangles. Add a candy cane stem at the bottom and swirl on green frosting to give it a Christmas tree-look. Don’t forget the sprinkles!
Whichever of these holiday desserts you bring to the table, if you blink, they will disappear!