Looking for the most festive, indulgent, and cheer-spreading holiday treats? These cozy Christmas desserts are perfect for gifting, parties, cookie exchanges, and magical winter nights at home. From gooey bars to no-bake favorites and warm spiced cupcakes, this collection brings everything delicious about the season straight to your kitchen.
Each recipe below comes directly from Mellow Dishes, using simple ingredients, easy instructions, and big flavor that brings everyone together.
1. Christmas Cookie Bars
These soft-baked Christmas cookie bars are packed with festive sprinkles, melty chocolate, and a buttery golden texture that melts in your mouth.
Perfect for cookie boxes, school events, and family parties, they slice cleanly and travel beautifully.
One bowl, no chilling, and ready fast, the ideal stress-free holiday bake.
Pair them with hot cocoa or serve warm with vanilla ice cream for an extra cozy experience.
If you love easy bars, also try Cranberry White Chocolate Blondies.
2. Christmas Crack
This salty-sweet classic delivers addictive holiday crunch with buttery caramel, chocolate, and toasted cracker layers.
It’s unbelievably simple, just melt, pour, bake, chill, and break into pieces.
Perfect for gifting to neighbors, teachers, or friends in pretty tins.
The flavor is rich, bold, and completely irresistible, no one can eat just one piece!
3. Christmas Cookie Lasagna
A layered, dreamy no-bake dessert made with vanilla cookies, fluffy whipped cream, cream cheese, and holiday sprinkles.
It’s soft, creamy, and cloud-light, like tiramisu meets cheesecake.
Ideal for when your oven is full of other Christmas baking and you want something effortless.
The slice presentation is stunning and always a crowd favorite.
4. No-Bake Christmas Bread
A festive no-bake holiday bread loaded with dried fruit, nuts, and sweet creamy filling.
No kneading, no rising, and ready faster than traditional holiday loaves.
It’s a gorgeous edible-gift recipe, wrapped beautifully and shared with family.
Perfect with tea or holiday brunch spreads.
5. Gingerbread Cupcakes
Warm spices, deep molasses flavor, and fluffy gingerbread-spiced cake topped with silky frosting.
They smell like Christmas the moment they hit the oven.
Perfect for parties, classroom treats, or dessert buffets.
Super moist and bakery-level delicious without complicated steps.
6. Eggnog Sugar Cookie Cups
Sugar cookie cups filled with creamy eggnog-infused custard for the ultimate holiday bite.
Crispy edges, creamy filling, and nostalgic Christmas flavor in every bite.
Perfect for trays, buffets, or gifts in pretty boxes.
An easy recipe that looks far more impressive than the effort required.
7. Apple Cranberry Pie
A holiday twist on classic apple pie with tart cranberries and warm spices.
The filling is sweet, bright, and beautifully ruby-red.
Perfect centerpiece dessert for Thanksgiving through New Year’s.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
8. Cranberry White Chocolate Blondies
Soft, chewy holiday blondies with sweet white chocolate and tart cranberries.
Simple to make, slice perfectly, and fit beautifully in gifting tins.
A festive alternative to traditional holiday cookies.
Always among the first desserts gone on a dessert table.
9. Cranberry Orange Bread
This bright, citrus-forward loaf is moist, soft, and full of fresh holiday flavor.
Perfect for breakfast, tea-time, or edible gifting.
Freezes beautifully, make ahead and slice when needed.
Pairs wonderfully with hot cocoa or festive brunch spreads.
10. Peppermint Pie
A creamy, fluffy mint-chocolate holiday pie with a crunchy cookie crust.
No-bake and effortlessly impressive.
Pretty pink color makes it a show-stopping Christmas dessert.
Tastes like peppermint bark in pie form.
11. Hot Cocoa Cheesecake Bars
Rich chocolate cheesecake bars topped with marshmallows for the coziest winter treat.
All the nostalgia of hot cocoa in a smooth creamy bar.
Perfect for movie nights, snow days, or gifting.
Easy to slice and serve to a crowd.
Whether you’re hosting family, baking with kids, or sharing edible gifts with friends, these Mellow Dishes Christmas desserts bring joy, comfort, and magic to every celebration.
Save your favorites, bake a few, and create sweet holiday memories all season long.
