Easy Christmas Baking: 21 Christmas Desserts
There’s something extra special about Christmas baking – the smell of cinnamon, the sparkle of festive sprinkles, and of course it’s a great excuse to get baking! Whether you’re planning a tray of cookies for Santa, whipping up an impressive centrepiece for the big day or just looking for an excuse to get cosy in the kitchen, these Christmas baking recipes will bring a little magic to your holiday season. From classic Christmas desserts to fun twists on favourites, this is your go-to guide for festive bakes that everyone will love.
Christmas Wreath Cupcakes
These Christmas Wreath Cupcakes are rich chocolate cupcakes topped with green buttercream frosting, decorated with white chocolate bows and festive sprinkles. Perfect for Christmas baking, holiday parties, or a fun festive activity with kids.
Gingerbread Espresso Cake
This Gingerbread Espresso Cake is the definition of cosy indulgence – a dark, spiced sponge laced with espresso for depth, layered with smooth white chocolate ganache and finished with rustic ganache.
Chocolate Dipped Gingerbread Cookies
Christmas is the perfect excuse to get creative in the kitchen, and these Christmas Gingerbread Cookies are a festive delight. Shaped like mini Christmas puddings, they’re spiced just right, soft yet sturdy enough to hold a dip in melted chocolate, and finished with a cute edible holly leaf topper.
Mince Pie Crumble Slice
If you love all the flavours of a classic mince pie but want something a bit easier to slice, share, and bake, these Mince Pie Crumble Slices are perfect. With a buttery shortbread base, a generous layer of spiced mincemeat, and a crunchy, crumbly topping, they hit all the festive notes in one bite.
Christmas Cookie Cake
This Giant Christmas Cookie Cake is a chewy, chocolate-packed cookie baked into one big, golden dessert. It’s soft in the middle, crisp around the edges, and decorated with festive green buttercream and sprinkles – the easiest showstopper for your Christmas table. It’s the kind of bake everyone loves to dig into, and it’s so simple to make.
Gingerbread Bundt Cake
A deliciously spiced ginger cake with white chocolate glaze, perfect for a festive treat.
Chocolate Orange Loaf Cake
A rich and moist loaf cake made with cocoa and fresh orange zest, baked in a 2lb tin for the perfect deep cake. This cake has a chocolate ganache topping and is topped with some delicious Terry’s Chocolate Orange segments. It’s a real showstopper, but so easy to make!
Cranberry Orange Muffins
Bake a batch of these soft and fluffy Cranberry Orange Muffins – an easy muffin recipe packed with fresh cranberries, zesty orange, and warming spices. Perfect Christmas muffins for the holidays or any time you want a simple, homemade treat.
Snowman Cake Pops
These cute snowman cake pops are a sweet Christmas treat and are so easy to make! They’ll be sure to impress your guests but are deceptively simple to make using leftover cake, delicious Oreos and white chocolate.
Gingerbread Brownies
These Gingerbread Brownies are rich, fudgy, and full of warming holiday spices. Topped with a melted chocolate drizzle, they’re the perfect treat for festive dessert tables, gifting, or cosy winter evenings. Dense, chewy, and full of Christmas flavour, they’re simple to make but look extra special.
Christmas Wreath Cookies
Soft, buttery cookies iced with a classic wreath design, these unique Christmas cookies are ideal for sharing or gifting! This cookie recipe is no spread, and so easy to make – they bake in just 10 minutes!
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Simple Fruit Cake
A delicious 7″ rich fruit cake, perfect for Christmas! It’s easy to add in your favourite fruits and nuts, and soaking the fruit in brandy or orange juice beforehand gives the cake an extra depth of flavour. This simple light fruit cake is perfect to decorate as a Christmas cake!
Cranberry and White Chocolate Shortbread
Buttery soft shortbread biscuits with cranberries and white chocolate – so quick and easy to make!
Cinnamon Roll Cookies
If you love cinnamon swirl pastries, you’ll love these easy cinnamon swirl cookies! Perfect for a morning snack or an afternoon pick-me-up, these little beauties are delicious, buttery and soft with the delicate taste of cinnamon.
Chocolate Orange Brownies
These chocolate orange brownies are so easy to make, and a great way to use up any leftover Terry’s Chocolate Oranges from Christmas. The brownies are fudgy, chocolatey and soft with a delicious hint of orange. This easy brownie recipe takes less than 10 minutes to prepare and is so easy – the kids will love helping you make it!
Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies
Deliciously soft and fudgy cookies with a hint of cocoa, perfect for a festive Christmas treat or a Valentine’s Day cookie for a loved one.
Hot Chocolate Cookies
The taste of hot chocolate, in a soft and crumbly cookie! Topped with marshmallows for an extra treat, these cookies are really easy to make.
Christmas Cookies From Scratch
An easy to follow recipe to make Christmas cookies from scratch. Use a mixture of cookie cutters to create beautiful cookies which will be a fabulous festive treat. This recipe is for vanilla cookies, but you can add in almond or other flavourings if you wish. The amount of cookies you’ll get from the dough depends on the size of your cookie cutters.
Gingerbread Muffins
A super easy muffin recipe, great for brunch or afternoon snack, these easy gingerbread muffins are quick to make and taste delicious!
Gingerbread Cookies
An easy spiced gingerbread cookie recipe without molasses, perfect for Christmas cookies and to decorate as gifts for neighbours, friends or family.
Simple Shortbread Cookies
An easy shortbread cookies recipe, made with just 3 ingredients! These simple shortbread biscuits are easy to make and ready in just 15 mins.
Simple Sugar Cookies
A simple sugar cookie recipe which makes a great base for a decorated cookie (or leave plain for a buttery treat).
White Chocolate and Cranberry Cookies
Soft and chewy white chocolate and cranberry cookies, ready in less than 20 minutes!
I hope you find some Christmas baking inspiration in this blog post! Happy baking!
