Easy Christmas Baking: 14 Christmas Desserts

There’s something extra special about Christmas baking – the smell of cinnamon, the sparkle of festive sprinkles, and of course the joy of sharing sweet treats with family and friends. 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.

Gingerbread Bundt Cake

A deliciously spiced ginger cake with white chocolate glaze, perfect for a festive treat.

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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.

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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!

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Cranberry and White Chocolate Shortbread

Buttery soft shortbread biscuits with cranberries and white chocolate – so quick and easy to make!

White chocolate and cranberry shortbread biscuits by A Dozen Sundays

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

Hot chocolate cookie with melted marshmallows

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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.