60 Delicious Christmas Treats for the Holiday Season

The combination of crunchy outside and chewy interior is hard to resist—as is the blend of chocolate and peppermint flavors. The dough is easy to make and work with—and it's so fun to watch them go into the oven as powder-covered balls and come out as perfectly crinkled little bites.

Get the recipe for Chocolate-Peppermint Crinkle Cookies.

These sandwich cookies are the perfect seasonal version of a everyone's favorite classic oatmeal cream pie. With lots of gingerbread flavor and a cinnamon-ginger cream filling, these are sure to fly off the sideboard at the Christmas party!

Get the recipe for Gingerbread Oatmeal Cream Pies.

This classic hot chocolate has both unsweetened cocoa powder and chocolate chips, making it extra chocolatey and rich. Before serving use a milk frother to whip some air into it to make it even creamier. Serve dolloped with whipped cream and a candy candy hooked over the mug or crumbled and sprinkled over the top.

Get the recipe for Classic Hot Chocolate.

Whether you count yourself a Who down in Whoville, or a Grinch on the hill, we think you'll love these festively colored Christmas cookies! Bake up a big platter of 'em for your holiday party, and enjoy while watching your favorite Grinch movie!

Get the recipe for Grinch Cookies.

Are you a fan of puppy chow? Then you're going to love this sweet-and-salty holiday version! Mix up a big batch and wrap some up in gift-bags as party favors!

Get the recipe for Holiday Reindeer Chow.

These sweet little cupcakes are just the thing for you holiday party! Topped with shredded coconut "snow," these Frosty-themed frosted cupcakes are sure to delight.

Get the recipe for Snowman Cupcakes.

These tender, delicious bars, kind of a cross between a blondie and a sugar cookie, are our favorite way to round out a Christmas cookie table.

Get the recipe for Sugar Cookie Bars.

These super cute treats are perfect for a Christmas party! Muffin-pan brownies get a festive decoration with a simple addition of pretzel twists, red m&m candies, and some candy eyes.

Get the recipe for Reindeer Brownies.

These festive Christmas Tree Cupcakes are made with strong coffee, which gives them both a deeper, richer flavor, as well as a little boost for Santa—or anyone—staying up late to fill the tree with presents.

Get the recipe for Christmas Tree Cupcakes.

With their festive color and cheesecake swirl, these brownies are sure to be snatched right off the Christmas dessert table!

Get the recipe for Red Velvet Cheesecake Brownies.

Give these beautiful cookies a bit of a Christmas twist! Sometimes all you need is a delicate, fluffy cake-like bite.

Get the recipe for Eggnog Madeleines.

Hailing from Eastern Europe and Russia, where they were originally cooked in their signature two-part skillet over an open fire, these crispy shelled sandwiches, also known as oreshki, boast a creamy chocolate-and-walnut filling.

Get the recipe for Chocolate-Walnut Sandwich Cookies.

These traditional almond-flavored cookies are a classic treat! Popular in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany around the Feast of St. Nicholas, these highly spiced cookies are made by pressing dough into carved wooden molds known as speculaas planks.

Get the recipe for Speculaas Cookies.

All you need is a cookie cutter to make these delicious and fun little Christmas-tree shaped hand pies! They're perfect for holiday parties of all stripes. We love the look (and taste) of cherry filling, but if that's not to your taste, feel free to substitute other fruits.

Get the recipe for Merry Cherry Hand Pies.

Popcorn is such a classic, cozy, cold-weather treat that we absolutely had to try our hand at spiffing it up for the holidays. Here, some drizzled white chocolate, crushed mints, and just a touch of flaky sea salt make it so good we couldn't stop eating it!

Get the recipe for Sweet-and-Savory Peppermint Popcorn.

Though they may look like they take hours to assemble, a half sheet of store-bought puff pastry makes them surprisingly straightforward to make.

Get the recipe for Peppermint Palmiers.

Your favorite sandwich cookie gets a holiday makeover with peppermint and white chocolate.

Get the recipe for Striped Peppermint Sandwich Cookies.

Of course, you want something to dip all those cookies in. What better treat than a glass of rich peppermint eggnog?

Get the recipe for Peppermint Eggnog.