Check out these Easy Christmas Treats! They’re a fantastic assortment of festive and fun holiday recipes. Perfect for entertaining this year, have these yummy treats on hand for your guests to enjoy.
This collection of Christmas treats are sure to bring smiles to everyone’s faces with their holiday-themed shapes and flavors, adding an extra touch of cheer to your Christmas gathering.
I hope you’re soaking up the joy of the holiday season! My family will be all together soon, and I’m super excited for some chill time with my kiddos.
I’ll be in the kitchen, rustling up some tasty treats for them, and it hit me – why not share some of our favorite holiday recipes in a laid-back post?
So, here are some fun and easy Christmas treat recipes for the holiday season!
Saturday Chitchat with Janine – Volume 148
I adore Julia Child since she was known for her practical, fearless approach to cooking and baking, encouraging home cooks to experiment and enjoy the process, regardless of the outcome.
I can always count on Julia for some insight on baking since she has a witty and joyful approach to cooking and baking, emphasizing that desserts, especially cakes, bring a sense of celebration and festivity to any gathering.
“A party without cake is just a meeting.”
This quote reflects her witty and joyful approach to cooking and baking, emphasizing that desserts, especially cakes, bring a sense of celebration and festivity to any gathering.
So, I have included my favorite chocolate cake for the holidays in this post!
Personal Note from Janine
This week has been a whirlwind of baking fun, churning out delightful treats. Something about being in the kitchen, creating with your hands, is just so calming and enjoyable.
Today, I’m excited to share something special for the festive season: easy Christmas treats. Top of the list is my mom’s caramel popcorn mix. Let me tell you, it’s ridiculously addictive yet scrumptious. It’s an ideal holiday gift for neighbors and friends, perfect for making in large batches.
I’m also on the verge of revealing most of my mom’s cherished recipes.
Here’s to a wonderful weekend and a joyous Christmas Eve and Christmas!
Our plans are simple: staying cozy at home and catching the movie, Wonka.
So, grab your favorite cozy drink, and let’s enjoy these easy Christmas treats!
Happy Holidays!
This Week’s Inspiration – Easy Christmas Treats
Wow, your friends at your next holiday get-together with our Snowflake Sugar Cookies, each sparkling with gold sprinkles. They’re not just a joy to look at but a delight to eat, too. Bring a little extra sparkle to your celebrations with these magical treats.
This Caramel Chex Mix Recipe has been a family favorite for a long time. Imagine a delicious mix of caramel popcorn, Corn Chex, peanuts, and crunchy chow mein noodles, all generously coated in a sweet, sugary caramel sauce. It’s a treat that combines different textures and flavors for a truly irresistible snack.
This is seriously The Best Chocolate Cake! I know many people claim to have the best cake, but you have to believe me that this is a super moist cake. Also, it has another name, Chocolate Beet Cake. It has a whole can of cooked beets in this dessert. Yup, you heard correctly, there are red beets in this delicious cake.
CRINKLE CAKE WITH PHYLLO DOUGH
This delightful Crinkle Cake with Phyllo Dough is a simple culinary masterpiece that’s all the rage in the baking community. Experience this delicious dessert, a blend of crispy, flaky layers of phyllo dough with the sweet, indulgent flavors of crinkle cake, creating a dessert that’s not just delicious but also creamy with an egg custard.
This Fudgy Oatmeal Bars Recipe is so delicious and simple to make. The chocolate center is in between a yummy oatmeal cookie dough. The combination of a dark chocolate layer and oatmeal with shredded coconut is perfect.
CHOCOLATE COVERED APPLES FOR CHRISTMAS
Make these Chocolate-Covered Apples for Christmas. They’re a fun, tasty mix of juicy apples and rich chocolate – super easy to make and perfect for spicing your holiday sweets!
Make these easy, healthy, and homemade Air Fryer Churros. Make the churros in the air fryer, then roll them in a cinnamon sugar topping. These are delicious alternatives to the traditional deep-fried churros recipe.
Brown Butter Sugar Cookies with Chocolate Ganache is an irresistible recipe. I’m a bit of a novice when it comes to baking, but about ten years ago I found this great recipe from Gourmet Magazine and it was all about brown butter. This cookie is delicate and the flavor is incredible. The original recipe calls for fruit preserves between the cookies and this is where I modified it with a chocolate center.
These adorable Hanging Mug Topper Cookies are the easiest to make. Unlike the complicated mini gingerbread houses mug huggers, these cutout sugar cookies don’t require building a house. Also, the cookie cutters sit perfectly on the coffee mug’s rim since the cutter’s physics are excellent.
CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHARCUTERIE BOARD
A Christmas Cookie Charcuterie Board is always a welcome treat during the holidays! Add homemade cookies and store-bought cookies along with sweet gourmet treats. Learn how to make this easy Christmas charcuterie board dessert.
A sugar cookie in a mug is a perfect single-serving dessert of a sugar cookie made in a cup and cooked in the microwave. It’s a soft sugar cookie recipe that is light and fluffy and doesn’t contain egg yolk or brown sugar. It’s a quick and easy way to make a sweet treat for one person.
CHRISTMAS TREE RICE KRISPIE TREATS
These adorable Christmas Tree Rice Krispie Treats are so easy to make. Add some crushed candy canes and Reese’s peanut butter cups, and the cereal quickly transforms into a holiday dessert. Kids love to make these fun no-bake Christmas trees during the holidays.
Boutique of the Week – Holiday Entertaining Decor
Join me for the last bit before Christmas and decorate with Holiday Entertaining Decor, including dishes, napkins, and more.
My Favorite Things – More Easy Christmas Treats
CHRISTMAS WREATH DECORATED COOKIES
My wonderful friend Leslie, the creative force behind My 100 Year Old Home, has outdone herself with these stunning wreath cookies! Her talent never ceases to amaze me, and I’m always in awe of everything she brings to life!
THE BEST RICE CRISPY TREAT RECIPE
This delicious recipe is straight from my friend Sara’s kitchen, and let me tell you, it’s not just another rice crispy treat recipe. Sara has added some new twists that make it stand out.
You should check out her site to discover the surprising ingredients she’s included in these easy holiday treats. Trust me, it’s worth a look!
This simple and adorable recipe is courtesy of Taste of Home. It’s amazing how fun they make it, especially since you don’t have to bake the cookies from scratch. Instead, you get to use Nutter Butter cookies as the base, which is such a clever and convenient idea!
THE BEST PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
With this delightful cookie recipe from KariAnne at Thistlewood Farms, you’re in for a real treat. It’s a special one from her mom’s kitchen, featuring cookies that are amazingly soft and chewy in the middle with a crisp, sugary edge.
It sure sounds like the perfect combination for a delicious treat.
This Week’s Tip – Pastry Cutter
I’ve got this homemade pastry cutter that my grandpa made, and it’s just fantastic. I just recently began using it. The other night, while making breadsticks, I needed something to cut the dough in a straight line. So, I rummaged through my kitchen drawer and decided to try it.
It worked like a charm! I ended up with the straightest lines, and the dough was smoothly cut. The best part was that, unlike with a knife, the dough didn’t drag, which meant my breadsticks came out perfectly straight.
I’m officially on the pastry cutter bandwagon now! They are a game changer in the baking world.
Latest Obsession – Pop Tart Project!
POP TART PROJECT
I can’t even remember the last time I bought Pop-Tarts, but there I was the other day at the grocery store, picking them up. It’s incredible how many different flavors they have now, all those sugary breakfast treats lined up on the shelf.
Now, I’m not planning on eating them. Instead, I’ve got this fun idea to make gingerbread houses out of them. This weekend will be about that project, and I look forward to sharing the results with you after the holidays.
Talk about doing things at the last minute, right? At this rate, they are more like Spring Gingerbread houses!
So, stay tuned for how they turn out!
My Amazon Finds – Baking Items
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Thanks for stopping by! Wishing you an incredible weekend and a fantastic Christmas. It was great hanging out this beautiful Saturday!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!
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