Christmas is the season of giving, and what better way to spread holiday cheer than with homemade treats? Edible gifts are heartfelt, budget-friendly, and always appreciated. Whether you’re baking cookies, crafting candies, or baking flavorful breads, these 30 Christmas treats are perfect for gifting your family and friends. With a little thought and planning, your treats will leave a lasting impression.
Tips for Gifting Homemade Christmas Treats:
- Keep it Fresh: Choose recipes that stay fresh for several days or can be frozen in advance, so your treats taste just as good when gifted.
- Add a Personal Touch: Include a handwritten note or tie a small ornament to your packaging for a thoughtful, festive touch.
- Think About Allergies: Be mindful of common allergens and consider gifting a mix of treats to accommodate different dietary preferences.
From sweet classics to creative new ideas, these recipes will make your Christmas gifts as memorable as the season itself!
Shortbread & Chocolate Holiday Cookies
Indulge in the rich, buttery goodness of these Shortbread & Chocolate Cookie Bars that are sure to become a favorite in your holiday baking repertoire! With a perfectly crumbly shortbread base topped with a luscious layer of melted chocolate, these bars are a delightful combination of textures and flavors.
Easy Microwave Peanut Brittle
This Easy Peanut Brittle recipes is a completely fail proof recipe that everyone loves. The sweet crunchy brittle and salty peanuts are the perfect match. If you’re looking for a great new addition to your Christmas cookies, or something easy to make that you can share in gift baskets, or even to take to a new neighbor as a welcome, I can tell you you’re going to love this peanut brittle.
Festive Chocolate Covered Christmas Light Oreos
Decorating cookies for the holidays doesn’t have to be complicated, and these Festive Chocolate Covered Christmas Oreos prove it! With their colorful candy lights and white chocolate base, they’re the perfect no-bake treat to add some sparkle to your dessert table.
Melting Snowman Sugar Cookies
These Melting Snowman Sugar Cookies are not only adorable but also incredibly fun to make! With soft and chewy sugar cookies topped with a generous layer of melted chocolate, these whimsical snowmen are perfect for holiday parties, cookie exchanges, or simply to enjoy at home. Easy to decorate and irresistibly cute, these cookies are sure to bring smiles to everyone who sees (and tastes) them!
Chocolate Dipped Oreo Christmas Trees
These Chocolate Dipped Oreo Christmas Trees are not only delicious but also incredibly fun to make! With just a few simple ingredients, you can transform ordinary Oreos into festive Christmas trees that are sure to impress family and friends.
Festive Rice Krispie Christmas Trees
These Festive Rice Krispie Trees are fun and festive, and you don’t have to put a lot of time into making them. These treats are a huge hit at a party, because everyone loves Rice Krispies Treats and they’re just so cute. We made them recently for a party and everyone was talking about them.
Grinch Hot Chocolate Bombs
These Grinch Hot Chocolate Bombs are a fun Christmas treat that can be made for a party or to give away to friends as gifts. Decorate them any way you like. They are tempered hollow chocolate spheres filled with cocoa mix and mini marshmallows that will melt to create a delicious warm drink when dropped into a mug of warm milk. Super festive and not all that difficult to make, despite what you might think, seeing how adorable they are.
Easy Mexican Wedding Cookies
These irresistible Mexican Wedding Cookies are ultra buttery, crumbly, and nutty – the perfect shortbread cookie for any occasion. You may have also heard them go by the name of Snowball Cookies. My mom used to make batches and batches of them at Christmas time that we would eat for the whole season, and also pack up to give away to family in homemade food baskets. These
Sweet & Salty Chex Mix
This Sweet & Salty Chex Mix recipe is a perfect blend of flavors that are irresistible. The combination of crunchy Chex cereal, toasted pecans, and peanuts coated in a rich mixture of brown sugar, butter, and dark corn syrup creates a delicious snack. Chex mix is a classic snack that’s perfect for munching on anytime, anywhere. This recipe takes just a few minutes to prepare and is packed with delicious flavors.
Red Velvet Chocolate Kiss Cookies
These Red Velvet Chocolate Kiss Cookies are perfect for the Christmas season with a combination of rich cocoa, vibrant red coloring, and sweet Hershey’s Kisses. We make a lot of thumbprint cookies – for all occasions. So why not make some for Christmas? You will love with the vibrant red velvet cookies. They are delicious when topped with Hershey’s Kisses.
Delicious Plum Crumble Cake
This moist and flavorful Plum Crumble Cake is perfect for showcasing fresh plums, whether you enjoy it as a dessert, a snack, or even for breakfast with your morning coffee. The combination of tender cake and crunchy crumble creates a delightful contrast in texture, making each bite a true treat.
Pumpkin Shaped Cinnamon Rolls
Pumpkin Shaped Cinnamon Rolls are a fun and easy fall dessert. By tying kitchen string around cinnamon roll dough, you get a cinnamon roll that is shaped like a pumpkin! Serve these pumpkin-shaped cinnamon rolls for a weekend breakfast or brunch treat adds a touch of fun and fall festivity to your morning.
Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes
Mini Red Velvet Cupcakes are the perfect treat for Christmas or whenever you’re craving a little bit of sweetness without having to eat the whole cupcake. These little treats are smaller than a regular cupcake, so you don’t feel like you’re over indulging in sweetness when you have one. They’re just the right size for sharing at the office or making for a party.
Crunchy Homemade Granola
Homemade granola makes a thoughtful and delicious gift that’s perfect for the holiday season. With its irresistible crunch and customizable flavors, it’s a treat that feels both personal and practical. Whether you package it in jars with festive ribbons or tuck it into gift bags, this Crunchy Homemade Granola will be a welcome addition to anyone’s breakfast or snack routine.
Chocolate Dipped Orange Slices
These Chocolate Dipped Orange Slices are just candied oranges dipped in dark chocolate and left to harden. They are a perfect homemade Christmas gift. If you’ve never made candied citrus before, you definitely should give this recipe a try. They aren’t as difficult to make as you might assume from the looks of them. But that’s the great part about them, too. They look complicated and amazing.
Chocolate Fudge Nutter Butter Reindeer
The holiday season is filled with delightful treats, and what could be more charming than adorable Chocolate Fudge Nutter Butter Reindeer? These easy-to-make snacks are not only delicious but also a fun activity for the whole family. With pre-dipped chocolate cookies serving as the base, all you need to do is add a cute face to create these festive reindeer.
Melted Snowman White Chocolate Bark
Melted Snowman White Chocolate Bark is a winter dessert with sweet white chocolate in the shape of a melted snowman, with mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup hats and pretzels for arms. The look of each one changes based on how you place the eyes and sprinkle noses. My family had so much fun making these melted snowmen that require minimal ingredients.
Christmas Ornament Popcorn Balls
These fun and colorful Christmas Ornament Popcorn Balls are not only a tasty snack but also a charming addition to your holiday festivities. Shaped like ornaments and coated in colorful sparkly sugar, these popcorn balls are perfect for gift-giving, decorating your holiday table, or simply enjoying with family and friends.
Homemade Irish Cream Liqueur
This deliciously creamy and decadent liqueur is the perfect addition to tea, coffee, and cocktails. Learn to make this homemade Irish Cream Liqueur so you always have it on hand. I always make big batches to give away as gifts for Christmas. Who wouldn’t want to receive that gift?
Holiday Peppermint Bark Recipe
Holiday Peppermint Bark is a quintessential holiday treat that combines the rich creaminess of chocolate with the refreshing crunch of peppermint. It’s simple to make, looks stunning in a festive tin, and makes the perfect gift or addition to your holiday dessert table.
Christmas Cake Pops Recipe
Christmas Cake Pops are the ultimate festive treat—adorable, bite-sized, and full of holiday cheer! These fun desserts are perfect for parties, gifts, or even as a family activity to get everyone into the holiday spirit. With their moist cake centers and beautifully decorated coatings, they’re as delightful to look at as they are to eat.
Hot Buttered Rum Batter (Large Batch)
This Hot Buttered Rum Batter is one of our favorite things to make in the winter. It’s a creamy blend of butter, sugar, vanilla ice cream, and spices that makes a delicious warm drink. This hot buttered rum batter is one of the best homemade gifts we’ve given out (alongside a bottle of rum). Your friends will thank you for bringing them a gift they can use for once!
Christmas Peppermint Bark Cookies
These Christmas Peppermint Bark Cookies are made with chocolate cookies dipped in white chocolate and sprinkled with crunchy peppermint sprinkles. You can make your own cookies or start with store-bought chocolate cookies to cut down on prep time.
Hot Chocolate Snickerdoodle Cookie Cups
These Hot Chocolate Snickerdoodle Cookie Cups are made with snickerdoodle cookie dough formed into a cute little cup that’s filled with chocolate ganache and mini marshmallows. These delicious little cups are made to look like little cups of hot chocolate. You can always change up the filling or topping to keep them interesting. They make fun party favors for a birthday or holiday party, and they’re just so darn cute!
Festive Peppermint Bark Brownies
These Festive Peppermint Bark Brownies are a fantastic holiday dessert to make for a cookie exchange or to bring to parties, with their gooey delicious brownie, sweet cream cheese layer, chocolate ganache topping, and crunchy peppermint sprinkles. The three layers of rich sweet chocolate and cream cheese are each unique and tantalizing in their own way. I love how they come together to make one super tasty treat.
Delicious Mini Pumpkin Pies
Mini Pumpkin Pies have just five simple ingredients plus those aromatic spices we all love at the holidays. And they’re just so darn cute! These pies are a great way to serve individual desserts. Pumpkin pies are a must in fall and winter. The smell of freshly baked pie and warm spices is bliss. Using pre-made pie crust and pumpkin puree, you can make these in no more than an hour.
Cranberry Cream Cheese Bread with Walnuts
For the holidays, nothing beats this Cranberry Cream Cheese Bread with Walnuts, which can be given as gifts to friends and family or served on Christmas morning or as an afternoon snack with a cup of tea. As you expect, this bread is super moist and springy. The creaminess from the cream cheese offsets the tartness of the cranberries and the walnuts add a great nutty crunch.
Hot Chocolate Sharing Board
After a family snowball fight or a day filled with sledding, a steaming mug of hot chocolate is the perfect thing to warm you up. This Winter Hot Chocolate Sharing Board is the perfect make-ahead treat. Sharing boards are a fun way to present food. You can feed a crowd at a party or just nibble on it with the family all afternoon long.
Homemade Simple Syrup
These Homemade Creative Simple Syrup Recipes can be an easy and fun way to add a touch of sweetness and flavor to your favorite beverages. Perfect for cocktails, iced tea, lemonade, and other beverages as a sweetener because it won’t leave a grainy texture in the bottom of your glass. There are so many uses for flavored simple syrups, the possibilities are endless.
Cranberry Pistachio Cookies
A delightful holiday cookie with a festive explosion of flavor. These buttery, fruit & nut Cranberry Pistachio Cookies are guaranteed to become a family favorite! These cookies are perfect for an easy dessert that your whole family can enjoy. The best thing about these cookies is that you can make the dough in advance to bake when you are ready.
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When not mixing up delicious cocktails to enjoy on the patio with friends, Angela is busy writing about food and drinks for three popular food websites, and exchanging creative ideas on social media.