Cut out sugar or butter cookies, gooey pecan pie, creamy cheesecake, spicy gingerbread, there’s nothing more memorable than baking homemade treats with family members during the holiday season. If you’re looking to bake a batch of festive cookies with the kids or a pumpkin pie everyone will be asking for a second slice of, these 24 holiday desserts will ensure Christmas has a sweet ending.
Pecan Tassies
"You just can't not have Pecan Tassies during the holidays. Please be very careful, they are quite addicting." - Janet
Pecan Pie That'll Make Your Mouth Water
"The secret is cooking the sugar and corn syrup first. It's not for the dieters for sure!!!" - Stacy
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles
"One bite wonders! My family loves these scrumptious delights." - Tambi
Catsie's Holiday Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies
"Chocolate chip cookies made special with flavor of peppermint and three kinds of nuts. Yum! I Baked these for church and they were grabbed and gone fast! Great for Christmas cookie tray." - Catherine
Peppermint Candy Three Layer Cake
"If you’re looking for a show-stopping winter holiday cake, Peppermint Candy Three Layer Cake is the recipe to make. Layers of wonderfully delightful, tender vanilla cake are topped with light peppermint frosting." - Paula
Sweet Potato Pie
"This is the best recipe! It was my great grandmother's. However, if you don't want to cook the sweet potatoes from scratch, use canned sweet potatoes and mash them. Of course, we top it with whipped cream!" - Kelsey
Gingerbread- Grandma's
"These muffins were a holiday favorite of my grandma. Her recipe dates back to at least the 1950s. We liked these for breakfast during Christmas vacation. They were a treat. If we were really lucky we had real whipped cream with them." - Kathie
Gingerbread Cheesecake Brownies
"Nothing says Christmas more than gingerbread so this is a little twist on a classic. Yummy cheesecake swirled with gingerbread is just out of this world. Believe me, if you bring this to a gathering during the holiday's everyone will want to be your best friend. Pair this with some hot chocolate and you will be in holiday heaven!" - Debbie
Peppermint Chocolate Cheesecake
"A cool and creamy chocolate cheese cake with peppermint candy cane bits in a chocolate ganache! The perfect dessert for the holidays!" - Kevin
Pinulada (Honey Balls)
"This is a great hostess gift! My mom would use festive holiday bowls and bring to people she would visit. Fun and easy to make. I remember making these when I was just a kid." - Roberta
Laurel's Turtle Cheesecake
"The cheesecake itself is nice and creamy. The cookie crust has a layer of caramel and nuts which gives you that turtle flavor in every bite. Drizzled with more caramel, nuts, and chocolate, this is one decadent cheesecake recipe." - The Kitchen Crew
Pumpkin Gingerbread Layer Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting
"This recipe makes nice loaves, muffins or cake. It is lovely and moist." - Laurie
Sugar Cookies
"This sugar cookie is so buttery. It has just the right amount of flour to make it hold a good shape and still maintain the sweet buttery flavor. A great recipe to have on hand for a holiday." - The Kitchen Crew
Mini Pumpkin Cheese Pies
"Portioned sized pies! I make these every year for Thanksgiving and Christmas. I've been making these for probably the past 8 years. I got the idea for making mini pies for my love of graham cracker crust. They have a layer of cheesecake and a layer of pumpkin pie." - Nor
Chocolate Bourbon Pie
"This pie is a special family holiday tradition. Hope you will make it one of yours." - Judy
Eggnog Cake With Rum Frosting
"This easy Bundt cake tastes of Christmas! The cake is tender with a subtle eggnog flavor. The rum glaze is what makes this cake special. On its own, the glaze seemed a little strong. But once drizzled on the cake, it was perfect." - The Kitchen Crew
Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
"Very good old Southern recipe. Got this from my mom. I loved her pies. She didn't make cakes very often. A really easy and delicious pie." - Barbara
Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake
"I LOVE cheesecake and this time of year pumpkin always goes in everything. So in the tradition of always doing a pumpkin pie, I threw it into one of my favorites as well." - Kimberli
Butter Cookies (Swedish)
"These were a staple of holiday cookies at my childhood. My great grandmother, grandmother, mom & I would make them together. As the child, I had the job of using a thimble to make the perfect dent to fill with sparkling jellies." - Wendy
Apple Butter Pumpkin Pie
"I have had this recipe for some time and think that it is a terrific rendition of pumpkin pie. The apple butter lends its fruity flavor to this harvest pie." - Gay
Mama's Chess Pie
"This particular recipe is quite old, it is older than I am so it is 56 years. It has graced almost every Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner and still one of my favorites." - Cathy
Chocolate Pecan Cheesecake Pie
"This is one of the MOST decadent desserts I make for my husband! It's so yummy! His three favorite desserts are Pecan Pie, Cheesecake and most anything with dark chocolate and this dessert has all three. It seems as though it would be difficult to bake but it isn't but the results make it seem like it is!" - Renee
Sweet Potato Buttermilk Pie
"This sweet potato pie is a pie my aunt always used to make and serve it with vanilla ice cream. A memory that I'll never forget." - Teresa