The clatter of mixing bowls, the sweet smell of sugar and spice, and a counter dusted with flour usually mean one thing – easy Christmas baking has officially begun.
It’s the season where ovens work overtime and kitchens transform into cozy little workshops filled with cookies, bars, breads, and cakes.
The best part? You don’t need to be a pastry chef to make it magical.
This guide lines up 36 recipes that prove baking at Christmas doesn’t have to feel like a marathon.
From gingerbread cookies with cheeky little faces to quick breads bursting with cranberries and even brownies dressed up with peppermint, there’s something for every level of baker.
Some recipes come together in minutes, while others let you slow down and enjoy the process; all of them end with the kind of treats that disappear quickly.
1. Christmas Tree Cupcakes
2. Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars
3. Christmas Cheesecake
4. Christmas Crack Recipe
5. Christmas Cake – Moist, Easy Fruit Cake
6. Easy Sugar Cookie Recipe (With Icing)
7. Christmas Tree Brownies
8. Christmas Pinwheel Cookies
9. Easy Festive Christmas Meringue Cookies Recipe
10. Hot Cocoa Cheesecake Minis
11. The BEST Christmas Cookie Bars
12. Christmas Bread
13. Gingerbread Men Cookies
14. Christmas Tree Brownie Bites
15. Easy Christmas Sugar Cookie Pizza
16. Chocolate Puff Pastry Christmas Tree
17. Pudding Cookies With Sprinkles
18. Christmas Surprise Lemon Bundt Cake (With Video)
19. Best Christmas Crinkle Cookies Recipe
20. Grinch Thumbprint Cookies
21. Magic Layer Christmas Brownies
22. Whipped Shortbread Cookies
23. Snowman Cupcakes
24. Santa Hat Cheesecake Bites
25. Peppermint Cheesecake Brownies (Peppermint Brownies)
