60 Easy Christmas Treat Ideas for Every Holiday Event

Turn your favorite holiday drink into a cute and delicious mousse.

Get the Eggnog Mousse Snowmen recipe.

Whip up a large batch of this easy holiday snack so no one is left green with envy.

Get the Christmas Puppy Chow recipe.

Turn your favorite sugar cookie dough into sweet angels. After making, rolling, and cutting out angel-shaped cookies, use a straw to punch out a small hole in each arm before baking. Once cool, decorate with royal icing and let dry, then string together with ribbon for the perfect edible decoration.

No need for Santa's help — use our recipe to bring Frosty back to life whenever you want.

Get the Vanilla-Coconut Snow-People Cupcakes recipe.

This delicious, not-so-bad little tree will remind you "what Christmas is all about."

Get the Christmas Tree Cupcakes recipe.

Channel the stop motion classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer with this marshmallow-frosted yeti creation by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson, authors of Cake My Day!. Attach icicles cut from glittery paper to the cake stand for a chilling effect.

Get the Abominable Snowman Cake recipe.

Blow your holiday guests away with these sweet dessert that doubles as table decor.

Get the Mr. Claus Pull-Apart Cupcakes recipe.

Enjoy in hot cocoa or wrap up for the perfect homemade food present.

Get the Peppermint Marshmallows recipe.

With just four ingredients and a 15-minute prep time, this bark recipe is a no-brainer when you need a festive delight day-of.

Get the Deck the Halls Oreo Holly Bark recipe.

This classic Italian cookie is one of the most festive treats around thanks to red and green food coloring — plus shelled pistachios and red candied cherries.

Get the Spumoni Icebox Cookies recipe.

If the claymation movie of the same name is your favorite Christmas movie, then you don't need to think twice about which sugar cookies you need to bake.

Get the Santa Is Coming To Town Cookies recipe.

Move over hot cocoa, we've got a new favorite Christmas drink now.

Get the Peppermint Shakes recipe.

You can always buy a few boxes of candy canes to snack on throughout the holiday, but these cookies will have the same effect with a slight twist.

Get the Cinnamon Candy Canes recipe.

Make your post-caroling cup of hot cocoa a more decadent treat with the addition of some smiling snowman marshmallows.

Get the Frosty the Snowman Marshmallows recipe.

They might not be your typical Christmas cookies, but Jingle Jangle inventor Jeronicus Jangle inspired us to come up with our own innovation: Robot gears you can eat!

Get the Gingerbread Gear Cookies recipe.

They may not ring, but these jingle bells sure will shine with the use of some food-safe luster dust, available online and in craft stores.

Get the Jingle Bells Peanut Butter Pops recipe.

Get a headstart on your Christmas cookies this year by rolling and freezing this dough for up to three months. Then, when it's time to spread a little cheer, bake them from frozen as directed (no thawing needed).

Get the Chocolate Crinkle Cookies recipe.

Cutting into this sweet Christmas treat reveals a geometric surprise thanks to some careful stacking (and apricot jam glue).

Get the Checkerboard Cake recipe.

A dusting of coconut can help create that dreamy White Christmas look no matter what temperature the thermometer reads outside.

Get the Snowball Cupcakes recipe.

With fruit leather ear muffs and M&M noses, these truffles have the cutest faces you'll find on the dessert tray, guaranteed.

Get the Snowy Cookie Truffles recipe.

If it's cold outside, bake a tray or two of these cookies with a mitten cookie cutter.

Get the Chocolate Mittens recipe.

Calling all wannabe architects! Set your sights two steps beyond the standard gingerbread house with this bustling cityscape design.

Get the Gingerbread Village recipe.

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This stunning wreath is made up of lots of tiny cupcakes and holly-shaped cookies, making it easy to take apart and serve.

Get the Cupcake Wreath recipe.

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Stacked in a sturdy, towering tree, gingerbread stands upright much more easily — although it may not last long once the kids get the chance to dig in.

Get the Gingerbread Cookies recipe.

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Here's another way to make gingerbread even better: add cocoa.

Get the Chocolate Gingerbread Snow Angels recipe.

Santa's belt is the centerpiece of this festive chocolate cake.

Get the Santa Cake recipe.

There's actually no egg nog in these truffles, instead cream cheese, heavy cream, white chocolate, and gingersnap cookies combine to replicate your favorite holiday drink.

Get the Eggnog Truffles recipe.

You don't need fancy cookie cutters to shape this festive crew — and the tidy triangle shape allows you to avoid rerolling scraps of dough.

Get the Santa and Elf Cookies recipe.

Even the busiest holiday elf has time to make this sweet treat. It take less than 10 minutes to "bake" thanks to some Christmas (or in this case, microwave) magic.

Get the Microwave Mug Chocolate Cake recipe.