These Christmas candy and treats recipes include everything from rich homemade fudge and truffles to chocolate bark, brittle, toffee, pretzels, and festive candy bites. Browse by treat type to find the perfect addition to your Christmas dessert tray.
You will also find Christmas crack, sweet Chex mix, puppy chow, Oreo treats, and candy-topped cookies. Whether you are making edible gifts or planning a party, these smaller categories make it easier to find exactly what you want.
Some of my favorite Christmas memories are made in the kitchen, sharing simple sweets with family. A tin filled with a few homemade favorites is always a lovely way to celebrate.
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- Christmas Oreo and Chocolate-Dipped Treats
- Christmas Crack
- Christmas Brittle, Toffee and Honeycomb
- Christmas Truffles
- Christmas Chocolate Bark
- Christmas Marshmallow and Rice Krispie Treats
- Christmas Pretzel Treats and Bites
- Christmas Chex Mix and Puppy Chow
- Christmas Cheesecakes, Dips and Chilled Desserts
- Peppermint Christmas Treats
- Cool Whip Candy
- Gingerbread and Eggnog Treats
- Christmas Cakes, Cupcakes, Pops and Everything Else
- Christmas Fudge Recipes
- Christmas Cookies and Cookie Bars
- Christmas Candy Making and Storage Tips
- Christmas Candy and Treats FAQs
Christmas Oreo and Chocolate-Dipped Treats
Transform familiar cookies and crackers into something special with melted chocolate and decorative toppings. The contrast between crisp centers and smooth coatings makes these a welcome addition to a holiday assortment.
Christmas Oreos
Christmas Oreos are simple to make, these sweet Oreo cookies are dipped in festive chocolates and then coated in fun sprinkles.
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Chocolate Covered Graham Crackers
Chocolate covered graham crackers combine graham crackers with three kinds of chocolate and sprinkles. Make a batch of these chocolate dipped graham crackers quickly for a tasty snack or dessert any time your sweet tooth wants!
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Ritz Cracker Cookies
Ritz Cracker Cookies have a gooey filling and are then enrobed in rich chocolate. Combined with festive sprinkles, you have an amazing Christmas treat.
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Christmas Crack
A buttery caramel layer, chocolate, and a salty base make Christmas crack difficult to resist. Try the traditional cracker version, a pretzel variation, or the cookie-inspired twist for three different ways to enjoy this seasonal favorite.
Easy Christmas Crack Recipe
Make the best Easy Christmas Crack recipe with saltine crackers, buttery caramel, rich chocolate, and festive sprinkles. This easy holiday candy recipe is perfect for Christmas gifting, cookie exchanges, and dessert trays.
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Pretzel Christmas Crack
This Pretzel Christmas Crack is a sweet and salty snack that doesn't take a lot of work. If you want an easy treat to satisfy friends and family, this is it!
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Christmas Crack Cookies
Christmas Crack Cookies are an easy and delicious treat fit for the holidays. The recipe combines a chewy cookie with Christmas crack for the perfect bite.
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Christmas Brittle, Toffee and Honeycomb
If you love candy with a satisfying snap, these recipes deliver. Peanut brittle, buttery toffee, and airy honeycomb each offer a different texture, making them excellent choices for anyone who prefers crunchy sweets.
Chocolate Pistachio Honeycomb
Chocolate Covered Honeycomb is a fabulous dessert or snack. This rustic chocolate pistachio bar is always a hit with everyone.
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Old-Fashioned Peanut Brittle Bites
This Old-Fashioned Peanut Brittle is great for the holidays or any time. It's the perfect blend of sweet and salty with a crunchy texture for a balanced bite.
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English Butter Toffee
Sweet, salty and crunchy, this easy butter toffee recipe ticks all the boxes, and is the perfect recipe to make and enjoy with everyone over the holidays.
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Layered Chocolate Nut Toffee
Easy Layered Nut Toffee is totally addictive and every bite of this irresistible treat is full of chocolate, crunchy nuts and rich, buttery toffee!
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Christmas Truffles
Truffles bring a little elegance to Christmas celebrations without requiring elaborate decorating. You'll find everything from classic chocolate centers to pistachio, mint, and strawberry flavors, with plenty of options for a beautiful gift box.
Strawberry Truffles
If you like homemade candy, these easy Strawberry Truffles are a showstopper. They are rich, creamy chocolate truffles coated with sweet strawberry powder.
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Bailey's Truffles
Whether you serve them for a holiday or just because, these Bailey's Truffles are an easy, decadent treat. If you love Irish cream and chocolate, add this recipe to your list!
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Hot Chocolate Truffles
These hot chocolate truffles are so easy to make and are the perfect thing for the cold weather. They're great gifts, too!
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Brazilian Brigadeiros (Chocolate Truffles)
This Brigadeiro Recipe is a fun and delicious treat that you'll be excited to eat. It's a Brazilian staple made of melted chocolate and condensed milk.
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Dubai Chocolate Truffles
Dubai Chocolate Truffles are a trendy treat with a luxurious pistachio filling with the perfect amount of crunch and nutty flavor. I love the balance of sweet and salty.
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Chocolate Mint Truffles
Rich milk chocolate truffles with a hint of espresso, rolled in crushed candy canes. Enjoy them chilled, or melt one into hot milk for peppermint hot chocolate.
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Christmas Chocolate Bark
Chocolate bark is a great choice when you want something impressive with minimal preparation. Experiment with different toppings, chocolate layers, and crunchy additions to create colorful pieces that look beautiful on a dessert platter.
Easy Layered Candy Bark
Easy Layered Candy Bark is a delicious layering of melted chocolate with unlimited toppings like cookies, candy, nuts, etc. Perfect gift for the holidays.
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How to Make Yogurt Bark
How to Make Yogurt Bark is the best frozen yogurt bark recipe with greek yogurt or without, berries, kiwis, chocolate, nuts or your favorites.
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Oreo Bark
If you love Oreos and chocolate, try this Oreo Bark. It's not too sweet, has plenty of texture, and is an effortless snack fit for a party or just because.
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Costco Peppermint Bark
Costco Peppermint Bark is a quick treat for a crowd. Prepare it for party guests or to share with family, it's the perfect combo of peppermint and chocolate.
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Christmas Marshmallow and Rice Krispie Treats
Fluffy marshmallows, crispy cereal, and playful decorations make this section especially fun for families. The peppermint and Grinch-inspired versions also bring recognizable Christmas colors to your dessert table.
Christmas Marshmallows
Looking for a new festive treat to make Christmas this year to share with your loved ones? You're going to love these Christmas marshmallows. These sweet, fluffy morsels incorporate seasonal flavors and colors, making them a perfect addition to holiday celebrations.
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Rice Krispie Cookies
Rice Krispie Cookies are easy to make and fun to eat! The rice cereal is combined with peanut butter, peanuts, and marshmallows, and then enrobed in melted almond bark.
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Christmas Rice Krispie Treats
Christmas Rice Krispie Treats are easy and fun to make! This recipe takes a classic homemade version and spruces it up with sprinkles and chocolate chips.
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Peppermint Bark Rice Krispie Treats
These Peppermint Bark Rice Krispie Treats combine chocolate cereal, gooey marshmallows, and peppermint bark for an easy, festive Christmas treat.
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Grinch Rice Krispie Treat Pops
These Grinch Rice Krispie treats pops are easy and adorable. These Rice Krispie pops use pre-packaged treats, so there's hardly any work.
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Christmas Pretzel Treats and Bites
Salty pretzels pair beautifully with caramel, chocolate, and butterscotch. From chocolate kisses to caramel-filled turtles, these small treats offer big flavor without complicated preparation.
Caramel Pretzels
These easy caramel pretzels combine crunchy mini pretzels, rich caramel sauce, and flaky sea salt for an irresistible sweet and salty snack made with just three ingredients and baked in 10 minutes.
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Butterscotch Pretzels
These easy Butterscotch Pretzels are a sweet and salty no-bake snack made with just 3 ingredients. Perfect for parties, holidays, movie nights, and homemade gifts.
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Hershey Kiss Pretzels
If you want an easy holiday treat, make these cute Hershey Kiss Pretzels. They're made of only 4 ingredients and are ready to serve in a short amount of time.
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Pretzel Turtles
These Pretzel Turtles are as easy to love as they are to make! From the crunchy pecans to the gooey caramel, it's a fun dessert to make using salty pretzels.
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Cookie Dough Brownie Bites
Irresistible Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Brownie Bites combine brownies, cookie dough, and melted chocolate for an easy decadent dessert. These bite-size, no-bake delights are perfect for dessert platters, holidays, and to satisfy chocolate cravings.
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Almond Joy Bites
These homemade Almond Joy Bites are a delightful version of the classic candy bar. With the sweet coconut and crunchy almonds, it's as good as the real thing!
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Homemade Take 5 Bites
This homemade Take 5 Candy Bites recipe is easy to make but hard to share! They are the best blend of sweet and salty flavors with a chewy and crunchy texture.
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Christmas Chex Mix and Puppy Chow
Set out a bowl of something sweet and crunchy for Christmas movie nights, game nights, or casual gatherings. These cereal mixes offer different chocolate and caramel flavors and are especially convenient for serving a crowd.
Reindeer Chow
This reindeer chow recipe makes the perfect sweet and salty treat that's the ideal snack for holiday get-togethers, Christmas movie night, or decorating the tree. A winning combination of muddy buddy mix, salty pretzels, mini peanut butter cups, and mini M&Ms will make this Christmas puppy chow recipe everyone's favorite snack this holiday season.
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Strawberry Chex Mix
This strawberry Chex mix is a bright, fruity variation on the classic mix, with Chex, white chocolate, and strawberry Jell-O.
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Caramel Chex Mix
Caramel Chex Mix is the perfect sweet and salty snack mix that the entire family will love. This crispy dessert will disappear in a blink of an eye.
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Lemon Chex Mix
This lemon Chex mix is rich and zippy, with the smooth, sweet flavor of white chocolate, brightness of lemon, and crunch of Rice Chex.
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Easy Chocolate Chex Mix
Easy Chocolate Chex Mix is the ultimate, easy, crispy, droolworthy, snack or dessert. Perfect for that special someone, any time of the year!
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Chocolate Cake Chex Mix
Chocolate Cake Chex Mix is the perfect, totally addictive, crunchy, sweet, somewhat salty snack or dessert that can be easily customized to suit any holiday, event or personal taste!
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Christmas Cheesecakes, Dips and Chilled Desserts
When you need something creamy to balance all the chocolate and crunchy sweets, these desserts offer a change of pace. You'll find chilled favorites, layered desserts, and comforting classics for a more complete Christmas dessert spread.
Pistachio Fluff (Grinch Fluff)
This is the best recipe for Pistachio Fluff! It's a tasty dessert that's not overly sweet, featuring a delightful combination of crushed pineapple and pistachio pudding.
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Christmas Fluff Recipe
This Christmas Fluff Recipe is so simple that you'll be repeating it every year! The white chocolate flavor adds sweetness, and the sprinkles make it festive.
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Cranberry Pretzel Salad
This Cranberry Pretzel Salad has wonderfully balanced flavors and textures. Layered with a perfectly crispy pretzel crust, luscious cream cheese filling, and sweet Jello topping, this delightful dessert is a true crowd-pleaser!
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Grandma's Old Fashioned Fruit Salad with Mayonnaise
Grandma's old-fashioned fruit salad with mayonnaise is easily my favorite holiday fruit salad. This creamy fruit salad recipe comes together quickly with just some fresh fruit, chocolate chips for added sweetness, and a 2-ingredient dressing. Just like my grandma used to make!
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Cherries in the Snow
If you enjoy tart cherry pie and rich cheesecake, you'll love Cherries in the Snow! It's easy to make and requires no cooking or baking, leaving your oven free.
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Jello Parfait
These easy Jello Parfaits are creamy, colorful, fruity, and perfect for parties, holidays, BBQs and summer treats. A fun no-bake layered dessert that's make-ahead friendly, that everyone loves.
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Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding with Raisins & Almonds
Old-Fashioned Rice Pudding is an underrated dessert! It's creamy, sweet, and comforting! This timeless recipe is made on the stovetop in one pot with ease.
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Easy Cream Puff Recipe
This homemade Cream Puffs recipe is so easy to make, and doesn't require an apprenticeship in a French bakery, though it certainly tastes like it. Cream Puffs are a classic French dessert. This scrumptious cream puff recipe makes light and airy pastry puffs filled with sweet pastry cream.
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Peppermint Christmas Treats
Peppermint adds a refreshing contrast to rich chocolate desserts. These chocolate and mocha cookies deliver a distinctly wintry flavor, making them a natural addition to Christmas cookie exchanges.
Peppermint Chocolate Cookies
These Peppermint Chocolate Cookies are an easy dessert to share during the holidays. These homemade cookies are a great balance of peppermint and chocolate.
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Peppermint Mocha Cookies
These peppermint mocha cookies are rich, fudgy, chewy and chocolatey all at the same time! They're absolutely perfect for your Christmas cookie exchange!
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Cool Whip Candy
Cool Whip candy has a soft, creamy center surrounded by a chocolate coating. These recipes are a fun option when you want homemade candy without using a candy thermometer or cooking sugar syrup.
Strawberry Candy (Made With Cool Whip)
This easy Strawberry Candy consists of a strawberry candy melt and Cool Whip center with a crisp coating of melted vanilla almond bark to make the perfect sweet treat.
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Easy Cool Whip Candy
This easy Cool Whip Candy recipe is a quick and easy treat anyone can make. Each piece features a rich and creamy center covered in melted chocolate.
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Gingerbread and Eggnog Treats
Gingerbread spices and eggnog are two flavors that instantly bring Christmas to mind. From beautifully decorated snowflakes to soft pudding cookies and iced bars, these recipes offer a delicious mix of traditional and creative baking ideas.
Christmas Stuffed Gingerbread Cookies
Easy Stuffed Gingerbread Cookies are one of our favorite Christmas and holiday cookies. The delicious cookie, creamy filling and decorating are so much fun!
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Cranberry Eggnog Cookies with Eggnog Icing
Cranberry eggnog cookies are the perfect holiday treat and they're so quick and easy to bake! This is an easy cranberry eggnog cookie recipe.
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Eggnog Cookie Bars
Eggnog Cookie Bars are the ultimate creamy, eggnog lovers dessert bar. The perfect cookie bottom covered with the best creamy eggnog icing!
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Eggnog Pudding Cookies
These Eggnog Cookies are such a fun treat for the holiday season but any excuse will do. Using Instant Pudding makes them so soft and moist!
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Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies
These homemade Gingerbread Snowflakes are full of tasty, warm spices! They are cut into adorable snowflake shapes and finished with sweet icing, perfect for the holidays or anytime.
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Iced Gingerbread Cookies
Iced gingerbread cookies are sweet and earthy and feature the best icing for gingerbread cookies. These Frosted gingerbread cookies are so tasty.
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Christmas Cakes, Cupcakes, Pops and Everything Else
These larger and individually decorated desserts add variety when you're serving more than a candy tray. Choose gingerbread cakes, festive cupcakes, Christmas donuts, or adorable snowman cake pops for different occasions.
Gingerbread Cheesecake Dip
This creamy Gingerbread Dip tastes exactly like a classic gingerbread cookie mixed with cheesecake. It's a delectable holiday dip that's perfect for Christmas.
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Eggnog Cheesecake
If you want an easy no-bake dessert this holiday season, I recommend this Eggnog Cheesecake. It's rich, creamy, and everything you'd want in a sweet treat.
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Sugar Cone Christmas Trees
Sugar cone Christmas trees are a fun holiday treat that captures the magic of the season. They're also super easy to make!
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Gingerbread Ice Cream
Homemade gingerbread ice cream makes a delicious dessert that combines the quintessential flavors of gingerbread cookies with the smooth, creamy texture of ice cream. Made with just four ingredients, this no-churn ice cream is sure to be a hit!
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Peppermint Cheesecake with Oreo Crust
Peppermint Cheesecake with Oreo Crust is rich and creamy and so delicious. This beautiful cheesecake makes for a great winter dessert.
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Easy Gingerbread Cupcakes
Satisfy your sweet tooth with a batch of these homemade Gingerbread Cupcakes topped with simple spiced cream cheese frosting. These delightful treats are full of warming spices giving you a burst of seasonal flavor in every bite. Bake up a batch and spread some warmth and cheer this holiday season.
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Gingerbread Cake With Caramel Sauce
Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Sauce is the best dessert to satisfy cravings and impress guests. Warm spices and rich caramel create a treat hard to resist.
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Christmas Funfetti Bread
It's in the name: sprinkles, larger than life rich vanilla flavor, moist and brightened with light glaze icing and did I mention sprinkles. You may have come across a funfetti cake, but this Christmas bread I think is the best version yet.
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Baileys Brownie Bites with Bailey's Ganache
Baileys Brownie Bites with Chocolate Ganache are delicious and perfect for any celebration! Addictive, moist, and flavorful, these will not disappoint.
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Coconut Candy
This Coconut Candy recipe is a delightful no-bake treat that's fit for the holiday season. It's fun to make and even more fun to enjoy with family and friends.
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Air Fryer Christmas Donuts
These cute Christmas Donuts are the perfect holiday treat for Christmas morning. They are easy to make with canned biscuit dough and your choice of festive decorations!
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Snowman Cake Pops
This snowman cake pops recipe is a great treat or gift for the holiday season. They're so cute, so tasty, and so much easier than you think!
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Christmas Fudge Recipes
From old-fashioned chocolate fudge to gingerbread, cranberry, and cookie-inspired variations, this collection has something for every sweet tooth. Choose a few contrasting flavors to create a homemade candy assortment with plenty of variety.
Best Peanut Butter Fudge
The Best Homemade Peanut Butter Fudge recipe with condensed milk is rich, creamy, smooth, decadent, and a peanut butter chocolate lovers dream come true.
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Best Strawberry Cheesecake Fudge
This Best Strawberry Cheesecake Fudge recipe is cheesecake in fudge form, easy to make with white chocolate, cream cheese, graham crackers and strawberries!
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Chocolate Caramel Marble Fudge
Chocolate Caramel Marble Fudge is totally easy to make, smooth, creamy and simply irresistible! A little caramel in every chocolatey bite!
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Dulce de Leche Fudge Recipe
This dulce de leche fudge recipe is rich, creamy, and full of white chocolate and caramel flavor. It's an easy dessert you'll love.
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Easy Chocolate Walnut Fudge
This Easy Chocolate Walnut Fudge is a fan favorite! Find out how to make this simple fudge recipe with just a few easy steps.
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Easy Fudge
Easy Chocolate Fudge made with condensed milk is the best simple chocolate fudge recipe around! Learn how to make fudge with nuts or without!
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Easy Red Velvet Fudge
Easy Red Velvet Fudge is super smooth, bright, creamy and a totally festive chocolate treat. Perfect as an edible gift or dessert for friends and family.
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Frosted Fudge
Frosted fudge is rich and creamy like any good fudge should be. I've added a little something extra with a layer of frosting and sprinkles!
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Grandma's Old Fashioned Fudge Recipe
Grandma's old fashioned fudge recipe combines delicious flavors, nostalgia, and ease in equal measure. Get all the flavor without all the work
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Layered Mint Chocolate Fudge
Layered Mint Chocolate Fudge is an easy, creamy, melt in your mouth sweet treat! Full of refreshing mint chocolate flavor this dessert will not disappoint!
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White Chocolate Cranberry Nut Fudge
If you're looking for the perfect holiday dessert, look no further than this decadent and delicious White Chocolate Cranberry Nut Fudge.
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Easy Gingerbread Fudge
Easy Gingerbread Fudge is perfectly spiced and so flavorful, creamy, and melt in your mouth smooth. The perfect sweet holiday gift or treat!
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Sugar Cookie Fudge
Sugar Cookie Fudge is easy, rich and creamy! Full of sugar cookie flavor, decorated in bright sparkles or sprinkles, perfect as a dessert or edible gift!
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Easy Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge
Easy Cookie Dough Fudge includes chocolate chip cookie mix, your favorite treats and this chocolate chip cookie dough chocolate fudge will not disappoint!
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Cookies and Cream Fudge
Cookies and Cream Fudge is super easy, and totally rich and creamy! Full of Oreo cookies, this easy dessert or edible gift is ideal for any celebration!
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Christmas Cookies and Cookie Bars
Looking for something to bake alongside your homemade candy? These cookies range from buttery shortbread and chocolate favorites to festive sugar cookies, filled cookie cups, and colorful holiday creations.
Cherry Chocolate Blossom Cookies
Chocolate Cherry Blossom Cookies are the rich, chocolatey treat you need in your life right now. Made with a fudgy cookie base and baked with a whole maraschino cherry in the center before being drizzled with a chocolate cherry ganache, these chocolate cherry thumbprint cookies are perfect for serving all year round.
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Cracked Chocolate Fudge Cookies
These chocolate fudge crinkle cookies are full of dark cocoa flavor and sweetness. An easy cookie that's perfect any time of year.
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Easy Toffee Shortbread Cookies
This easy toffee shortbread cookie recipe is loaded with Heath Bar, Skor toffee bits, and more. It's a melt in your mouth shortbread cookie recipe that everyone loves.
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Christmas Sugar Cookie Bars
The combo of butter and cream cheese makes this easy sugar cookie bars recipe so soft. Make these easy bar cookies as Christmas cookie bars!
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Santa's Trash Cookies
Santa's Trash Cookies are a simple homemade cookie that's loaded with pretzels, M&Ms, potato chips, and more. They are fun to make and even more fun to eat.
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Sugar Cookie Cups
Sugar Cookie Cups are a simple and creative treat for this holiday season. After they bake, they are filled with a lovely cheesecake mixture and decorated.
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Best Soft Chewy Sugar Cookies
If you need a small batch sugar cookies with sprinkles recipe that creates a no spread sugar cookie, this cream cheese sugar cookie recipe is perfect for you.
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Butter Crunch Cookies
This butter crunch cookies recipe is loaded with the sweet goodness of sugar and toffee bits and the flavor of almonds. So good and so easy.
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Checkerboard Cookies
These Checkerboard Cookies combine a chocolate coffee dough and a buttery shortbread to create a cute presentation and a lovely medley of flavors in one cookie.
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Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies
Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies take delightful holiday flavors to create a satisfying treat. They're easy to make and have balanced flavors and textures.
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Dulce de Leche Cookies
This dulce de leche cookies recipe is so easy and so sweetly delicious. A simple, sweet cookie base is topped with rich dulce de leche.
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Green Cookies
These simple, green cookies are soft and tender and loaded with two kinds of chocolate chips and crushed Oreo cookies. Yummo!
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Holiday Surprise Basket Cookies
Holiday Surprise Basket Cookies are delicious and so versatile. They can be filled with anything and decorated in so many ways!
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Kitchen Sink Cookies
These Kitchen Sink Cookie have a variety of flavors and textures that come together to make a tasty treat. It's an easy homemade recipe thats great anytime.
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Maple Pecan Cookies
These Maple Pecan Cookies are a simple homemade cookie recipe you'll love to make. Not only do they taste great, but they'll make your house smell even better.
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Matcha White Chocolate Cookies
These homemade Matcha White Chocolate Cookies are impressive and delicious. It's an easy recipe to make, and the subtle green color is so adorable and fun.
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Muffin Cookies
Stuffed Chocolate Cookie Cups are filled with a creamy center surrounded by a wonderful chocolate cookie, decorated as you want. Perfect for any occasion!
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Nutella Stuffed Cookies
Nutella Stuffed Cookies are easy and completely homemade. This treat recipe is perfect when you're short on time, but still want to create an indulgent dessert.
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Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bars
Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bars are easy, no bake, eggless, with edible peanut butter chocolate chip cookie dough and chocolate chip ganache.
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Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
These Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies are one of my favorite boxed mix cookies. They are still sweet, soft, and the cream cheese frosting adds texture and balance.
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Red Velvet Cheesecake Cookies
Red Velvet Cheesecake Cookies are a showstopping treat for any occasion. It's a homemade cookie recipe that brings red velvet cake and cheesecake together.
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Red Velvet Cookie Bars
Red Velvet Cookie Bars are easy and quick to make. Perfect when you need an amazing, decadent, chocolate dessert in a hurry, covered in cream cheese icing!
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White Chocolate Coconut Cookies
White chocolate chip coconut cookies are soft and chewy on the inside, a bit crunchy on the outside, and absolutely delicious!
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Christmas Candy Making and Storage Tips
- Allow setting time: Fudge, truffles, bark, and chocolate-dipped treats may need time to firm up.
- Keep crunchy treats separate: Store brittle, toffee, and pretzels away from moist sweets.
- Package carefully: Use parchment or candy cups between sticky pieces.
- Follow individual storage instructions: Some candies need refrigeration while others keep well at room temperature.
Christmas Candy and Treats FAQs
What are the easiest Christmas candies to make?
Chocolate bark, dipped pretzels, and simple cereal mixes are good choices. The individual recipes explain how much preparation and setting time you need.
Can I make Christmas candy ahead of time?
Many varieties can be made in advance, but storage times differ. Follow the directions for each recipe, particularly for cream-based or refrigerated sweets.
How do I keep Christmas brittle and toffee crunchy?
Cool them completely and store them in airtight containers away from moisture. Avoid packing them with softer, moist treats.
What can I put in a homemade Christmas candy gift box?
Choose a mix of fudge, truffles, bark, brittle, toffee, pretzels, and small candy bites. Separate textures with paper liners or parchment.
Can Christmas fudge and truffles be frozen?
Some recipes freeze well, but ingredients and coatings can affect the texture. Check each recipe for its freezing and thawing instructions.
Choose your favorite Christmas candy and treats, mix a few flavors and textures, and enjoy making something sweet to share.
The best Christmas dessert trays have a little something for everyone, from creamy fudge and rich chocolate truffles to crunchy toffee, festive pretzels, and homemade candy bites. Whether you're filling Christmas stockings, preparing gifts for neighbors, or sharing sweets with family, these recipes make it easy to create a delicious holiday assortment. Pick a few favorites, try something new, and enjoy the tradition of making Christmas candy together.
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