30 Reader-Favorite Christmas Desserts Full of Old-Fashioned Flavor

When it comes to desserts, you can't beat old-fashioned favorites. These rustic desserts let flavor do the work, so you can get in and out of the kitchen fast. If that sounds good to you, then you'll love this collection of 30 reader-favorite Christmas desserts. They're the most popular old-fashioned desserts on our site - and for good reason! Try peanut butter cookie dough bars, gingerbread cake with caramel sauce, chocolate mint cupcakes, and so many more.

Grandma's Old Fashioned Fudge Recipe

A close-up view of square-shaped, creamy fudge pieces topped with festive red, green, and white sprinkles inspired by an old fashioned recipe. — Grandma's Old Fashioned Fudge Recipe. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

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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Gingerbread Cake With Caramel Sauce

A slice of brown cake, a delightful sweet treat, topped with a generous drizzle of caramel sauce on a white plate. — Gingerbread Cake With Caramel Sauce. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

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

Christmas Funfetti Bread is so sweet and so pretty. This frosted funfetti Christmas bread is a sweet treat that just looks like Christmas.
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Grandma Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie Recipe

A photo of sweet potato pie with a slice cut out of it — Grandma Old Fashioned Sweet Potato Pie Recipe. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This grandma old fashioned sweet potato pie recipe really is just like grandma used to make. Every bite is sweet nostalgia!
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Stack of festive chocolate chip cookie bars, perfect for 9x9 desserts, topped with chocolate and red, green, and white sprinkles. — Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Bars. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

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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Christmas Marshmallows

Christmas marshmallows are festive holiday treats made with candy canes and marshmallows dipped in chocolate and decorated with sprinkles.
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Best Grinch Brownies

Brownies on a plate. — Best Grinch Brownies. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Grinch Brownies are rich and fudgy brownies that are topped with a minty frosting, Mint Oreo's and festive M&M's. Perfect holiday dessert!
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Pistachio Fluff

Three glass bowls filled with Grinch Fluff salad, topped with red heart-shaped sprinkles, red round sprinkles, and a cherry, are placed on a wooden surface. — Pistachio Fluff. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This is the best recipe for Pistachio Fluff! It's a tasty dessert that’s not overly sweet with a delightful combination of pineapple and pistachio pudding.
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Homemade Chocolate Reindeer Cupcakes

A cupcake decorated as a reindeer. — Homemade Chocolate Reindeer Cupcakes. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

These adorable chocolate reindeer cupcakes are fun, festive, and delicious. They're the perfect holiday treat for any occasion.
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Sugar Cone Christmas Trees

Broken open tree with candies everywhere. — Sugar Cone Christmas Trees. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

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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Christmas Oreos

Bowl of oreos covered in icing and spinkles — Christmas Oreos. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

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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Christmas Crack Pretzel Toffee

A pile of pretzel toffee. — Christmas Crack Pretzel Toffee. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Christmas Crack Toffee (homemade toffee) is what Christmas dreams are made of. Six ingredients—this is a holiday dessert dream come true!
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Eggnog Cookies

Stack of sugar cookies with sprinkles, one cookie has a bite taken out, showing its soft texture from easy cookie recipes. — Eggnog Cookies. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

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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Cranberry Eggnog Cookies

A stack of glazed sugar cookies with fresh cranberries. — Cranberry Eggnog Cookies. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas

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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Red Velvet Swirl Bundt Cake

Red Velvet Swirl Bundt Cake is a super moist chocolate bundt cake with a chocolate swirl inside and the best cream cheese frosting!
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Chocolate Mint Cupcakes

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Chocolate Mint Cupcakes are super easy, so moist and full of peppermint chocolate flavor! Homemade with a hint of mint in the creamy chocolate frosting!
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Easy Gingerbread Cupcakes

An easy gingerbread cupcake with icing missing bite. — Easy Gingerbread Cupcakes. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

Easy Gingerbread Cupcakes are supermoist, and so flavorful, covered in a wonderfully spiced cream cheese icing! Perfect for every holiday celebration!
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Holiday Surprise Basket Cookies

Easy cookie recipes: homemade cookie cups filled with colorful candies and topped with green frosting and sprinkles. — Holiday Surprise Basket Cookies. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

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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Easy Red Velvet Fudge

Stacked fudge squares, topped with white chocolate and sugar pearls, creating a contrasting pattern. — Easy Red Velvet Fudge. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas

Easy Red Velvet Fudge is so smooth, bright chocolate and the perfect treat to enjoy yourself or edible gift as a gift to someone or dessert tray special easy-to-make, quick fudge recipe.
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Layered Mint Chocolate Fudge

Squares of white chocolate peppermint bark with crushed candy cane pieces on top. — Layered Mint Chocolate Fudge. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

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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Sugar Cookie Fudge

Fudge topped with festive sprinkles, with a bite taken out of the top piece. — Sugar Cookie Fudge. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

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 Gingerbread Fudge

Stacked pieces of fudge topped with an icing drizzle and sprinkles. — Easy Gingerbread Fudge. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

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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Easy Stuffed Gingerbread Cookies

Stuffed gingerbread cookies stacked on each other. — Easy Stuffed Gingerbread Cookies. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

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 Pretzel Salad

A slice of layered cranberry salad with a pretzel crust, cream cheese filling, and cranberry topping. — Cranberry Pretzel Salad. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

This Cranberry Pretzel Salad has wonderfully balanced flavors and textures. It has a crispy pretzel crust and luscious filling, and is finished with Jello.
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Close-up of red velvet brownies, perfectly baked in a 9X9 pan, topped with white frosting and red and brown sprinkles, stacked on a cooling rack. — Red Velvet Cookie Bars. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

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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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.
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Stuffed Chocolate Cookie Cups

Two chocolate cookie cups stacked on top of each other with the top one open so you can see a creamy filling. — Stuffed Chocolate Cookie Cups. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

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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Layered Chocolate Nut Toffee

A pile of toffee. — Layered Chocolate Nut Toffee. Photo Credit: Kitchen Divas.

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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Easy Sugar Cookie Bars. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

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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Slices of vanilla frosted cake with golden sprinkles on a cooling rack displaying easy cookie recipes. — Eggnog Cookie Bars. Photo credit: Kitchen Divas.

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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