17 Easy Holiday Desserts That Will Impress Everyone

These amazing desserts are made with virtually no effort!

No-Bake Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

You can jazz up plain graham crackers and turn them into truly festive cookies, bursting with vibrant flavors. You'll need peanut butter for the graham cracker sandwich filling and melted chocolate for icing the sandwiches. Add a pinch of red and green sprinkles to each cookie, and your Christmas treat is ready. You can also experiment with different types of chocolate and toppings to suit your tastes. Best of all, you don't need an oven to make this treat, and assembling it is a fun family activity.

Homemade Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Ree Drummond cookies pack a triple dose of chocolate and take just 30 minutes to make. Cocoa powder is added to the dough, followed by white and dark chocolate chips. The cookies are soft, chewy, and absolutely delicious. Just right for the holidays!

No-Bake Christmas Cookies with White Chocolate and Pistachios

What could be better than a festive dessert that's ready in just 15 minutes and with just five simple ingredients?! These haystacks are perfect for your Christmas dessert table, but they also make a lovely gift for when guests leave. Simply wrap them in plastic bags or decorative boxes.

Shortbread cookies with jam and coconut flakes

These miniature cookies are easy to make and look airy and festive. Try making them with your kids. Roll the dough into balls, roll them in coconut, then make indentations with your finger, fill them with jam, and bake.

Brown Butter Madeleine Cookies

These French scallop-shaped cookies have long been a favorite beyond their native country. The delicacy is mentioned in Marcel Proust's novel "In Search of Lost Time," and several legends describe the dessert's origins. Brown butter imparts a nutty flavor to these airy cookies. Orange zest adds a fresh, vibrant flavor.

Raspberry Trifle in Rum Sauce

Slices of pound cake soaked in rum sauce, paired with silky vanilla pudding, raspberry jam, and fresh, juicy berries, create an exquisite dessert in a glass that looks impressive and is ready in minutes. This vibrant trifle will be the perfect ending to your celebration or romantic dinner.

Nutty cookies with chocolate glaze

Crushed hazelnuts added to the dough give these cookies a wonderfully deep flavor and aroma. And the perfect partner for hazelnuts is, of course, chocolate. Form the dough into bars, bake them, and dip one end into melted chocolate. To prevent the dough from spreading during baking, mix it with a spatula or spoon, rather than using a mixer. The cookies turn out crisp and melty. They make a great addition to any dessert table. If desired, sprinkle the chocolate glaze with chopped nuts or any other toppings while it's still wet.

Espresso sabayon coffee with egg yolks and foam

Believe it or not, this elegant Italian custard can be made with just three ingredients: egg yolks, sugar, and espresso. And since it only takes 10 minutes to prepare, you can easily serve it for dessert after a holiday dinner.



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White Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies

If you're completely stuck for dessert in the holiday rush, this recipe from Ree Drummond will come to the rescue. She dips Oreo cookies in white mint chocolate and then sprinkles each one with crushed candy canes. This Christmas-inspired dessert will win over all your guests.

3-ingredient cupcake

Craving a delicious baked good but short on ingredients? This recipe requires just three ingredients and will yield a tender and delicious cake. The best part is, you can use any cake mix and ice cream you have on hand, in any combination. For example, bake a cake using chocolate cake mix and mint chocolate chip ice cream—it's an epic combination! The only requirement is to use high-quality ice cream. Standard ice cream contains too much air and won't melt properly.

Sweet Cornflake Snacks "Christmas Wreaths"

Ree Drummond uses ordinary cornflakes to create Christmas wreaths, which she serves as a festive dessert. The cornflakes are stirred into melted marshmallows tinted with green food coloring, then formed into wreaths and decorated with red holly-shaped candies.

No-Bake Coconut Macarons

These cookies are perfect for the holidays, when your oven is constantly busy with other dishes. Keep the macarons in the refrigerator to help them maintain their shape and texture. "I'm all for not baking cookies during the holidays, when your oven is at its busiest!" says Molly Yeh.

Chocolate Snowball Cookies with Walnuts

These white, fluffy "snowballs" will delight you with a rich chocolate center, and the walnuts make them truly delicious. Grind some of the nuts into a powder, and simply chop the rest for a rich flavor and a pleasant texture. Roll the cookies in powdered sugar while still warm to ensure the coating adheres well and the snowballs turn out snow-white. A perfect cookie option for the winter holidays!

Spicy Chocolate Popcorn Balls

A thick syrup made from marshmallows and cocoa, flavored with cinnamon and cayenne pepper, is mixed with popcorn and mini marshmallows. The mixture is then rolled into balls and rolled in cinnamon sugar. Once set, it's the perfect treat for movie night.

Cherry Jubilee flambé dessert with rum

If you're looking for a simple yet impressive dessert that's ready in minutes, this is it. Your guests will never guess it's made with just four simple ingredients!

Orange and Almond Jam Cookies

Giada De Laurentiis makes this quick dessert using store-bought sugar cookie dough and orange confit. Combined with nuts and chocolate, it creates a sweet treat perfect for the holidays. It's ready in just 15 minutes!

Mini Cherry Tarts "Christmas Trees"

To make these charming holiday mini tarts, you'll need a few cookie cutters—round and tree-shaped—and store-bought puff pastry and ready-made cherry pie filling will save you a lot of kitchen fuss. For a striking presentation, Ree Drummond places the tarts on rosemary sprigs, resembling pine needles, and dusts them with powdered sugar "snow."







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