Christmas baking ideas

Keeping the kids entertained on the school holidays can be tough. Here's 11 fun ideas for Christmas cooking with kids that won't add to the chaos!

These Christmas Gooey Butter Cookies are a festive take on a classic cake mix cookie. With a soft, melt-in-your-mouth texture thanks to the cream cheese, they're easy to make and perfect for holiday cookie exchanges. Add sprinkles for a Christmas touch that everyone will love.

Christmas Cookie Bars are the best blondies dressed up with holiday M&Ms and sprinkles! These are so fun and SUPER easy to make!

If you're finding it hard to come up with light and festive Christmas dessert ideas, these delightful Christmas Meringue Kisses are the perfect solution for your Christmas dinner desserts. They’re easy to make and add a delicate touch to any Christmas trifle or holiday table. Don’t miss out on more Christmas baking recipes and Xmas desserts—save this pin for the ultimate collection of Christmas desserts easy!

These soft gingerbread cookie bars are so easy to make—no dough chilling or rolling required! Top with spiced cream cheese frosting.

Our hot cocoa cupcakes are made with Duncan Hines® Cake Mix and garnished with candy cane mug holders for a festive touch! Follow this hot chocolate cupcake recipe for a fun dessert that’s perfect for all of your winter holiday parties or a cozy night in.

These Santa Claus Macarons are filled with a Sugar Cookie Buttercream. With a royal icing decoration on top to make them look like Santa.

Christmas cookie recipes to make this year! From Santas to reindeers to hot cocoas there is one for everyone.

These white chocolate candy cane cookies are the perfect holiday chocolate chip cookie recipe. They're soft, chewy, filled with Christmas cheer & super pretty!

No-bake sugar cookie truffles made with only 4 ingredients! An easy and delicious treat for the holidays that is super easy to make.

These Grinch Oreo Balls, with a deliciously creamy red velvet cheesecake center and sweet chocolate shell, make the perfect holiday dessert.

These linzer cookies are a simple shortbread cookie recipe, filled with delicious raspberry jam. They definitely make a statement with the peekaboo cutout, and they will be a hit whenever you serve them!

If you make just one holiday or Christmas cookie this year, these soft homemade snowball cookies are absolutely the recipe to try! #cookies #snowball #cookierecipes #Christmas #Christmascookies #snowballs #snowballcookies #holidaycookies #holidayrecipes #Christmasrecipes #vegan #vegancookies

These Soft Christmas Thumbprint Cookies are a holiday must-have! They’re delightfully chewy and perfect for sharing with family and friends at your festive gatherings.

Hedgehog cookies are decorated with melted chocolate and chopped pecans for the 'fur' for a fun treat the kids will love helping create.

Looking for a new Christmas cookie to try? Add these delicious Taylor Swift chai cookies to the list! Whether you’re a Swiftie or a baker (or both!), you are going to love the super soft texture that melts in your mouth. This recipe is straight from Taylor herself and so perfect for the holidays!

Easy Grinch Cookies are guaranteed to steal the hearts of your friends and family this Christmas season! Festive, fun and perfect for parties!

Saltine cracker candy is one of the easiest candies you could ever make! With just 5 ingredients and no candy thermometer required.

These easy-to-make beautiful Butter Cookies will be the hit of your Christmas cookie trays. Get ready for all the oohhs and aahhs from family and friends.