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    50+ Incredible Christmas Treat Ideas

    Home » Holidays » Christmas » 50+ Incredible Christmas Treat Ideas

    Published: Dec 6, 2020 · Modified: Dec 6, 2022 by Sarah · This post may contain affiliate links · 5 Comments

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    Check out all of these Christmas treat ideas! From our ever popular cornflake wreaths, to Christmas cookies and chocolate-covered everything - there are so many good Christmas treats to make!

    Christmas Treat Ideas Collage of four treats

    As a Christmas junkie and good food connoisseurs, we hold ourselves to high standards when it comes to which Christmas treats to make. We can't afford to waste calories on boring food, right!? The Christmas treat ideas below are beyond good! I hope you all find the perfect fit for your families to enjoy this year.

    Christmas Treat Ideas

    Some of these Christmas treats are classics, and some are ideas I've never seen before! 

    Christmas cornflake wreaths marshmallow treats with red licorice bows and candies
    Christmas Cornflake Wreaths
    These Christmas Cornflake Wreaths are a fun and easy Christmas treat. Everyone loves these gooey Christmas cornflake cookies!
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    Oreo Truffle Recipe
    Oreo Cookie Truffles are so rich and delicious. Only takes three ingredients to make them, these are the perfect bite-sized dessert for parties or gifts!
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    Peppermint Brownies with Chocolate Frosting and crushed candy canes on top
    Peppermint Candy Cane Brownies
    These brownies look HEAVENLY. If you love peppermint and chocolate, making this is a no-brainer!
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    Cream Cheese Mints
    Cream cheese mints are perfect for Christmas, weddings, and baby showers! They're sweet, they melt in your mouth, and can be made into any color you want!
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    Donut holes in the shape of Christmas trees powdered sugar dust and sprigs of green
    Donut Trees
    OKAY these Donut Trees from My Name is Snickerdoodle are giving me life. My kids would flip! I think we'll do this for a special breakfast around Christmas!
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    These easy snowman kebabs are beyond adorable! Your little ones will love you for this delicious winter treat! Gotta love festive AND easy!
    Snowman Donuts on a Stick
    How fun are these cute and easy snowman donuts on a stick! They are so easy to make, a great boredom buster and one of our favorite activities to do with the kids during winter!
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    Peppermint White Meringues on a white cake stand
    White Chocolate Peppermint Meringues
    These Peppermint Meringues look incredible - and there is white chocolate inside them too! That combination is too good to be true.
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    Three reindeer cookies made with cornflakes, marshmallows, pretzels, chocolate and candies.
    No-Bake Cornflake Reindeer Cookies
    These no-bake Cornflake Reindeer Cookies are fun and easy to make. The perfect Christmas treats!
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    Rice Krispie Treats Christmas ornaments decorated with rolos and icing
    Christmas Rice Krispie Treats
    Everyone LOVES Rice Krispie treats right? Making them into ornaments and decorating sounds so fun!
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    Cupcakes made to look like ornaments with gold Reeses minis
    Cupcake Ornaments
    Okay Cupcakes are a weakness of mine, and I love these made to look like ornaments with Reeses minis!
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    Green Jello topped with whipped cream, red candies and mint leaves - Misteletoe Jello!
    Green Mistletoe Jello
    I love this fun Christmas Jell-o idea! The individual cups are so pretty too!
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    Peanut butter fudge cut into gingerbread man shapes

    Peanut Butter Fudge
    Peanut Butter Fudge sounds amazing and cut out into the shape of gingerbread men- even more fun!
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    The best chocolate mint brownies! Whether for Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, or just for everyday chocolate and mint lovers, these brownies can't be beat!
    Chocolate Mint Brownies
    The best chocolate mint brownies! Whether for Christmas, St. Patrick's Day, or just for everyday chocolate and mint lovers, these brownies can't be beat! 
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    Christmas Cookies 

    Cookies are of course one of the most important staples at Christmas. I always try to make a batch or two. Which Christmas cookies remind you of Christmas the most? 

    Christmas Sprinkle cookies on a plate with sprinkles surrounding
    Christmas Sprinkle Cookies
    These Christmas Sprinkle Cookies are so CUTE and delicious. They would be perfect for a cookie plate!
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    Snowball cookies on a blue plate with pecans on a plate
    Snowball Cookies
    Yum! These sweet Snowball cookies sound absolutely delicious.
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    Round sugar cookies with white frosting and colorful sprinkles
    Homemade Sugar Cookies
    How to make homemade sugar cookies, cut out into any shape. This is the best soft sugar cookie recipe with cream cheese frosting!
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    Maple Pecan Oatmeal Cookies! Yummy and healthy and EASY!
    Maple Pecan Cookies
    The perfect quick and easy cookie recipe!
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    Chocolate crinkle cookies covered in powdered sugar!
    Chocolate Crinkle Cookies Recipe
    These crinkle cookies are absolutely delicious and so easy to throw together!
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    Gingerbread man cookies with white icing and candy buttons
    Soft and Chewy Gingerbread Man Cookies
    This is the perfect soft Gingerbread cookie recipe it's so much fun to decorate them!
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    Mint Truffle Thumbprint Cookies

    Mint Truffle Thumbprint Cookies

    Chocolate coconut macaroon cookies!
    Chocolate Coconut Macaroon Cookies
    These chocolate coconut macaroons are quick, easy to make, and so delicious! 
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    Reindeer Nutter Butter cookies decorated with red noses and pretzel antlers
    Reindeer Nutter Butter Cookies
    Nutter Butters are delicious in any form! These Rudolph cookies would be so fun to make with the kids!
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    Delicious homemade mint oreos!
    Easy Homemade Mint Oreos
    My absolute favorite homemade cookie recipe! They are easy, to make and impossible to say no too ;)!
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    Grinch cookies - green sugar cookies with red icing hearts on them
    Grinch Cookies
    These green Grinch cookies are so adorable! They would be so fun to make for a Grinch movie night!
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    Peppermint Candy Cane Sugar Cookies
    If you love peppermint, you need to make these Peppermint Candy Cane sugar cookies! They are so cute and super delicious.
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    Scotchies Cookies
    These easy Oatmeal Scotchies are delicious. Soft and chewy oatmeal cookies with butterscotch chips and coconut.
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    A stack of five old fashioned peanut butter cookies with a jug of milk in the background.
    Peanut Butter Cookies
    These Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies are as timeless as they are delicious. One batch makes over 50 cookies, so plan on lots of neighbors asking for this recipe.
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    Chocolate Mint cookies with chopped Andes mints on top
    Chocolate Mint Cookies
    These Chocolate Mint cookies are next level! A thick and chewy chocolate cookie with bits of chopped andes mints inside.
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    Marshmallow Snowmen on top of chocolate chip cookies
    Marshmallow Snowman Cookies
    I cannot get over these Marshmallow Snowmen on top of chocolate chip cookies! My kids would go crazy for these!
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    Pecan Chocolate Turtle Cookies
    These Caramel Filled Chocolate Turtle Cookies look INCREDIBLE! Sign me up!
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    Coconut Cherry Snowball Cookies with maraschino cherries in the middle
    Coconut Cherry Snowball Cookies
    These Coconut Cherry Snowball cookies look incredible - and what a GREAT flavor combination!
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    Melted Snowman Cookies wiht Reeses hats and white frosting
    Melted Snowman Cookies
    Melted snowman cookies with white icing and peanut butter cup hats look so delicious!
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    Christmas ornament cookies with m&ms and licorice deccorations
    Christmas Ornament Cookies
    How fun are these easy Christmas ornament cookies? Festive, easy to assemble and delicious.
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    Christmas Candy

    I have never made homemade candy, but I think this is the year! 

    stack of saltine toffee on a white counter with crumbs surrounding it
    Saltine Toffee Recipe
    Our Saltine Toffee Bark has been made by 65,000 families and counting and consistently gets five star reviews. With only four ingredients and fifteen minutes start to finish, saltine cracker toffee is sure to be a new family favorite treat.
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    Almond Roca pieces in a small dish
    Homemade Almond Roca and Coconut Toffee
    I love Almond Roca at the holiday and making it at home sounds so fun!
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    Candy Christmas lights red, blue, yellow and green
    Candy Christmas Lights
    These candy Christmas lights are so cool - made with peanut M&M's and green Mike & Ikes!
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    Homemade Caramels wrapped and unwrapped
    Homemade Caramels
    I can tell you from experience that these homemade caramels are INCREDIBLE. You won't be able to stop at just one!
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    Hot Chocolate and Holiday Drink Recipes

    Give me all the HOT CHOCOLATE in December! It's one of the only months it's actually chilly enough in Texas to enjoy it. We also love to pull out our favorite Christmas punch recipes.  

    White Hot Chocolate in mugs with whipped cream and cinnamon. White chocolate chips on the side of the mugs.
    White Hot Chocolate
    This White Hot Chocolate is the best warm, winter pick-me-up! So delicious and simple to whip up in five minutes!
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    Snowman Hot Chocolate
    This Snowman made of marshmallows floating in Hot Chocolate is just so cute and looks delicious too!
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    Bright green punch in clear party cups with The Grinch face on them and red hearts on the straws
    Grinch Punch
    Grinch punch is a fun and festive drink to make at Christmas time, whether it's for a Grinch movie night or a holiday party!
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    Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate in clear mug, whipped cream and pumpkin spice dusted on top, white mini pumpkin and cinnamon sticks on the side.
    Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate
    This Pumpkin Spice Hot Chocolate is a quick, easy pumpkin recipe, ready in 10 minutes. Creamy and and perfect for crisp fall days!
    SEE THE POST
    peppermint shake topped with whipped cream surrounded by chocolate chips and candy canes
    Copy Cat Chick-fil-A Peppermint Chocolate Chip Milkshake
    If you haven't tried this peppermint shake you haven't lived! It is just as good as the original, and now you can have it on Sunday's ;).
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    two starbucks caramel apple ciders in clear mugs topped with whipped cream next to cinnamon sticks
    Copy Cat Starbucks Apple Cider
    Just like Starbucks caramel apple cider, this copycat recipe is a crowd pleaser for sure!
    SEE THE POST
    two wine glasses of sparkling apple cider with a bottle and an apple in the background
    Martinelli's Sparkling Apple Juice
    Homemade sparkling cider is a staple at all our family parties and holiday get togethers! Easy to make, super yummy, and way more affordable than the store bought stuff! 
    SEE THE POST
    cranberry punch in a sugared glass with a lime slice and fresh cranberries
    Christmas Punch
    Though it's called Christmas Punch for the beautiful red and green coloring, this cranberry lime spritzer is delicious and refreshing all year round! 
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    Chocolate Covered Everything

    Yes and YES and YESSSSSS to dipping sweet or salty foods in chocolate! 

    Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Ritz Crackers
    Okay, this is just all of my favorite things together.
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    Chocolate covered pretzel rods with Christmas sprinkles and icing
    Chocolate and Caramel Dipped Pretzel Rods
    We love anything where chocolate and pretzels are put together! It's a match made in heaven.
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    White chocolate covered oreos with Christmas sprinkles

    White Chocolate Covered Oreos with Christmas sprinkles!

    Healthy Christmas Treats

    We all need a little break from the sweets during Christmas. How about a festive snack that is actually good for you? 

    Caramel Apple Nachos
    This Christmas Apple Nachos wreath with homemade caramel is great for a Christmas party and it's so delicious! 
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    A veggie tray shaped like a wreath for christmas with ranch dip in the center.
    Christmas Veggie Tray
    Cutest veggie tray wreath, perfect for any Christmas party or get together! 
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    Reindeer Cheese snack with cheese wedge, pretzel antlers and red nose
    Reindeer Cheese Snack
    My kids would love these cheese wedge Reindeer with little red noses!
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    Pita Christmas Trees
    These Pita Christmas trees with Guacamole, tomatoes and pretzel sticks are SO cute and sounds absolutely delicious. I can't wait to make this!
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    Wow, am I right?!! So many fun and unique ideas! As it stands, I will definitely be making more than is good for me. Which treats are calling out to you?!

    If you need a healthier Christmas appetizer to counter balance all these yummy treats, check out our easy Christmas Wreath Veggie Tray too. 

    Sarah

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      November 04, 2017 at 10:48 am

      Love this - pinned all over the place!

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      December 19, 2013 at 2:50 pm

      Thanks for sharing my Candy Christmas Lights!

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