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    Christmas Baking

    My Christmas baking plans tend to get bigger than my available time and my supply of baking sheets. 

    If yours do too to start here.

    Find cookies for gifting, easy bars, and festive treats for sharing plus baking tips to help you pull it all off. 

    Pick a few favorites nobody said you have to bake the whole page. 

    A small glass jar filled with holiday snack mix containing cereal, pretzels, and red and green candy pieces.
    Easy White Chocolate Chex Mix for Christmas
    Whip up this easy white chocolate Chex mix for a festive and delicious Christmas snack. Ideal for holiday parties and as a homemade gift.
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    • CHRISTMas cookie Recipes
    • More HOLIDAy cookies
    • CUT-OUT SUGAR COOKIES
    • CHRISTMas bark Recipes
    • Christmas candy recipes
    • CHRISTMas cupcakes
    • Make homemade spices

    CHRISTMas cookie Recipes

    From classic cut out cookies and peanut butter blossoms to gooey butter cake cookies to shortcut cookies made with brownie or cake mix, find a favorite for your Christmas cookie tray. 

    • Iced Christmas cookies shaped like gift boxes on a white plate, with small trees as decoration.
      Christmas Butter Cookies
    • A hand holds a blue frosted cookie decorated with a snowman made of candy and pretzels.
      Snow Globe Cookies
    • peppermint brownie cookies on parchment lined baking sheet.
      Peppermint Brownie Cookies
    • a pile of brownie mix cookies on a pink plate.
      Make Brownie Mix Cookies
    • A baking tray with eight colorful half batch cake mix cookies and a purple cookie scoop on parchment paper.
      Half Batch Cake Mix Cookies
    • A baking sheet with assorted cake mix cookies and a blue-handled cookie scoop on parchment paper.
      Cake Mix Cookies
    • Six chocolate cherry cookies rest on parchment; three are topped with cherries, while a hand drizzles rich chocolate sauce over the others.
      Chocolate Cherry Cookies
    • snickerdoodles on a small wire rack with a beige cloth underneath.
      Cake Mix Snickerdoodles: Easiest Cookie You'll Ever Make
    • ut-out cookie dough cut into shapes next to cookie cutter.
      10 Best Christmas Cookies for Santa, Swaps, and Gifting
    • Chocolate chip cookies with vanilla pudding cooling on a wire rack, with chunks of chocolate scattered nearby.
      Chocolate Chip Cookies with Vanilla Pudding
    • peppermint brownie cookies on parchment lined baking sheet.
      Peppermint Brownie Cookies
    • gooey butter cookie with christmas sprinkles.
      Gooey Butter Cake Cookies
    • gingersnaps in a metal tin.
      Ultimate Gingersnap Cookie Recipe: A Holiday Must-Bake
    • three cannoli cookies on a piece of parchment paper.
      Cannoli Cookies: Flavor without Fuss
    • pistachio cranberry no bake bars sliced and resting on parchment paper.
      Cranberry Pistachio No-Bake Bars
    • sand tarts stacked on a small black plate.
      Sand Tarts

    More HOLIDAy cookies

    • Eleven sugar cookies on parchment paper, with one cookie topped with red sugar sprinkles.
      Vintage Sugar Cookies
    • Stack of nine sugar-coated chocolate cinnamon cookies with two leaning on the side, on a white background.
      Chocolate Cinnamon Cookies
    • Swirled red, green, and whiteish peppermint pinwheel cookies with sprinkles, arranged in rows on a light surface.
      PEPPERMINT PINWHEEL COOKIES
    • chocolate toffee cookies on plate
      Easy Chocolate Toffee Cookies
    • cup of espresso on a white background with a stack of double chocolate chunk cookies with edges rolled in white sanding sugar
      Double Chocolate Chunk Shortbread
    • chocolate cookies with a baggie of mint frosting
      Rich Chocolate Mint Thumbprint Cookies

    CUT-OUT SUGAR COOKIES

    • Hand piping green icing onto Christmas tree-shaped cookies on a white surface.
      Royal Icing for Cookies
    • christmas tree cut-out cookie with pale green icing on a marble background.
      Quick Icing with Powdered Sugar
    • No spread cut-out cookies decorated with green and red icing, with a festive mug of marshmallows and Christmas trees in the background.
      No-Spread Sugar Cookies for Decorating
    • cinnamon christmas star cookies on vintage silver tray
      Cinnamon Christmas Cookies
    • pastel colored cookies on purple cloth
      How to Make Colored Confectioner's Sugar

    CHRISTMas bark Recipes

    Whether you're baking a traditional pecan pie or trying something a little different, these pecan desserts are full of nutty flavor.

    • pecan pie bark on a foil lined baking sheet.
      Best Pecan Pie Bark
    • pistachio cranberry white chocolate bark pieces on a white napkin
      Pistachio Cranberry White Chocolate Bark
    • white chocolate peppermint candy shards on blue background
      White Chocolate Peppermint Bark (2 Ingredients)
    • small bowl of white chocolate peppermint crack toffee on blue gray background.
      Sweet & Salty Chocolate Peppermint Bark – Easy Holiday Dessert

    Christmas candy recipes

    • pecan pie bark on a foil lined baking sheet.
      Best Pecan Pie Bark
    • pistachio cranberry white chocolate bark pieces on a white napkin
      Pistachio Cranberry White Chocolate Bark
    • white chocolate peppermint candy shards on blue background
      White Chocolate Peppermint Bark (2 Ingredients)
    • small bowl of white chocolate peppermint crack toffee on blue gray background.
      Sweet & Salty Chocolate Peppermint Bark – Easy Holiday Dessert

    CHRISTMas cupcakes

    No pie is complete without something on top. These homemade whipped cream recipes come together in minutes and make every slice even better.

    • Christmas Tree Cupcakes topped with white frosting and decorated with green candy Christmas trees and colorful candy ornaments.
      Christmas Tree Cupcakes
    • Cupcakes topped with white frosting and golden sprinkles on a cooling rack.
      Champagne Cupcakes
    • Chocolate cupcake with vanilla frosting and sprinkles in focus, surrounded by more cupcakes.
      Bailey's Chocolate Cupcakes
    • cupcake with white icing and red sprinkles.
      Easy Christmas Cupcakes

    Make homemade spices

    • A white spoon holding ground cinnamon, with more fresh cinnamon spilled from a jar in the background, evokes a scene similar to learning how to make ground cinnamon—highlighting the vibrant color and freshness of homemade spices.
      how to make ground cinnamon
    • pumpkin spice ingredients in tiny bowls on a metal tray on a brown backdrop with a tan linen cloth.
      The Perfect Homemade Pumpkin Spice
    • A thermometer reads 183.6°F as it checks the center of a pumpkin pie with in a foil crust on a dark surface.
      How To Tell When Pumpkin Pie is Done
    • Two slices of pumpkin pie with whipped cream on black plates, with a fork and spoon beside each slice.
      Pumpkin Pie Spice Substitute
    Woman with long brown hair and blue glasses smiles at the camera, with sunlight in the background.

    Welcome!

    Hi, my name is Jennifer Osborn. I created Kitchen Serf as a source of dessert ideas for you.

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    • squares of gumdrop nougat candy on a white counter top.
      Gumdrop Nougat Candy (use Dots or jellied fruit slices)
    • A hand holds a blue frosted cookie decorated with a snowman made of candy and pretzels.
      Snow Globe Cookies
    • christmas tree cut-out cookie with pale green icing on a marble background.
      Quick Icing with Powdered Sugar
    • No spread cut-out cookies decorated with green and red icing, with a festive mug of marshmallows and Christmas trees in the background.
      No-Spread Sugar Cookies for Decorating

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