Christmas Sweets and Treats

Made with butter or margarine, flour, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, water, nuts, bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, maraschino cherries

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with mini candy-coated chocolate pieces, vanilla baking chips, vegetable oil

Method:   microwave
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with whipping cream, salt, walnuts or pecans, cranberries, miniature marshmallows, sugar, apples, seedless grapes


Time:   over 5 hours

Made with candy canes, white chocolate, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, salt, butter, confectioners' sugar, egg, peppermint extract

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with chopped nuts, raisins, yellow cake mix, sour cream, eggs, candied citron

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

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Made with pecans or walnuts, coconut, raisins, vanilla wafers, sweetened condensed milk


Time:   over 5 hours

Made with sugar, water, butter, oil of peppermint, food coloring

Method:   stovetop
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with fruit leather, jelly pretzels, cinnamon candies, unsalted butter, miniature marshmallows, popcorn, milk, gumdrops

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with paraffin wax, butter, graham cracker crumbs, pecans, coconut, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, peanut butter, semisweet chocolate chips

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with crushed almonds, confectioners' sugar, sweetened condensed milk, raspberry liqueur, butter or margarine, raspberry jam, semisweet chocolate morsels

Method:   microwave
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with powdered sugar, flour, butter or margarine, unsweetened baking chocolate, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, salt

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with white chocolate, popcorn, rainbow colored sprinkles

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with candied cherries, butter, icing sugar, egg yolks, vanilla extract, flour

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with decors or colored sugar or chopped nuts, food coloring, butter, flour, sugar, baking powder, vanilla extract, almond flavoring, egg, milk

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with red and green decorator gel, sliced almonds, chocolate creme-filled sandwich cookies, maraschino cherries, chocolate almond bark, chocolate candy kisses


Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with powdered sugar, margarine, evaporated milk, peppermint flavoring, food coloring


Time:   over 5 hours

Made with raisins, pecans, shortbread mix, sweetened condensed milk, flaked coconut, candied cherries

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with whipping cream, cream cheese, mayonnaise, red maraschino cherries, green maraschino cherries, crushed pineapple, pecans, miniature marshmallows


Time:   2-5 hours

Made with confectioner's sugar, egg whites, honey, flour, unblanched almonds, cinnamon, ground cloves, mixed candied fruits, baking powder

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with sour cream, mayonnaise, maraschino cherries, (8 1/2 oz.) can crushed pineapple, well drained, (8 1/2 oz.) can sliced pineapple, blotted on paper towel, water, (6 oz.)...


Time:   over 5 hours

Made with white chocolate-striped candy kisses with almonds, milk chocolate candy kisses with almonds, white cake mix, oil, almond extract, rum extract, eggs...

Method:   oven
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with water, egg, margarine or butter, bread flour, sugar, salt, ground nutmeg, active dry yeast or bread machine yeast, mixed candied fruits and peels

Method:   bread machine
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with dried apricot, almonds, white chocolate

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with pecans, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, flour, salt

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with ground hazelnuts, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, almond extract, vanilla extract

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with pecan halves, all-purpose flour, butter, sugar, egg yolks, eggs, almond extract

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

Need an easy candy fix? Mix pretzels and nuts into melted chocolate for a sweet "bark" style treat.

Method:   microwave
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with pumpkin, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt, caramel sauce, cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch

Method:   stovetop, oven
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with powdered sugar, margarine or butter, all-purpose flour, sugar, eggs, baking powder, baking soda, mincemeat, pecans or walnuts

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, baking soda, sliced almonds, light brown sugar, water, butter, vanilla extract

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with shortening, semisweet or milk chocolate chips, powdered sugar, sweetened condensed milk, pecans, vanilla extract, coconut, butter

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, anise extract, light cream or half-and-half, butter, powdered sugar

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with milk, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, baking soda, canned pumpkin, molasses, eggs, margarine or butter

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with rum, butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin puree, ground cinnamon

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with powdered sugar, nuts, cake mix, eggs, shortening, water

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with green food coloring, flour, baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, red food coloring, candied cherries

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with baking soda, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, molasses, mixed candied fruit, candied pineapple, pecans, all-purpose flour, baking powder

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with non-stick cooking spray, margarine, red cinnamon candies, marshmallows, green food coloring, corn flakes cereal

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

Made with pretzel rods, peppermint candies, cake mix, confectioners' sugar, shortening, water, non-dairy creamer, vanilla extract, salt, green food coloring


Time:   1-2 hours

Made with candied cherries, chopped green candied cherries, salt, (6 oz. size) premium white chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract


Time:   2-5 hours

Made with candied cherries -- cut up, bleached raisins -- cut up, vanilla extract, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, flour, eggs, shortening, sugar


Time:   over 5 hours

Made with crushed pecans, maraschino cherries, coconut, butter cake mix with pudding, sweetened condensed milk, cream of coconut, crushed pineapple, frozen whipped topping

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with butter, brown sugar, sugar, vanilla extract, ground ginger, fresh ginger, baking soda, buttermilk, all-purpose flour, cornstarch

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with mixed peel, butter, sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, almond extract, golden raisins, red glace cherries

Method:   oven
Time:   over 5 hours

Made with dark molasses, baking soda, all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, nutmeg, ground cardamom, eggs

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with candied pineapple, candied cherries, raisins, eggs, water, cranberry quick bread mix, date or nut quick bread mix, pecans

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with ginger, sour cream, butter, molasses, egg, flour, salt, sugar, soda, cloves

Method:   oven, stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes

Made with almonds, walnuts or granola, whole cranberries, apple pie filling, yellow cake mix, butter

Method:   oven
Time:   1-2 hours

Made with instant chocolate pudding mix, eggs, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, sour cream, vegetable oil, molasses, water, miniature chocolate chips

Method:   oven, microwave
Time:   2-5 hours

Made with cookie decorations, cream of tartar, soda, confectioners' sugar, margarine, egg, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours