Made with rum, butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin puree, ground cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Christmas Sweets and Treats

Make your Christmas holiday even sweeter with these tasty recipes. Bake a batch of Christmas cookies, tempt your guests with truffles, or give a gift of peppermint bark.
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Pumpkin Rum Pound Cake
Bread Machine Bohemian Christmas Bread
Made with almonds, active dry yeast, bread flour, lemon peel, salt, sugar, egg, butter, milk, water
Method: bread machine
Time: 1-2 hours
Chocolate Balls
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
Christmas Bark
Made with white chocolate, dried cranberries, pistachios or chopped macadamia nuts
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Maple Yule Logs
Made with powdered sugar, brown sugar, egg, salt, flour, maple flavoring, margarine
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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Spiced Rum Balls
Made with vanilla wafers, corn syrup, spiced rum, walnuts, pecans, cocoa powder
Time: over 5 hours
Australian Traditional Christmas Pudding
Made with breadcrumbs, butter, brown sugar, currants, raisins, sultanas, citron peel, eggs, salt, brandy
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
German Christmas Lebkuchen (Spice Bars)
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
Cake Mix Christmas Cookies
Made with powdered sugar, nuts, cake mix, eggs, shortening, water
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Icebox Shortbread
Made with candied cherries, butter, icing sugar, egg yolks, vanilla extract, flour
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Christmas Eve Mice
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
Clothespin Cookies
Made with milk, butter or margarine, flour, eggs, sugar, salt, candied red cherries, candied green cherries, ricotta cheese
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Christmas Nut Thins
Made with pecan halves, vanilla extract, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, flour, salt, pecans
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Christmas Coconut Cake
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
Christmas Gift Brandied Apricots
Made with semi sweet chocolate chips, dried apricots, sugar, brandy, vodka
Time: over 5 hours
Pretzel Nut Clusters
Need an easy candy fix? Mix pretzels and nuts into melted chocolate for a sweet "bark" style treat.
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Christmas Fruitcake Bars
Made with light brown sugar, salt, eggs, all-purpose flour, candied pineapple, red glace (candied) cherries, dates, raisins, walnuts, butter or margarine
Time: 1-2 hours
Two-Tone Fruitcake
Made with golden raisins, dried apricots, whole almonds, candied pineapple, citron peel, ground ginger, almond extract, brandy, sherry or orange juice, butter or margarine
Method: oven
Time: over 2 hours
Austrian Christmas Sachertorte
Made with butter, egg yolks, chocolate, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, egg whites, flour, apricot jam
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Peppermint Mints
Made with sugar, water, butter, oil of peppermint, food coloring
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Fudge Balls
Made with powdered sugar, flour, butter or margarine, unsweetened baking chocolate, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, salt
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Christmas Party Mints
Made with powdered sugar, margarine, evaporated milk, peppermint flavoring, food coloring
Time: over 5 hours
Holiday Eggnog Bread
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
Mint Melt-Away Cookies
Made with sugar, vegetable oil, confectioners' sugar, soda, butter or margarine, vanilla extract, eggs, peppermint candy canes, all-purpose flour, salt
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Coconut Balls
Made with shortening, semisweet or milk chocolate chips, powdered sugar, sweetened condensed milk, pecans, vanilla extract, coconut, butter
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Easy Eggnog Cake
Made with cream, yellow cake mix, eggnog, oil, eggs, rum
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Cardamom Shortbread Stars
Made with all-purpose flour, butter, sugar, cardamom, salt, confectioners' sugar
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Hot Water Gingerbread
Made with butter, molasses, soda, water, ginger, flour, salt
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Candy Cane Puffs
Made with candy canes, white chocolate, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, salt, butter, confectioners' sugar, egg, peppermint extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Chocolate Raspberry Truffles
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
Almond White Chocolate Bark
Made with dried apricot, almonds, white chocolate
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Spritzgeback (Pressed Hazelnut Cookies)
Made with ground hazelnuts, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, almond extract, vanilla extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
White Christmas Jewel Fudge
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
Microwave Brandied Fruitcake
Made with baking powder, walnuts, brandy or apple juice, eggs, vanilla extract, mixed candied fruit, raisins, butter or margarine, sugar, flour
Method: microwave
Time: 30-60 minutes
Christmas Crackle Candy
Made with powdered sugar, sugar, light corn syrup, water, cinnamon flavoring oil
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Easy Fruitcake
Made with chopped nuts, raisins, yellow cake mix, sour cream, eggs, candied citron
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
White Chocolate Popcorn Balls
Made with white chocolate, popcorn, rainbow colored sprinkles
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Cherry Chocolate Candy-Topped Cookies
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
Almond Bark Cookies
Made with peanuts, almond bark, peanut butter, rice krispies cereal, miniature marshmallows
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Christmas Tree Cake
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
Colonial Gingerbread
Made with salt, all-purpose flour, molasses, buttermilk, sugar, butter, egg, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Popcorn Snowman
Made with fruit leather, jelly pretzels, cinnamon candies, unsalted butter, miniature marshmallows, popcorn, milk, gumdrops
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Shortbread Spritzer Cookies
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
Cornflake Christmas Wreaths
Made with non-stick cooking spray, margarine, red cinnamon candies, marshmallows, green food coloring, corn flakes cereal
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Double Gingerbread Dump Cake
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
Crushed Pineapple Fruitcake
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
Sour Cream Gingerbread
Made with ginger, sour cream, butter, molasses, egg, flour, salt, sugar, soda, cloves
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Triple Chocolate Gingerbread Cake
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
Special Christmas Cookies
Made with sour cream, sugar, eggs, butter or margarine, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, baking powder, all-purpose flour
Time: 1-2 hours
American Indian Cold Christmas Cake
Made with pecans or walnuts, coconut, raisins, vanilla wafers, sweetened condensed milk
Time: over 5 hours
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