December desserts

These easy one-pan cranberry crumble bars are just as delicious as pie, but without the dish! Made with a buttery shortbread crust, citrus spiked cranberry filling and a sweet vanilla glaze, these bars are a real holiday crowd pleaser! A perfect, easy holiday dessert recipe. | Browned Butter Blondie

Fudgy peppermint bark brownies are gooey chocolate brownies with chocolate chips, topped with white chocolate and peppermint. Delicious!

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This sugar cookie cheesecake is perfect for Christmas! It has a sugar cookie crust, with a baked cheesecake filled with sugar cookie dough balls. It is topped with a white chocolate ganache and more sugar cookie dough balls.

Gingerbread Brownies give you a rich, dense, and chewy texture like a brownie with the comforting, spicy, and sweet flavors of gingerbread. They are perfect to add to your desserts for your Christmas menu or whenever you crave a gingerbread treat!

These delicious Hot Cocoa Cookies are chewy, chocolaty and oh so cute! They're perfect for a cookie exchange, or just for a yummy treat!

These adorable buttercream polar bear cookies are incredibly soft and chewy and are topped with the most delicious homemade buttercream frosting.

Amazing Christmas Cheesecake to make your holidays magic. Vanilla bean cheesecake layered with an easy cranberry jam and smooth white chocolate mousse.

Mini Peppermint Bark Cheesecakes are so creamy! They're filled with peppermint candy, topped with chocolate ganache and whipped cream.

It’s time to think about Christmas dessert recipes—and we found 10 that are sure show-stoppers.