Tis’ the season for sweet treats - from hot chocolate to cakes, pies, fudge and especially - cookies! There are classic holiday cookies, such as spritz cookies, sugar cookies, gingerbread cookies, and even chocolate chip cookies to family favorites such as thimble (or thumb) cookies, pastry cookies (such as rugalah) and even specialty cookies such as meringue or even red velvet tiramisu (as shown above).
Whichever your favorites are, or if you are looking for new dessert recipes to try, (such as this gorgeous Christmas Present Cake from the holiday cover of Southern Living that you can order here ) you’ll be sprinting to the kitchen to make these delicious desserts after feasting your eyes on today’s inspirational Holiday Desserts post! Trust me, by the posts end, you’ll be asking, Got Milk? or even better - setting up a warm and inviting Hot Cocoa Bar and turning your summer bar cart into a holiday dessert cart, perfect for entertaining…
A box of home-made cookies can make a lovely Christmas gift… perfect for co-workers or even your neighbor. And if you’d like to send cookies as gifts across the miles, see these sweet cookie deals here.
How fun are these red and white plaid-check cookies from Better Homes & Garden?
I’d love to dunk these White Chocolate Cherry Cookies in milk!
What would the holidays be without a little gingerbread? Strong enough to become an ornament on milk bottles or build a gingerbread city to display -and have a gingerbread house decorating party…
Brownies can become another sweet holiday treat, and look adorable dressed as a Santa hat with a strawberry and cream…
These Peppermint Meringue Cookies from Southern Living look like they will just melt in your mouth! - and I love the way they are presented, on a simple cake plate, with the pedestal tied in fresh greens and ribbon…
Holiday baking can even be nostalgic. Above are Christmas cookies I made last year, using recipes my mom would make, passed down from her mom (the spritz and cookie preserves). Not only was I able to pull out the cookbook and memories, but I also used my baby spoon (given to me from my mom) to spoon in the preserves into the thimble cookies. To dress the dessert table on Christmas Day, I layered it with a mix of buffalo checks and plaid textiles…
How yummy do these decadent Mocha Balls look displayed on a simple white plate, layered on holiday plaid!
Looking for a hot drink to warm your soul during the crisp holiday season? You may want to try this Caffe Mocha Amoroso…
Mix decadent dessert onto your bar cart with after dinner drinks - ports or liquors…
Love the idea of creating a Hot Cocoa Bar, such as blogger Dear Lillie has done here. Mason Jars you’ve collected (maybe you have a few extra from your Urban Homesteading) are great to use as are the apothecary jars - perfect for containing marshmallows!
That’s rich - Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Truffles at BHG.com
Love the use of simple ribbons from gift wrapping candle elegantly dress up a cookie tray…
Speaking of trays, your collected silver trays -whether patina-ed or polished can also create charming dessert presentations, such as these Pecan Linzer Cookies from Southern Living, or try one of these 40 All Time Favorite Christmas Cookies featured at Better Homes & Gardens…
And just how beautiful is this sweet pear-cranberry pie, again dressed with simple fresh greens, and an elegant red ribbon tied to the serving knife…
Well I’m ready to warm the house with sweet goodness, how about you? Baking all these sweet treats and presenting them on tables, buffets and carts - you could have yourself a swell dessert swap! Invite friends over, and have them bring a favorite dessert to try ,too.
Lovely dessert table from The Enchanted Home.
Have a Happy and Sweet Holiday! Merry Christmas!
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Lynda Quintero-Davids
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Leslie Hendrix Wood
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Chancellor Interiors
Midland, Texas
Founder, Editor In Chief
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Thank you so much for the rugulah shout out! Everything looks delish.
alyson
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