Christmas Baking Day Recipes: The Ultimate List

This is my number one favorite Christmas activity with the kiddos: baking and decorating my homemade sugar cookies! (You'll love this recipe, I promise!)

Such a simple and fun idea. Cover graham crackers in white chocolate then add sprinkles. This is a great idea for Christmas!

Covering Oreos in chocolate is a fun way to ring in the holidays! You'll all have a blast with this one, folks!

This has to be one of my favorite cookie recipes from this blog. I love the luscious cinnamon flavor and the kids will enjoy making the simple buttercream!

Rich with chocolate and cherry flavors, these cookies are out of this world delicious and so easy to bake! They're perfect for Christmas!

If you love chocolate and mint together, this recipe is going to be perfect for you! Check it out to bake with your familiy this Christmas

Hot chocolate in cookie form? Yes, please! These are simple and oh, so tasty! The kids are sure to love 'em. Grownups, too! Enjoy this new recipe from Out of the Box Baking.

These snowballs will put you in the mood for Christmas. The kids will love rolling them in powdered sugar!

In this post we're going to learn how to make easy chocolate-covered Oreos decorated to look like Christmas ornaments!

Let the kids press their little thumbs into these cookies before filling the spots with jam. Fun!

Caramel and chocolate sit on top of a yummy shortbread cookie. The family will love these!

These luscious cinnamon-infused cookies are light as a feather! The kids will love rolling the little balls of dough in cinnamon and sugar before baking.

Sugar cookies with frosting? What's not to love?

If you're looking for a no-bake option for baking day, this one's perfect! Chocolate, oats, and peanut butter make up these lovely no-bake cookies!

Chocolate covered Nutter Butters are so simple to make. The kids and grownups will love making and decorating these together!

Bake 'em up and dip them in chocolate, then cover with Christmas sprinkles. These buttery cookies are light and delicious!

If you're looking for a fluffy, crisp, old-fashioned Sugar Cookie, do I have a treat for you! This is a simple sugar cookie recipe, packed full of flavor, and straight from Grandma's cookbook!

This is my favorite cookie of all time! I could eat these for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The whole family will love them, especially on baking day!

Nothing says Christmas like orange and cranberry. These are simple cookies, perfect for baking day.

Soft and delicious, these peanut butter cookies will be great for the family to bake together because the recipe is so simple. The kids will love pressing the fork tongs into the dough to form an imprint.

Imagine a cookie stuffed with chocolate. Your whole family will enjoy baking (and eating) these!

Every baker needs an amazing chocolate chip cookie recipe, one that causes people to stop in their tracks and say, "Oh my goodness, this is the best cookie I've ever eaten!" This recipe will bring that sort of reaction. It's got the charm of a traditional chocolate chip cookie with something extra--the bliss of browned butter.

Candy canes in cookies? Yes, please. Imagine the fun your family will have baking these cookies!

This is one of my favorite candies ever and it's so fun to make. The kids will need supervision with this one so no one gets burned but these pralines are super tasty and loaded with sticky goodness!

Such a simple and tasty treat. These chocolate covered peanuts are going to be so much fun to make togethe!

My granddaughters insist this is the best candy I've ever made. They're a little messy but super fun to make and even tastier to eat!

Fudge is always a great choice but this maple fudge is absolutely perfect for the holidays because it's filled with warm flavors that are perfect for the holiday!

This easy-breeze fudge recipes uses leftovers from your pantry and fridge.

Simple and yummy, these pecans should have a place in every home during the holidays!

If you love Mounds bars you're going to flip over these delicious coconut balls, dipped in chocolate. The kids will have so much fun helping out.

This bark is double-layered and has candy cane bits on top. It's delicious and truly one of the easiest candies to make at Christmas time.

This was my mama's favorite candy and she made it every Christmas. I can't eat Turtles without thinking of her. Now I make them for my kids and grandkids. It's fun to keep a family legacy going.

This is my Mama's recipe, too. She made the most delicious peanut brittle, y'all. Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without homemade peanut brittle!

Snowballs are delicious and simple. They're loaded with peanut butter on the inside and coated in white chocoalte on the outside.

This one is super easy and unusual and the kids will love it!

Another of my mama's recipes! This one is light and delicious. Make it with the family this holiday season!

Fudge made from canned frosting? How much simpler could it be? The family will be mesmerized by this fun recipe.

Homemade peppermints? Is such a thing possible? It is, and you're going enjoy discovering the process!

This one's a classic and very easy to make!

Here's a master list of Christmas bundt cakes for your family to consider baking together this Christmas.

Such a warm and tasty cake. . .and it comes together so easily. It's perfect for the holidays, for sure!

Christmas spice cake? Yes, please! Your family can whip this up in no time at all!

It's so fun to bake with frosting in the mix. Discover more with this recipe!

You guys aren't going to believe how simple this pumpkin spice cake it. The family will have fun making it together!

This ain't your grandma's fruitcake, y'all! It's fun and nutty and packed with sticky flavor!

Frosting in the mix? You betcha! This recipe will give the family and experience they've never had before, stirring a can of frosting directly into the cake batter!

What fun you're going to have, rolling up this cake together! It's simple, it's tasty, and it's going to be a blast to make.

This is a family recipe, passed down through multiple generations. Keep it going on family baking day!

Angel food cake with peppermint and chocolate glaze? Sounds perfect for Christmas, right? The kids will have a blast adding chocolate and sprinkles to this tasty Christmas cake!

Decorate this luscious coconut cake with Christmas trees made of ice cream cones. See the recipe to discover how!

Every now and again you come across a cupcake that makes you do a double-take, one so full of flavor and pizazz that you must make it. This is that cupcake!

Warm, spicy, perfect for the holiday season. These cookie butter cupcakes are loaded with cookie butter and biscoff cookies!

Delicious and simple, these carrot cake cupcakes are perfect for the holidays!

There are so many fun ideas in this post! Make several of them on family baking day!

You're not going to believe how easy these are, y'all. The kids will love making and decorating these fun green cupcakes.

If you love a rich chocolate cupcake but you’re also a fan of coffee, this is the recipe for you! In this post I’m going to show you how to make the easiest espresso cupcakes ever. Best of all, they start with a box of cake mix!

This is one of my favorite recipes and super easy to make!

If you’re looking for a quick treat for an upcoming Christmas party, this is the post for you. I’m going to show you how I made this simple pull-apart cupcake snowflake.

If you love the warm rich flavors of apple and cinnamon and the lovely crisp crunch of a flaky crust, this is the recipe for you! Thanks to the addition of canned apple pie filling this Easy Apple Pie comes together so easily. . .but it tastes like it took hours!

This is one of my favorite pies, especially the decorating crust. Imagine the fun you'll have with family members, decorating the crust together!

This one's my mama's recipe and it's delicious, y'all!

It's simple, it's tasty, and it (literally) comes together in minutes. This one's so simple the kids can make it!

This pecan pie has an additional surprise element--fudge!

Delicious and easy, this cobbler is perfect for the family to make together.

f you love a yummy streusel, these apple crumble bars are going to make your day. They’re so easy and tasty and come together in minutes!

If you love a rich, gooey bread pudding but you’re also a fan of cherry pie, this recipe is going to make you flip! It’s a combination of both of those two things in one easy and flavorful dish! 

If you’re looking for a bar with a soft sugar cookie crust, cake-like in texture, with a rich almond and cherry flavor, have I got a treat for you! These Simple Cherry Pie Bars (Cherry Cobbler Bars) are gooey, soft, and absolutely melt-in-your-mouth delicious! 

I have a granddaughter named Brooke and we often call her Brookie Cookie. These brookies are her favorite!

This is so incredibly lush and delicious. It comes together in minutes and it's simple because it starts with crescent rolls!

Minty brownies are perfect for Christmas and come together in minutes!

Caramel corn for the win! This is an easy one to make with the family.

This is my family's personal favorite. Layers of Mint Oreos, mousse, pudding and more Oreos? Yes, please!

Everyone loves these simple and tasty Muddy Buddies (aka Puppy Chow). It's so fun and easy to make together at Christmas-time!

If you love the idea of strawberry cheesecake but want to experience yours in a light, creamy dessert that can be cut into squares, I’ve got an amazing treat for you! In this post I’m going to show you how I made these delicious strawberry cheesecake bars using two containers of crescent rolls!