Bake, Gift, Repeat: 52 Christmas Treats for Gifts and Exchanges
Get ready to sleigh your holiday gift-giving with 52 delicious Christmas treats that are perfect for sharing festive cheer! From whimsical Reindeer Cookie Cups to rich, melt-in-your-mouth Pecan Pie Fudge, this roundup has something sweet for every stocking. Whether you’re baking up Holiday Sprinkle Oreos or classic Shortbread Cookies, these recipes are sure to spread joy and holiday magic. Whip up these tasty treasures and watch your friends and family’s faces light up brighter than the Christmas tree. Let’s dive into a season of scrumptious surprises that make gifting merry and bright!

Why you need to make these fun holiday treats:
- Great for Gift-Giving: Homemade treats add a personal, heartfelt touch that store-bought gifts can’t match.
- Perfect for treat exchanges: Easy to display for your holiday treat exchange party!
- Festive Variety: With 52 different recipes, there’s something for every taste and holiday occasion.
- Easy to Share: These bite-sized goodies are perfect for parties, neighbors, coworkers, and friends.
- Fun Holiday Activity: Baking these treats is a joyful way to create memories with family and friends.
- Delicious & Unique: From classic cookies to creative fudge, these recipes offer festive flavors that stand out.
52 Gift-Worthy Christmas Treat Recipes
Get ready to unwrap the sweetest holiday magic with this ultimate roundup of 52 Christmas treats! From adorable Reindeer Cookie Cups to rich Pecan Pie Fudge, these festive recipes are your ticket to delicious gifts that sparkle with holiday cheer.
These peppermint Biscoff cookies are super easy to make and everyone will love them!
Want a holiday treat full of rich, buttery goodness? Look no further than these Biscoff and Ritz crackers holiday treats! Made with white chocolate, ritz crackers, and Biscoff cookie butter.
If you want your holiday treat exchange to make everyone's hearts grow 3 sizes, then these Grinch Nutter Butters understood the assignment.
Grinch crinkle cookies that will make even the grinchiest of hearts grow 3 sizes!
If your favorite thing to gift is chocolate, these holiday caramel pecan clusters are the recipe for you!
Festive Bugles Christmas Trees coated with candy and holiday sprinkles! You'll have to quadrupile the batch so you can save some for yourself!
Nutter Butter cookies topped with candy coating and holiday sprinkles.
Oreos with candy coating and holiday sprinkles - need we say more? You'll want to give them to everyone on your list!
These Grinch-inspired pretzels are sweet and salty - a winning combination for the holidays!
These peppermint-dipped Oreos are festive and fun and super easy to make!
Super easy chocolate bark recipe decorated to look like Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer!
Graham crackers coated with white chocolate and crushed peppermints. They look like little presents when wrapped with a bow!
If you love decorating cookies but hate baking - you have to try these Christmas tree Oreos!
Christmas tree candy pops that are simple but so cute!
Maple pecan pie fudge - because who doesn't love the taste of pecan pie without all of the fuss??
Made with refrigerated cookie dough, these Peanut Butter Reindeer Cookie Cups are festive and will make everyone smile.
Sweet and salty Christmas popcorn! Be sure to make a huge batch so you can eat some yourself!
Get in the holiday spirit with these Soft and Sweet Christmas Tree Sugar Cookies! Each one is frosted with silky homemade buttercream and finished with festive sprinkles for the perfect seasonal treat.
This English Toffee is a must-make recipe for the holidays! It's a delicious, old-fashioned candy loaded with chocolate, nuts and a crunchy, caramel-flavored base!
These delicious Mexican wedding cookies are rolled in powdered sugar and practically melt in your mouth! They’re fun to make and perfect for Gifts!
Whip up these festive Christmas Rice Krispie Treats in just 15 minutes! Packed with colorful holiday M&Ms and sprinkles, they’re a fun, quick treat for parties, cookie swaps, or cozy after-school snacks.
These chocolate orange slices are a tasty, easy to make dessert. Candied orange slices dipped in dark chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt or chopped nuts.
Crunchy pecans coated in buttery sugar and a smoky-spicy blend of cinnamon, cayenne, and smoked paprika—perfect for snacking, gifting, or topping salads.
Protein hot chocolate mix - This mix makes a a sugar-free, protein packed and utterly irresistible creamy hot chocolate! It's a delightful gift to your fit friends and for anyone watching their diet.
This is the ultimate Christmas candy recipe: crunchy, sweet, buttery and salty - impossible to resist! This Christmas crack recipe is made with salted pretzels covered in homemade toffee and melted chocolate and topped with Festive M&M's and fun sprinkles. The perfect Christmas dessert / snack for parties and for gifting!
Candied Ginger is a wonderful, easy treat that is perfect for a sweet gift.
These white hot chocolate dips are delicious to enjoy for yourself and cute enough to gift to friends, teachers, or neighbors!
These Chocolate Truffles creamy, delicious and perfect for gifting during the holidays!
Pecan cranberry chocolate bark will be the hit of the Christmas party! Full of festive ingredients, easy to make with melted chocolate chips, and really pretty!
It's not Christmas without classic Scottish shortbread! It's the perfect gift as it's so easy to make using only 3 ingredients, everyone loves it and it's made for packaging for gift-giving!
Get cozy with festive gingerbread man cupcakes topped with sweet-spiced buttercream frosting—holiday baking at its cutest.
You may need to get friends and family to sign a waiver when you give them this Amaretto Salted Caramel Popcorn - it is that addictive! It keeps well in a holiday cello bag.
These Christmas Kitchen Sink Cookies are the ultimate sweet-and-salty holiday treat. They’re quick to make, budget-friendly, and packed with all the fun mix-ins everyone loves.
These Christmas tree linzer cookies are festive, melt in your mouth, and easy to make ahead for all your holiday gatherings! Perfect for edible gifting or for adding to your Christmas cookie tray.
Chewy German Christmas cookies flavoured with honey, lemon and spices. Keep for ages, making them ideal foodie gifts.
The best pecan pie bars! Turn your favorite holiday pie into a giftable treat.
These Salted Caramel Candied Walnuts with Rosemary are a delicious, flavorful and healthy snack made in just 10 minutes with 5 simple ingredients. It makes an easy and fancy Christmas gift for your family and friends!
These buttery, soft caramels are a perfect no-bake recipe with a big wow factor!
Learn how to wrap bread as a Christmas gift or pair it with goodies to create a gift basket!
Easy-to-make coffee chocolate truffles. Even easier to eat.
These rich, buttery chocolate shortbread cookies are easy to make and perfect for gift-giving. Put them in a holiday box with a nice ribbon, and you’ve got a tasty treat anyone will love.
Grinch Hot Chocolate Bombs are spheres of green chocolate topped with a red chocolate heart that are filled with hot cocoa and marshmallows that break open into your cup when hot milk is poured over top.
Our mom's famous homemade hot chocolate mix—creamy, cozy, and perfectly sweet. Perfect for gifting and for keeping on hand all season long!
Chocolate Coconut macaroons are a delicious Christmas tradition you’ll want to share! They’re Made with just a few simple ingredients and they look great on a cookie platter!
Make holiday baking easy with these delicious Christmas brownie gifts! Using a brownie mix, they’re a simple and stress-free festive treat.
Crunchy mixed nuts tossed in brown sugar, smoked paprika, cinnamon, and rosemary—ready in under 20 minutes and perfect for cozy snacking or gathering. Try it now!
Fudgy, chocolatey, no-bake keto rum balls with only 1 gram of net carbs each! Make with coconut and almond flour combo, or crushed keto cookies!
These Mini Gingerbread Men Cookies have a cozy holiday flavor with a special orange zesty touch, perfectly spiced, soft, and irresistibly cute!
These cute little Christmas Tree Meringues might just be the easiest way to impress at the holidays. They’re crisp, chewy, and so much fun to decorate and even more fun to gift.
Healthy Chewy No Bake Granola Bars Recipe: The only recipe for granola bars you'll ever need. Easy, delicious and customizable portable snack or breakfast treat packed with nutrients and flavor! It makes a great homemade Christmas gift as well!
These stained glass cookies are perfect for the holidays! They're tasty, unusual and beautiful!
Make a homemade Christmas cookie decorating kit as a gift this year! It’s perfect for kids, seniors, or busy people in your life!
