Christmas Desserts
These festive and impressive Christmas dessert recipes will ensure your holiday table is loaded with both traditional and creative sweet treats like classic Christmas cookies, layer cakes, pies, candies, puddings, and more.
![Southern Living Whipped Cream Cake sliced and ready to serve with whipped cream](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/40yN2mbIERlbY1Md-8FazeXj6JE=/364x242/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Whipped_Cream_Cake_010-45343905b9a1474e87c1a103e2a707d1.jpg)
Old-Fashioned Whipped Cream Cake Is A Forever Favorite
![red velvet ice cream cake with fork and napkins - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/k5JeXmJFDlyLqqPmn0OsBjvKKXs=/364x242/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2548901_Patri_RedVelvetIceCremeCake_291-8e8ba46e696d44298c8f5766a4e06b9c.jpg)
Red Velvet Ice Cream Cake
![Devil's Food Cake with Salted Peanut Butter Frosting and Ganache](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/yl1hJ1CudgD91I88SJhN2R30q2s=/364x242/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2641101_Chocolate_Cake_with_Peanut_Butter_754_preview-5635dd293c60465f8aef0d1debc95eb5.jpg)
Devil's Food Cake With Salted Peanut Butter Frosting And Ganache
![Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/m4Sc4vBWWPRS55hC8zKtQ3K31lk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/red-velvet-cake-mix-cookies-8-cfc5ab4520e64242ae018485c32f923d.jpg)
Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies
![egg pie - southern living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/SOBip7UJioyFZxNdC9BymHkkptQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2654901_Eg_pie_070-61378993f7a347c69e46c22b19a49106.jpg)
Big Mama's Egg Pie
![Ouida's Chocolate Delight](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/T5rHnlSKYDsdbfIyzWFyVg8LTGU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2665601_ErinN_0213-2000-7b88f1a2e1bd40bba7070fc01476cf3d-484ae9dad9cd490f9c4b749ed55e995a.jpg)
Chocolate Delight
![Southern Living Chocolate Lasagna sliced on a plate to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/Bx9-nMX42ySQoTNOONTmVvhGrfI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/SL-Chocolate-Lasagna-Courtney-West-Primary-4x3-109aa2986d0a447b8c07388b903e6657.jpg)
Chocolate Lasagna
![Peppermint Pie](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/xcQ_GNQk1lJASfpp-0mwgWu5XWg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Peppermint-Pie_63-5dac238bcc4d4b858eae2b67484e77f8.jpg)
Peppermint Pie
![Cheesecake Crescent Rolls](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/Kx4BwRXxx5zhLETq_Sfg8NoqXTQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cheesecake_crescent_rolls-2000-4ca7610d7af043ac9c197d72fd297986.jpg)
Cheesecake Crescent Rolls
![cranberry-orange cake on a pedestal](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/F0Su6Hd1yX9x2ur3KRTxA0v54GY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Sl_SEO17_Cranberry-orange-christmas-cake_76-d0dcded6f3244175a71ec7a9dcc74a22.jpg)
Cranberry-Orange Cake With Orange Buttercream
![Southern Living Merry Mitten Cookies on a platter ready to serve.](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/ZqEUhQGDi_SpW56BLVLRI5aUHEY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27429_Christmas-Cookies_034a-d1185980cde54f2aa23d8ef23b4b033b.jpg)
Merry Mitten Cookies
![Southern Living Tie-Dye Glazed Ornament Cookies on a cooling rack ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/lsVIG8cK03-3Ut7cwOvnyMNZPTs=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27429_Christmas-Cookies_033-078f4f41581e483b91f4b336ebb4a494.jpg)
Tie-Dye Glazed Ornament Cookies
![Southern Living Marbled Star Cookies on plates to serve.](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/UfBNUKrO42HA3h_SZmJWvM1-XKU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27429_Christmas-Cookies_037-e56f1dc4c84b4e0daecad5fbaf6ca5b1.jpg)
Marble Star Cookies
![Southern Living Sparkling Linzer Cookies on a platter ready to serve.](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/bvm-TjMYw8pEu6Idpz4D07K1XV0=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27429_Christmas-Cookies_025-ab398c0d1ea04d76b59d972a83ad63d8.jpg)
Sparkling Linzer Cookies
![Southern Living Frosted Sugar Cookie Snowflakes on a plate to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/nbLHqAC6niKiC21fG2p7cKFVJHo=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27429_Christmas-Cookies_031-27cb5c95323d49138f696209fd09ea7c.jpg)
Frosted Sugar Cookie Snowflakes
![Southern Living Chocolate Thumbprints baked on a plate to serve.](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/kAOiNUmZSuygWD0Oh5nDS4GIXI0=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27429_Christmas-Cookies_040-96939118f7c847fc9ff62943894a6b69.jpg)
Chocolate Thumbprints
![Southern Living Chocolate Stocking Cookies on a plate to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/dFrUefgPEKQTEtmW1t6G7ihYGv0=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27429_Christmas-Cookies_039-ec765f840a1546b6b18b6e22e374f185.jpg)
Chocolate Stocking Cookies
![Southern Living Butter Cookie Wreaths on a plate to serve.](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/MdqOuSJjJqHrlH7jhwQ4W-r-104=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/27429_Christmas-Cookies_036-f898f87682234f5d892150be5f81ca50.jpg)
Butter Cookie Wreaths
![Southern Living Mississippi Mud Cake sliced on plates to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/QSHZyzJU7NHUkTlAw5c9ViNFmDg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Mississippi_Cake_010-65b7b4f79a3f471abce259c8d04022cd.jpg)
Mississippi Mud Cake
![Southern Living Two Step Pound Cake sliced and ready to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/9L-AWYsM4RVFEW_QcwSQ6v05DbE=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Two-Step-Pound-Cake-beauty-0604-0c69c7471fc74f8aafd8577a2eeaa9fb.jpg)
Two-Step Pound Cake
![Persimmon Cake](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/sSbYjgn9wtPo875_Dv9Rv4I5GPk=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/0971_192509_DuPree_SL_SEO_Persimmon20Cake_15742-2000-0728b7107ce942f9898201fcf6192e92.jpg)
Persimmon Cake
![Southern Living Caramel Frosted Pound Cake sliced on a cake plate to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/DzlXWaUfF2IoBKCqtROAWx3Uans=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/caramel-frosted-pound-cake-Beauty2x3b-eff498f5739c413db5f5cb5cda3d0721.jpg)
Caramel-Frosted Pound Cake
![Benne Wafers](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/W6TZ6CrUbGNjKmlB_AXgLM9bFds=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/SL.com-vintage-holiday-desserts-070-2000-c0eafa4b7d1a4e23aa4f1c584fcae3f8.jpg)
Benne Wafers
![Pumpkin Pie - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/wVXP72c_TXkFXoHq5aF9F5tUz5o=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/SimplePumpkinPie_TK-0150-77948324c55a4e979052062cdca06cb8.jpg)
Classic Pumpkin Pie
![Brown Butter Snickerdoodles](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/xPggrdLWdK7cKqL4H4EdTxaffmw=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/SL_SEO_Batch_33_BrownButterSnickerdoodles112-245c0be1e40b4e1f8605dc82e95e8d73.jpg)
Brown Butter Snickerdoodles
![Texas Pecan Pie](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/nIC87d8ik6tKOrxQ4-vr0Q7EHWU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Texas20Pecan20Pie_0-2000-a9ae18b84239420d855a473220804320.jpg)
Texas Pecan Pie
![Southern Living Fruitcake Cookies on a tray to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/3bBKjmWza2NARLeTx2vToG90MOc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/fruitcake-cookies_batch57_beauty3x2-559-67f4619c462d43aba5ceac738c9eff7d.jpg)
Fruitcake Cookies
![Hummingbird Cake - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/2ZO_BthvrJy9P2UMnSGZj-sm8Po=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Hummingbird_Cake_003-18ac6a74e96d43949f257ee23ee8fe2b.jpg)
Hummingbird Cake
![Cranberry-Lemon Bars - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/wJPJL3EW1U0vHME_CogqcOpkDSA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Cranberry_Lemon_Bars_012-2d6d60ce796f4e2096729393e977a0f1.jpg)
Cranberry-Lemon Bars
![Bean Pie - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/ch211ienObIVj7K77GvK135rjq4=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Bean_Pie_007-a62b866819aa4c56aef252477fbfb4d3.jpg)
Bean Pie
![pecan cheescake pie](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/biUg6qFNc4IYxo_h96bwEcp9h0U=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Pecan_Cheesecake_Pie_009-913bc92cb9ef4a479cc78115f17fc9c9.jpg)
Pecan Cheesecake Pie
![Southern Living Snickerdoodles on plates to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/6MW9OerTKk5uM90XQpk80NAPyKc=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/snickerdoodles_batch57_beauty3x2-29-9dbe738646534cbeb104d72f9d49ea26.jpg)
Snickerdoodle Cookies
![graham cracker crust - southern living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/BIVKtdTuLAmHhMU2uwSvX3omzw0=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Graham_Cracker_Crust_011-b3670511b44c4374a80b9329f3bfc872.jpg)
Homemade Graham Cracker Crust
![Granny Smith Apple Pie - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/Jz01KDPXd_OFLproRVao6tSpOAQ=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2613901_Thank__0165-1c8291e4206546afa62ad699c5b07f7e.jpg)
Granny Smith Apple Pie
![Lemon Chess Pie - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/gQ5BE0CfS59QNlMfhiJz9Xgwp_o=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Lemon_Chess_Pie_086-3x2-ed1a5d5da20848748c176daedebc6b48.jpg)
Lemon Chess Pie
![Mini Pecan Pies](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/GXlUwvj1vSAlFduXS-lUPsmYc4U=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/mini-pecan-pies-sl-x_0_0_0_0-4d24441ac149469d880c2f8ec0faeb6b.jpg)
Mini Pecan Pies
![Peanut Butter Cornflake Cookies - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/at_6Bp7LBo3HCR0vtcBjV1bWJ2I=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Peanut_butter_cornflake_cookies_070-3x2-b2efa4f34eaa4de097b7077c873af47c.jpg)
Peanut Butter Cornflake Cookies
![Cranberry Apple Pie - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/1ngOtFz-cYgbJO94dBuVWpQxYws=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/AppleCranberryPie_TK-0200-ec765fe596ab4cfe85517b2741e332d8.jpg)
Cranberry Apple Pie
![Vinegar Pie](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/W6Cg8HDqp7RKz4AlDS7vPeGvQ8Y=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/vinegar_pie-2000-252ffb0e71e848ffb212d21f26836324.jpg)
Vinegar Pie
![Southern Buttermilk Pie](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/0eObd9CGAJgQiDZskgmlyWhD9w0=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Southern-Living_Southern-Buttermilk-Pie_Beauty_1925-2b0b0dde196f4f12a22054903aa619c9.jpg)
Southern Buttermilk Pie
![Southern Living Cornflake Wreath Cookies on a platter to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/dbkFuEcWffo2Biq3ipdY0GyQgjI=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cornflake-wreath-cakes_audit7503_beauty3x2-231-b2e35bfcdc08437184f444d4db2d3903.jpg)
Cornflake Wreath Christmas Cookies
![Saltine Cracker Toffee - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/L3AYSfWhDOEcU8LBNHvUazNsFAs=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Cracker_Toffee_011-d4e64f8a48cb431ea6a8ec7dd49e4e18.jpg)
Saltine Cracker Toffee
![Southern Living Mama Maes Ambrosia Salad in a serving bowl](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/lhb702dGdX_LskbqEZ4n4PIcReU=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/125_MamaMaesAmbrosiaSalad-3377-3b0ecf04e32b40deaf215037a65f31ad.jpg)
Mama Mae's Ambrosia Salad
![Southern LIving Utterly Deadly Pecan Pie in the skillet to serve](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/Fgeag2eGLPuid_FD83CVrICnbA0=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/UtterlyDeadlyPecanPie-3410-33a025f353974ca98e29ac41c0678037.jpg)
Utterly Deadly Southern Pecan Pie
![Italian meringue on a whisk](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/VtFrfM43BRiZKfh-gIzac0t2zaA=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Meringue_011-6703fb2864c5407ebacbf987292d8357.jpg)
Italian Meringue
![Apple-Bourbon Pie Recipe](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/ToMRQMvhQQrdOCZ2QZLupe2Xl5k=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2547201_south16956_0_1-afc0dfd468e048d5a21c57b3a6adb8a8.jpg)
Apple-Bourbon Pie
![Sweet Potato Pound Cake - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/i7awJkGmldxnBzzEpm6SpT-kxTE=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/529fe2db20c5c5439256_10946-13ea7c03dcc841a49c2fbd311093723c.jpg)
Sweet Potato Pound Cake
![Spiced Pecan Pie Bars - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/2fyNCVQVCOYKeodCV4ky0D5y_IY=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2590901_BarCo_Spiced_Pecan_Pie_Bars_444-69730b16d8fa432ba3fea0b3cd16c668.jpg)
Spiced Pecan Pie Bars
![Persimmon Pie with Pecan Streusel - Southern Living](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/9eQQzVI27SLogC3SKVcudv3hucg=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2540501_Pieso_464-433fdc2eb5914c6ea45538bc1f94ef15.jpg)
Persimmon Pie With Pecan Streusel
![Pecan Pralines](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/N2AHe2rtVQ-d--jgUVepUgzNNK8=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/southern-living-Pecan_Pralines_001-730eddbf77044952b289bd4f3f01862a.jpg)
Pecan Pralines
![Mama's German Chocolate Cake](https://www.southernliving.com/thmb/BbT8xolPt32GgcI76EQy92XP194=/282x188/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/2008001_pecan036-2000-ab5b3d34d2e64f1c9e257417f8813172.jpg)
Mama's German Chocolate Cake