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'Tis the season, and who doesn't love peppermint bark? This recipe spruces the seasonal staple up by adding a layer of pretzels for salt and some crispy rice cereal for even more crunch. These bars are sure to be the life of the party.

Fully Loaded Christmas Bark

Recipe courtesy of Danielle Alex
4 Reviews
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Mini Present Cupcake Toppers

Recipe courtesy of Wanna Make This?
1 Reviews
There are two kinds of pignoli cookies I grew up eating. While the crunchy version is also delicious, I am a sucker for the sweet chewiness of this soft, meringue-y version. They are also gluten free so I like to include them on holiday plates so everyone has something to enjoy.

Pignoli Cookies

Recipe courtesy of Giada De Laurentiis
13 Reviews
Holiday Baking Championship premieres Mondays, 9p|8c Skip the cupcake stand and wow your party guests with this over-the-top holiday dessert.

Santa Pull Apart Cupcakes

Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen
1 Reviews
Holiday Baking Championship premieres Mondays, 9p|8c For an easy holiday dessert, top store-bought or homemade cupcakes with an edible version of Santa Claus’s signature stocking cap.

Santa Hat Cupcakes

Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen
1 Reviews
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Pull-Apart Cupcake Wreath

Recipe courtesy of Buddy Valastro
2 Reviews
This is a classic gingerbread house dough that's designed for construction. Made with vegetable shortening (which has a higher melting point than traditional butter) and no leavening, the dough holds its shape well once baked. It's strong and sturdy enough to make a basic gingerbread house, an advanced mansion or even additional elements for your house.

Gingerbread House Dough

Recipe courtesy of Dan Langan
3 Reviews
I always look forward to making peppermint bark during the winter holidays. Here I combine its flavors with a simple bittersweet brownie recipe. The brownies come together quickly and are the perfect base for the sweetness of the white chocolate and crushed peppermint candies.

Peppermint Bark Brownies

Recipe courtesy of Dan Langan
2 Reviews
Roughly bashed salted pretzels and toasted hazelnuts are stirred into melted chocolate, then decorated with crushed freeze-dried red strawberries and green pistachios for extra color and flavor to complete this delicious, sweet treat.

Jeweled Chocolate Bark Crunch

Recipe courtesy of Mary McCartney
Trade in snow and evergreens for sunshine and palm trees by making these dreamy desserts. The cupcakes are packed with coconutty flavor, from the coconut milk and extract in the batter to the generous sprinkle of coconut flakes on top. (Bonus points if you shred the meat from a fresh coconut!)

Coconut Cupcakes

Recipe courtesy of Vallery Lomas
1 Reviews
Bløtkake is a celebratory Norwegian layer cake that's decorated with whipped cream and fresh berries. I first had it at a Syttende Mai (Norwegian Constitution Day) party and have also had it at my husband's family's Christmas parties. This recipe is based on his family's recipe and was transcribed from a scribbley old notecard.

Norwegian Cream Cake (Blotkake)

Recipe courtesy of Molly Yeh
18 Reviews
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Giant Sprinkle Macaroons

Recipe courtesy of Molly Yeh
30 Reviews
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Chocolate Sea Salt Rugelach

Recipe courtesy of Molly Yeh
19 Reviews
Get ready to “sleigh” your holiday dessert game with these festive reindeer cupcakes. A marbled eggnog-and-chocolate cupcake base is the delicious beginning to these treats. The whimsical reindeer topper is crafted from two stacked mini chocolate doughnuts and a wafer cookie, then adorned with rich chocolate buttercream, candies, peanuts and mini pretzel twists for adorable antlers. If you want to make assembling them a festive project for a holiday get-together, you can even prepare the cupcakes and buttercream a day or two ahead (see Cook’s Note for details).

Eggnog-and-Chocolate Reindeer Cupcakes

Recipe courtesy of Heather Baird
Swirls of buttercream, candy snowflakes and a flurry of sprinkles bring this holiday confection to life. A red velvet bundt cake is the hidden form that gives the top of this cake its wreath shape. 

Christmas Wreath Layer Cake

Recipe courtesy of Heather Baird
1 Reviews
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