30+ Christmas Desserts (Cakes, Pies, Pastries, Breads and Other Sweet Treats) from Around the World
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I’m kicking off the Christmas holiday baking season today with 30+ easy and amazing recipes from around the world!
I’m not one to welcome Christmas decorations, music or much of anything else before Halloween but I DO start planning the delicious holiday sweet treats I want to make well before I buy any Halloween candy. I love Christmas baking season!
I’ve got several easy and delicious traditional Christmas desserts from around the world to share with you in the coming weeks – you’re going to LOVE them.
To kick things off, I asked food bloggers to share their favorite Christmas dessert recipes – cakes, pies, pastries, breads, cookies, and candies from around the world. Everything looks SO good – I want to make each and every recipe.
There are easy Christmas desserts, traditional Christmas desserts, and a few unusual sweet treats for those of you who want to try something new.
Ok, let’s stop talking about and get right to these amazing Christmas desserts!
Contents
- 1 Bûche de Noël (French Yule Log Cake)
- 2 Moist Maple Sweet Potato Walnut Butter Cake
- 3 Honey Cake Slices – Slovkian Petite Fours
- 4 Cranberry Lush Cake
- 5 Maamoul Cookies (Date Filled Cookies)
- 6 Cardamom Chickpea Cookies with Pistachios
- 7 Easy Peppermint Bark
- 8 Honey Gingerbread Cookies
- 9 Rugelach
- 10 Dutch Almond Bars
- 11 Hungarian Christmas Cookies
- 12 Classic Buckeye
- 13 Butter Cookies with Hazelnuts
- 14 German Rum Balls
- 15 Linzer Cookies with Raspberry Jam
- 16 Polish Gingerbread Cookies
- 17 Portugese Custard Tarts
- 18 Fruit Pavlova Wreath
- 19 Swedish Ischokolad (Ice Chocolate)
- 20 Mini Mince Pies
- 21 Saffron and White Chocolate Christmas Tree Bread
- 22 Cranberry Orange Bread
- 23 German Stollen Bread
- 24 Traditional Cherry Balls
- 25 Eggnog Flan
- 26 Sea Salt Cashew Brittle
- 27 Holiday Biscotti
- 28 Chocolat Torrone
- 29 Christmas Ice Cream Pudding
- 30 German Gebrannte Mandeln (Cinnamon Sugar Almonds)
Bûche de Noël (French Yule Log Cake)

Bûche de Noël (French Yule Log Cake) | International Desserts Blog
Moist Maple Sweet Potato Walnut Butter Cake
Moist Maple Sweet Potato Walnut Butter Cake | The Delicious Crescent
Honey Cake Slices – Slovkian Petite Fours
Honey Cake Slices – Slovkian Petite Fours | Happy Foods Tube
Cranberry Lush Cake

Cranberry Lush Cake | Small Town Woman
Maamoul Cookies (Date Filled Cookies)
Maamoul Cookies (date filled cookies) | The Delicious Crescent
Cardamom Chickpea Cookies with Pistachios
Cardamom Chickpea Cookies with Pistachios | The Delicious Crescent
Easy Peppermint Bark
Easy Peppermint Bark | The Typical Mom
Honey Gingerbread Cookies
Honey Gingerbread Cookies | The Monday Box
Rugelach
Rugelach | The Monday Box
Dutch Almond Bars

Dutch Almond Bars | Ann’s Entitled Life
Hungarian Christmas Cookies

Hungarian Christmas Cookies | Ann’s Entitled Life
Classic Buckeye
Classic Buckeye | Joyfully Thriving
Butter Cookies with Hazelnuts

Butter Cookies with Hazelnuts | Happy Foods Tube
Linzer Cookies with Raspberry Jam

Linger Cookies with Raspberry Jam | Happy Foods Tube
Polish Gingerbread Cookies

Polish Gingerbread Cookies | Liv For Cake
Portugese Custard Tarts

Portugese Custard Tarts | The Cookware Geek
Fruit Pavlova Wreath

Fruit Pavlova Wreath | International Desserts Blog
Swedish Ischokolad (Ice Chocolate)

Swedish Ischokolad (Ice Chocolate) | The Culinary Jumble
Mini Mince Pies

Mini Mince Pies | International Desserts Blog
Saffron and White Chocolate Christmas Tree Bread

Saffron and White Chocolate Christmas Tree Bread | The Culinary Jumble
Cranberry Orange Bread

Cranberry Orange Bread | Melanie Cooks
German Stollen Bread

German Stollen | International Desserts Blog
Traditional Cherry Balls

Traditional Cherry Balls | Bacon is Magic
Eggnog Flan

Eggnog Flan | Living Sweet Moments
Sea Salt Cashew Brittle

Sea Salt Cashew Brittle | The Starving Chef
Holiday Biscotti

Holiday Biscotti | Taste and See
Chocolat Torrone

Chocolate Torrone | An Italian in My Kitchen
Christmas Ice Cream Pudding
Christmas Ice Cream Pudding | The Crafty Mummy
German Gebrannte Mandeln (Cinnamon Sugar Almonds)

German Gebrannte Mandeln (Cinnamon Sugar Almonds) | International Desserts Blog
Thanks so much for including our cherry ball recipe and inspiring me with so many other great desserts!
Thanks for sharing your recipe! 🙂
They’re all gorgeous! Thanks so much for including mine x
Thanks for taking part, Tracy!
Wow! These all look amazing! How will I decide which one to make first!?? Thanks for including Taste And See! 😀
All of these look amazing! Can’t decide what to try first!
They all look so good, don’t they? I’ve already expanded my holiday baking list after looking at all of these yummy desserts!
Thanks for sharing my buckeye recipe, with so many other great recipes! I’m pinning this to share as well!