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25 Holiday Dessert Recipes

Whether it’s Christmas, Thanksgiving or any Holiday you are celebrating, these 25 Holiday Dessert Recipes is an awesome list for your dessert menu. From cookies, cakes to bread, pick a favorite (or two!).

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A time to make all the family favorites, baked goods and delicious treats is always a special time. My friends, whatever Holiday you are celebrating, a batch of a sweet baked good makes any event so special. In this post, I have rounded up my special recipes that are festive and joyful for family celebrations.

This list has everything from cookies, bars, bread and cakes. Easy Christmas desserts? Scroll down and you might just see the perfect one.

Classic cinnamon rolls for a morning breakfast treat? I have two variations for you! If you are looking for an all bread sweet treats list, check out 20 Sweet Bread Recipes, too!

25 Holiday Dessert Recipes to Make

Japanese Condensed Milk Bread
Japanese Condensed Milk Bread is a delicious way to enjoy condensed milk, enclosed in a soft and sweet bread that is studded with raisins and cherries. 
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Closer shot of Japanese Condensed Milk Bread, freshly baked from the oven.
Maple Pecan Bundt Cake
Maple Pecan Bundt Cake is a moist butter cake topped with luscious maple pecan caramel, everyone will reach for a slice!
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Maple Pecan Bundt Cake
Black Forest Trifle Cake
Black Forest Trifle Cake is a delicious, easy, elegant, and huge dessert that you can make for a party or a crowd!
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Black Forest Trifle Cake
Bibingka Recipe with Video
This is a soft, tasty and special bibingka done the easy way. You will love this sweet rice coconut cake topped with salted eggs and cheese.
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Bibingka Recipe with Video
Chelsea Buns
Chelsea Buns are your festive, colorful cinnamon rolls with all the delightful add-ons like raisins, pecans and cherries.
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Chelsea Buns
Cinnamon Roll Bread Loaf
A slice or two of this Cinnamon Roll Bread Loaf will delight you with its softness. Slightly sweet and very delicate, this bread recipe is surely a keeper.
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Cinnamon Roll Bread Loaf cut into slices.
Nutella-Filled Chocolate Chip Cookies
These Nutella-Filled Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft and chewy with melty Nutella spread in the centers.
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A shot of a Nutella cookie, halved to show the Nutella filling inside.
Medjool Date Coffee Cake
Moist buttery cake adorned with plump and tasty Medjools, this Medjool Date Coffee Cake is an easy but delicious anytime dessert.
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Medjool Date Coffee Cake
Marbled Shortbread Cookies
Buttery cookie base, sweet coffee caramel, and luscious chocolate top layer, these Marbled Shortbread Cookies are a household favorite!
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Marbled Shortbread Cookies
Devil’s Food Sheet Cake: Easy and Flavorful Chocolate Cake
This super moist and fudgy Devil’s Food Sheet Cake is an easy version but delivers an intense chocolate flavor and amazing texture!
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Devil’s Food Sheet Cake: Easy and Flavorful Chocolate Cake
Cream Cheese Brioche
Enjoy these cream cheese brioche that nestle a creamy and citrus cream cheese filling in the center. The buttery brioche is perfect with the note of freshness and creaminess from the sugared cream cheese.
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Cream Cheese Brioche on a parchment lined baking sheet.
Brioche Bread Christmas Ring
Brioche Bread Christmas Ring that is beautifully assembled and filled with honey stung cream cheese filling and studded with tender crisp almonds. 
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Brioche bread ring on a plate.
Cinnamon Apple Bread Pudding
Tasty apples, crunchy walnuts and a touch of cinnamon, this Cinnamon Apple Bread Pudding is a special breakfast treat.
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Really delicious cinnamon apple bread pudding is a dessert that will warm up and sweeten your day. Apples, nuts, cinnamon and chocolate chips, this is a comforting treat! #apples #cinnamon #breadpudding | Woman Scribbles
Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
There is nothing better than the smell of homemade cinnamon rolls baking in the oven to fill the house with the most delicious aroma.
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Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing
Coffee Cinnamon Rolls
Coffee Cinnamon Rolls take your cinnamon buns to the next level. Soft, coffee-infused bread with rich coffee cream cheese icing, so good!
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Coffee Cinnamon Rolls
Butter Cookies
Super milky and decadent Butter cookies! These plain-looking cookies will surprise you with their rich flavor and tender-crisp texture.
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Butter Cookies
Tiramisu Donuts
Enjoy your tiramisu in these soft and airy yeast donuts. Tiramisu Donuts are filled with light coffee cream and dusted with cocoa powder. These are your indulgent breakfast or your afternoon sweet treat.
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Tiramisu Donuts
Cookie Bars with Condensed Milk and Nutella
One of my favorite recipes with condensed milk, These cookie bars are delicious delights filled with sweetened condensed milk and Nutella in the centers.
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Cookie Bars with Condensed Milk and Nutella
Dulce de Leche Cake Roll
Dulce de Leche Cake roll is made of a soft chiffon that is soaked in a luxurious dulce de leche cream and filled with whipped cream.
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Close up shot of dulce de leche cake roll in a plate.
Butterscotch Bars with Pecans and Chocolate Chips
Enjoy these chewy and delightful butterscotch bars with crunchy pecans and with gooey chocolate chips that adds richness and flavor.
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Enjoy these chewy butterscotch bars studded with crunchy pecans and delightful chocolate chips. Best things to munch anytime, anywhere.
Florentine Biscuits
These Florentine Biscuits are delightful cookies topped with a buttery glaze, almonds, cherries and then coated with melted chocolate.
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Florentine biscuits on a plate.
Almond Chocolate Biscotti
These Almond Chocolate Biscotti are thin and perfectly crisp. They are great as holiday baked gifts or for dunking with your morning coffee any day.
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Simply Delicious Chocolate Cake
Soft chocolate chiffon cake filled and frosted with a rich chocolate ganache, this is a simply delicious chocolate cake for any occasion!
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Simply Delicious Chocolate Cake
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
Pineapple Upside Down Cake is a classic dessert made of a sweet medley of cherries and pineapples, a luxurious brown sugar topping and a soft chiffon cake base.
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Top view shot of Pineapple Upside Down Cake.
Chocolate Chiffon Cake with Orange Chocolate Glaze
This chocolate chiffon cake is simply flavorful with the most tender and moist crumbs.
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Looking for a recipe for the best chocolate cake? This chocolate chiffon cake is undoubtedly the best, yielding a flavorful cake with the most tender and moist crumbs.

I hope you find one in this list that you love! It means a lot to me that one of these recipes will become a family favorite, a yearly tradition or a new part of your Holiday celebrations.

Today, I asked on my Facebook page What are you looking forward to make this coming Holiday, and I love all your special responses, from memories, to your mom’s beloved recipe and traditional dishes.. I love all of them.

May your celebrations be merry and your food unforgettable!

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