Get ready to fire up the oven because these holiday baking recipes are so irresistible even Santa might linger a little longer. From cozy classics to creative new treats, this lineup delivers all the sugary, buttery magic of the season. One bite and you’ll understand why these desserts have everyone coming back for seconds, Santa included.

Easy Mini Pecan Pies

Mini pecan tarts arranged in rows on a black baking sheet, each topped with a whole pecan half and featuring a flaky pastry crust—perfect for easy Thanksgiving desserts and a stress-free Thanksgiving.
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Easy Mini Pecan Pies made with phyllo cups and make-ahead pecan pie filling are the perfect dessert for Thanksgiving or holiday parties! Get Recipe: Mini Pecan Pies – The Easiest Holiday Dessert Ever!

Tres Leche Cake

A slice of yellow sponge cake with white frosting and sliced strawberries on top, with a bite taken out and a fork beside it.
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Tres Leche Cake is a velvety, decadent Latin cake made with layers of sponge cake and 3 types of milk. Since you can make it ahead, it is the perfect cake to bring to your next family get together.
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Hummingbird Cake

A three-layer cake with white frosting and chopped pecans on the side, displayed on a wooden stand with one slice being removed.
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This delicious Hummingbird Cake recipe is a classic southern cake originally found in Southern Living magazine that is filled with bananas, pineapple, and pecans, and frosted with an amazing cream cheese frosting. Get Recipe: Hummingbird Cake

Portuguese Milk Tarts

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Portuguese Milk Tarts, Queijadas de Leite, are a sweet, creamy, traditional Portuguese dessert recipe made with simple ingredients. Get Recipe: Portuguese Milk Tarts

Gingersnap Cheesecake Bars

Rectangular cheesecake bars with a caramel or butterscotch swirl on top are arranged next to crumbled oatmeal cookies on a white surface.
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These Gingersnap Cheesecake Bars are an easy Christmas dessert made with a gingersnap crust and swirls of creamy cookie butter. Get Recipe: Gingersnap Cheesecake Bars

Pecan Pie

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This easy Southern Pecan Pie recipe is a classic dessert that anyone can make! A simple ooey gooey filling packed with pecans is baked into a pie crust for the perfect holiday dessert every time.
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Gingerbread Loaf Cake

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Moist and spicy Gingerbread Loaf Cake tastes just like Starbucks! This cozy holiday dessert is perfect for Christmas or Thanksgiving. Get Recipe: Gingerbread Loaf Cake

Chocolate Chess Pie

A chocolate pie in a glass dish with two slices cut out, resting on a gray surface, is one of those irresistible desserts. A metal serving spatula with a wooden handle lies beside the dish, ready for you to gobble 'til you wobble.
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Chocolate Chess Pie is a classic southern pie recipe made with just a few simple ingredients that bake up into a rich, delicious chocolate dessert that is perfect for the holidays!
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Sock it to Me Cake

A round bundt cake with white icing drizzled on top and a light dusting of powdered sugar, displayed on a white surface.
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Sock it to Me Cake is an easy bundt cake recipe made with a classic yellow butter cake and filled with cinnamon, sugar, and pecans. It’s a retro cake recipe that you need to try!
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Best Coconut Cake Recipe with Fresh Coconut

A three-layer vanilla cake with white frosting and shredded coconut on the outside, with one slice being served.
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This is hands down the BEST Coconut Cake recipe you’ll ever make. This classic coconut cake recipe uses fresh coconut and a secret ingredient to make the coconut cake extra moist!
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Southern Chess Squares

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Easy Southern Chess Squares with a gooey cream cheese topping—perfect dessert bars made from cake mix in under an hour! Get Recipe: Neiman Marcus Bars

Pecan Pie Cake Roll

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This delicious Pecan Pie Cake Roll is made with a layer of pecan pie filling rolled up inside of a light sponge cake. It’s the perfect make-ahead holiday dessert! Get Recipe: Pecan Pie Cake Roll

Gingersnap Cookies

A group of round, brown cookies with a white icing drizzle arranged on a dark slate surface.
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These soft Gingersnap Cookies are drizzled with white chocolate for a beautiful and delicious holiday cookie.  Get Recipe: Gingersnap Cookies

Frosted Cashew Cookies

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These Frosted Cashew Cookies are one of the best Christmas Cookie recipes you will find! Soft, chewy, cookies filled with cashews and topped with a buttercream frosting. You don’t get much better than that!
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Peanut Butter Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Chocolate cookies with a peanut butter center and chocolate drizzle, cooling on a wire rack. Pieces of chopped nuts are visible around the cookie edges.
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These Peanut Butter Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies with creamy filling and chocolate drizzle are perfect for the holidays. Get Recipe: Peanut Butter Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

Easy Almond Biscotti

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This easy Almond Biscotti Recipe is a crunchy Italian cookie dipped in white chocolate, dried cranberries, and pistachios. Get Recipe: Easy Almond Biscotti

Pecan Cobbler

A baking dish filled with pecan cobbler sits next to a bowl of vanilla ice cream. A serving has been scooped from the cobbler.
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Looking for the perfect pecan cobbler recipe? This easy pecan pie cobbler combines gooey pecan pie filling with a buttery cobbler batter. Get Recipe: Pecan Cobbler Recipe