This Christmas, make your kitchen the merriest place in the house with dessert recipes that kids will love to eat and help create! From decorating sugar cookies to whipping up no-bake treats, these fun and easy recipes are perfect for little hands and big smiles. Get ready to make sweet memories in the kitchen that will last the whole holiday season!
5 Christmas Dessert Ideas for Kids
Looking for the perfect sweet treats to delight your little ones this Christmas? Here are five festive dessert ideas guaranteed to bring joy and cheer to every child at the holiday table!
Holiday Sugar Cookie Blossoms
These Holiday Sugar Cookie Blossoms are a festive twist on a classic recipe, featuring bright red and green sugar crystals and sweet HERSHEY'S KISSES Sugar Cookie Candies on top. Perfect for little ones who love sweets, these colorful cookies will add a dash of cheer to your holiday.
- Time to Make: 30 minutes
- Why Kids Will Love This: Sweet & colorful
ROLO® Pretzel Reindeer
These ROLO® Pretzel Reindeer are as adorable as they are delicious! Combining the sweet caramel and chocolate in ROLO® Creamy Caramels with salty pretzels, you can make a fun, reindeer-inspired treat. With their candy eyes, red noses and pretzel antlers, they're the perfect snack-sized holiday treat for kids to enjoy.
- Time to Make: 20 minutes
- Why Kids Will Love This: Creative & fun
Easy Peanut Butter Temptations
This recipe for Easy Peanut Butter Temptations makes a delightful holiday treat, featuring soft peanut butter cookie cups filled with rich, melty REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures. Perfectly bite-sized and bursting with flavor, they're a kid-favorite that's sure to please.
- Time to Make: 30 minutes
- Why Kids Will Love This: Bite-sized & filled with candy
The Grinch® Blossom
The perfect addition to your holiday season, these cookies bring a touch of sweet mischief to the dessert table with their bright green color and red hearts, inspired by the fan-favorite character. With a delicious sugar cookie base and a HERSHEY'S KISSES Chocolate Candy at the center, these treats are sure to steal the hearts of kids and grown-ups alike.
- Time to Make: 30 minutes
- Why Kids Will Love This: Nostalgic & festive
Christmas Brownie Pops
Serve up a festive twist on a classic brownie, featuring rich, fudgy bites dipped in HERSHEY’S Milk Chocolate Chips and decorated with colorful holiday sprinkles. Perfectly sized for little hands, these deliciously cheerful pops make a fun and sweet treat for the kids to enjoy.
- Time to Make: 1 Hour
- Why Kids Will Love This: Customizable & portable
5 Kid-Friendly Christmas Desserts They Can Help Make
Get your little chefs excited about baking with these kid-friendly recipes they can help create! From rolling dough to adding sweet toppings, these treats are perfect for making holiday memories together.
ROLO® Pretzel Sandwiches
These ROLO® Pretzel Sandwiches are a simple and fun treat that kids will love to help make, with layers of salty pretzels and gooey ROLO® Creamy Caramels. Just a few minutes in the oven and a playful press down, and you’ve got a delicious holiday snack that little ones will love to snack on.
- Time to Make: 15 minutes
- Why Kids Will Love This: Easy & quick
Peanut Butter Blossoms
Peanut Butter Blossoms are a classic treat that are always fun for kids to help make! Featuring soft peanut butter cookies made with REESE’S Creamy Peanut Butter and topped with HERSHEY’S KISSES Chocolate Candies, little ones can help roll the dough in sugar and press the candies in for a deliciously interactive holiday baking experience.
- Time to Make: 45 minutes
- Why Kids Will Love This: Fan-favorite & hands-on
HERSHEY’S Chocolate Candy Trees
This recipe for Hershey’s Chocolate Candy Trees is a fun and creative dessert for the kids to help assemble! It uses REESE’S Peanut Butter Cups, HERSHEY’S KISSES Milk Chocolate Candies and REESE’S Peanut Butter Cup Miniatures, as well as colorful nonpareils and icing for the decorations. Watch as they enjoy layering and decorating these festive trees for a delightful and interactive holiday project. They make a sweet snack or a decorative addition to a gingerbread house.
- Time to Make: 20 minutes
- Why Kids Will Love This: Fun family activity
HERSHEY’S Milk Chocolate Chip Giant Cookies
A giant chocolate chip cookie is the perfect recipe for kids to help bake! With big, chewy texture and plenty of HERSHEY’S Milk Chocolate Chips to mix in, let them scoop and shape the dough for a fun and rewarding baking experience that ends with deliciously oversized cookies you can slice into.
- Time to Make: 30 minutes
- Why Kids Will Love This: Big version of a classic cookie
Santa Hat Cupcakes
These Santa Hat Cupcakes are a festive treat kids will love to help put together and decorate, with juicy red strawberries and vanilla frosting on a delectable cupcake made with HERSHEY’S Cocoa. Let them get creative with the frosting and add their own touch to these adorable desserts for a fun and tasty holiday project!
- Time to Make: 15 minutes
- Why Kids Will Love This: Sweet & festive activity
Christmas Gifts Kids Can Help Make
For an extra dose of holiday fun, why not have your kids craft Christmas gifts they can give out? They’ll love putting together Candy Cane Sleighs and Candy Cane Reindeer, wrapping up treats with personalized Holiday Candy Bar Wrappers, or creating festive Popcorn and Cranberry Garland they can wrap around the tree. These fun projects not only offer hands-on holiday fun, but also result in charming gifts and decorations that add a personal touch to your festivities.
