Christmas baking recipes

These festive vanilla cookies make a beautiful edible Christmas tree decoration. Or, you could pack them into boxes to give as end-of-term gifts for teachers and friends.

Get the kids helping to make these cute Christmas tree iced gems, with meringue topping and sprinkles for decoration. They're perfect for a festive party

Swap noughts and crosses for chocolate gingerbread trees and puddings in this family-friendly edible board game. Play to win your opponent's biscuits!

Update the traditional Christmas pud to include more of what you love - cherries, almonds and figs are a feature of this pudding and make it super special

Make a festive version of chocolate cake for an alternative Christmas dessert – the sponge and buttercream are spiced with warming ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg

Treat guests during the festive season to these gorgeous Christmas tree cupcakes. Decorate with sugar balls, sprinkles or chocolate beans to make baubles

Enjoy our decadent white chocolate version of rocky road, with mini marshmallows, dried cherries, coconut, almonds and your favourite biscuits

Add ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg spices to pastry to make gingerbread-flavoured mince pies. Decorate with stars and dust with icing sugar to serve

Bake these vegan Christmas cookies packed with pistachios and cranberries. Fill your biscuit tin with them for whenever you have guests in over the festive season

Have some family fun making these carrot cake pops. Add pretzels to make the antlers and a sugar-coated chocolate red nose to complete your reindeers

No rolling required! Press the raw, crumbly pastry directly into your tin for a short, biscuity finish. Our easiest mince pie recipe and great fun to make with kids

Turn stollen into bite-size treats. With squidgy, sweet bread studded with fruit and wrapped in marzipan, it’s easy to see why this German bake is so popular.

Combine two favourites in this clever mash-up of brownies and mince pies. These sweet treats will prove a big hit throughout the festive season

Use citrus juice to soak the fruit - instead of alcohol - in this lighter, family-friendly fruitcake. It can also work as an easy Christmas cake.

Prep these festive chocolate robins' nests in less than 30 minutes. Made with cornflakes, they‘re ideal for getting younger children involved in the kitchen.

Dazzle guests with this fab cake. Designed by eight-year-old Jessica Whitlow in our magical Christmas cake competition, it features three flavoured sponges

These easy chocolate biscuits are the perfect Christmas treat that both kids and adults will love. Get the whole family involved with decoration

Give these truffles for a Christmas or birthday present. With white and dark chocolate plus a marsala and espresso centre, they taste just like a slice of tiramisu

Serve this festive French-inspired mincemeat, marzipan and apple tarte with crème fraîche to cut through the sweetness. It's a fabulous Christmas dessert

What's more festive than mince pie truffles? Serve these bite-size treats as an after-dinner sweet, or gift in pretty boxes tied with decorative ribbon

Serve a modern twist on a Christmas classic with this stunning pavlova. The pairing of crunchy ginger biscuits and sweet pomegranate works beautifully

Challenge budding little MasterChefs to create this chocolate hazelnut yule log decorated with meringue mushrooms. It's a perfect Christmas centrepiece.

Enjoy these cookies during the Christmas season, and share with loved ones. They're made with little pieces of peppermint candy canes for an extra-festive flourish