Christmas for kids recipes

Get little ones in the kitchen to assemble these cute festive biscuits - sticky fun for a wintry afternoon.

Recreate the warming flavours of eggnog in our sweetly spiced custard cookies. Perfect for festive baking with kids – leave them out for Santa on Christmas Eve

Easily turn a classic fruitcake into cute personalised gifts or place markers for Christmas lunch with fondant icing and cocktail

Bake to impress with this stunning edible centrepiece - perfect for a Christmas party buffet, or as an alternative to Christmas pudding

These chocolate cake lollipops are decorated in true festive fashion - have fun making them with the kids this Christmas.

Fun to make with kids or as a cute Christmas canape, top chocolate, peanut and raisin puffed rice cakes with white chocolate and festive holly icing.

We all know a few die hard chocolate fans - make them one of these hot choc stirrers as a gift and they'll never want to use powdered cocoa again

These chocolate carrot loaf cakes with edible vegetable decoration can be left as a present for Santa's reindeer - or enjoyed all year round

Cosy up to watch your favourite Christmas film with our mug cake. It’s just as warm and indulgent as a mug of hot chocolate, but with less risk of spillage!

Young children will love making these marshmallow treats with liquorice, chocolate and icing decorations.

Transform pancakes into a yuletide feast by arranging them in a tree shape and decorating with fruity ‘ornaments’ and a dusting of icing sugar 'snow'

Children will love creating these chocolate penguins - the fruit pastilles and icing decorations add a fun wintery finish

Get the kids into the kitchen to decorate these individual Christmas chocolate cupcakes with frosting and sweets

Kids will love helping to make and decorate this luxurious chocolate yule log. We've given the option of a classic cream filling or a mint-flavoured twist.

Even the smallest hands can help make these gingerbread men – perfect for Christmas. You can use raisins, sultanas or Smarties to decorate

These freezable biscuits are completely irresistible and make a great gift for kids to give to teachers or grandparents

Make these fun decorations for your Christmas tree. While the ornaments are not edible, they look like real gingerbread and have a beautiful cinnamon scent

Combine salty popcorn, pretzels, sweet marshmallows, chocolate and tangy dried cranberries to make the perfect Christmas movie snack

Perch these delightful little gingerbread houses on the edge of your mug for a festive treat. Try them with hot chocolate or mulled wine for adults

The whole family will enjoy making these cute and Christmassy gingerbread treats. Decorate with icing and your favourite sweets.

Kids will love making these cute Christmas cupcakes from Planet Cake

These cakes are fun for the kids to make and ultra-cute to look at too

These moist oaty slices are packed full of fruits, seeds and spices - a great bake to make with the kids

An alternative to truffles, these chocolatey bitesize treats contain Maltesers, coconut, marshmallow, cranberries and rich tea biscuits - perfect for making with kids