Christmas Dessert Board
Whether you serve this Christmas Dessert Board at your next holiday party, give it as a gift, or create a special memory for your family, everyone is sure to remember these Christmas treats.
You can be as fancy as you like, or keep it really simple by adding store bought treats.
This Christmas Dessert Charcuterie Board is filled with a mix of classic holiday cookies, no-bake treats, and festive candies. It’s the perfect blend of homemade favorites and quick store-bought additions, which makes it easy to put together for parties, gifting, or a cozy night at home.
The Eggnog Dip goes together in minutes and is a holiday tradition. And the Jam Cake is a recipe from my Mother-in-Law, she made it every year.
Classic Christmas Cookies including Gingerbread, Peanut Butter Blossoms, Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Crinkles and No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal are always a hit!
Christmas wouldn’t be the same without candy. This Dessert Board has Homemade Peanut Butter Cups, Oreo Balls, Cream Cheese Mints and Pretzel Hugs. Plus store-bought favorite Christmas candies.
Why You’ll Love This Christmas Dessert Board
- Perfect for Entertaining – the treats can all be made ahead of time, and assembled before serving
- Easy to Customize – mix and match with your family favorite Christmas treats, or keep it super simple and use store-bought
- Everyone loves Christmas Cookies – baking and sharing during the holidays is a fun tradition that everyone loves
- Gift Idea – you can create this Christmas Dessert Board in any size you like, they also make great gifts for neighbors, co-workers and friends
How to Make a Christmas Dessert Charcuterie Board
- Choose the Board – you can use just about any board, platter or tray you like. I like using boards or trays that have an edge around it to hold the treats in.
- Baking – after your treats are all made, it’s time to start assembling.
- Largest First – begin with the largest pieces first, then fill in by adding medium size and then the smallest. For this Christmas Board, I started by adding the bowls for the Eggnog Dip, Gingerbread Men Cookies and the slices of Jam Cake.
- Small Filler Items – it’s always easy to have some small filler items like candy canes or Christmas candy.
Cookies on this Christmas Dessert Board
The Christmas Cookies are what gives a Christmas Dessert Board its warm, homemade feel. I used a mix of soft, chewy, and spiced cookies, most of them recipes already here on Hoosier Homemade.
By also adding the Jam Cake and Eggnog Dip, it gives a little variety.
You can use any combination of your family’s favorites. Here are the recipes that are on the Dessert Board:
- Peanut Butter Blossoms
- Gingerbread Men Cookies
- No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
- Eggnog Dip
- Chocolate Crinkles
- Jam Cake
- Chocolate Chip Cookies
Candy & No-Bake Treats for Extra Color and Crunch
Adding candy and bite-size treats fills in the board and brings those pops of red and green that make Christmas Dessert Boards so fun.
These are easy, quick recipes you can make ahead or you can swap with store-bought treats if you’re keeping it simple.
Here are the candy recipes that are on the Dessert Board:
- Pretzel Hugs
- Peanut Butter Cups
- Saltine Toffee
- Cream Cheese Mints
- Oreo Balls
Looking for more Charcuterie Board Ideas? Here are some favorites:
From the Cookbook: Christmas Dessert Board
This Christmas Dessert Board is from our Dessert Board Cookbook that has 50 board ideas including all the main holidays plus fun ideas like Movie Night Board, Frosting Board or Sleepover Board.
