Christmas treats - Like Mother Like Daughter

We have gathered 40 amazing Christmas Treats that all have 5 ingredients or less. That means cookies, fudge, nut clusters and more. These Christmas desserts are so easy to make, and so delicious to eat. They’re beautiful, and perfect for this time of year!

I love this time of year because it means lots and lots of sweets. I can make cookies and candies and fudge to my hearts desire because I have an excuse now. You see, Christmas is the time for sharing, and giving and I like to give sweets. But, I usually want the recipes I make to be as easy as they are delicious. So, I’ve rounded up 40+ different Christmas treat recipes all with 5 ingredients or less.

You heard that right, all of these recipes only have 5 ingredients so you don’t have to go to the store and buy a million things before you can make them. And they’re all perfect for sharing, so whether you have a big family or lots of roommates or are throwing a party, or just want to take a plate of treats to your neighbors, I have the treats for you. Thirty of them.

Over forty treats, from cookies, to fudge, to truffles, to toffee, to candied nuts, to homemade candy. What do you think? Which one are you going to try first? What treats do you like to make this time of year?

A collage of 9 photos of Christmas treats, such as gingerbread truffles, and chocolate covered Oreos.

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Christmas Cookies

Chocolate Covered Oreos // Like Mother Like Daughter

Chocolate covered Oreos might be the easiest Christmas cookie you’ll ever make. They’re so delicious, and can be decorated in so many cute ways for Christmas!

A stack of chocolate covered Oreos, the top is bitten in half showing the Oreo filling in the middle.

Church Windows // Best Christmas Desserts

Loaded with Chocolate, marshmallows, nuts, and coconut these are colorful, bright, and so fun!

Chocolate church window cookie full of mini rainbow marshmallows on a plate.

Coconut Macaroons // Like Mother Like Daughter

These delicious coconut cookies are crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy in the middle. They can be dipped in chocolate (which makes them 6 ingredients 😉 ) but they’re so yummy either way.

A plate of coconut macaroons, with their bottoms dipped in chocolate. They are lightly golden brown little mounds of coconut.

Funfetti Shortbread Bites // Cooking Classy

These shortbread bites are an adorable bite sized Christmas cookie, buttery shortbread stuffed full of Christmas sprinkes. Yum!

A red Christmas tin full of red tissue paper and funfetti shortbread bites, full of red and green sprinkles.

Rolo Cookies // Like Mother Like Daughter

These delicious rolo cookies start with a cake mix, making them super easy to make. They’re stuffed with a rolo candy for a delicious caramel and chocolate cookie!

A stack of 7 rolo cookies. The top 2 cookies are broken in half to show the gooey caramel from the rolo, that is coming out of the cookie.

Oreo Reindeer // Like Mother Like Daughter

A twist on chocolate covered Oreos, these ones are made to look like Reindeer with the addition of pretzel antlers, candy eyes, and a red candy nose.

An Oreo dipped in chocolate and decorated with candy eyes and pretzels to look like a reindeer.

Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies // The Stay at Home Chef

These peanut butter cookies are exactly 5 ingredients, they’re so soft, and made without any flour, making them naturally gluten free.

A pile of peanut butter cookies. The cookies are pressed on the top with a fork to make a criss cross pattern.

Puff Pastry Palmiers // Best Christmas Desserts

Only three ingredients these cute cookies taste just like you’d get from a bakery. So crispy, buttery, flaky, and delicious.

Puff Pastry Palmiers on a piece of parchment paper.

Cake Mix Christmas Cookies // Dinner at the Zoo

These Christmas Cookies start with a cake mix again, but a white one this time, and are covered in Christmas cookies making them so fun for this time of year!

A plate of Christmas cookies covered all over in red and green sprinkles.

Reeses Peanut Butter Cookie Cups // Like Mother Like Daughter

These peanut butter cookie cups are literally only 2 ingredients. Yes that means we start with a store bought cookie dough, but they’re so delicious no one will ever know, and it’s perfect treat for the busy holiday season.

Haystack Cookies // Best Christmas Desserts

As easy as it gets, these are only 5 minutes and only take 5 minutes. Plus they’re no bake and perfect for the busy holidays.

A cookie sheet of both chocolate and butterscotch haystack cookies topped with sprinkles.

Truffles and Balls

Buckeye Balls // Like Mother Like Daughter

A classic homemade peanut butter ball, dipped in chocolate. They’re a perfect no bake treat!

A bowl of peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate up to the top third, that makes them look like buckeye nuts.

Mint Chocolate Truffles // Best Christmas Desserts

Mint and Chocolate are the perfect combination, and these truffles melt in your mouth. They’re rich, sweet, and so decadent.

A row of chocolate truffles drizzled with more chocolate on top.

Nutter Butter Truffles // Like Mother Like Daughter

A quick homemade “truffle” made with Nutter Butter Cookies and cream cheese. They taste a bit like peanut butter cheesecake and are such a great holiday treat.

A stack of Nutter Butter Truffles dipped in chocolate, and sprinkled with sprinkles and nutter butter crumbs.

Gingerbread Truffles // Like Mother Like Daughter

An amazing homemade truffle made with store bought gingerbread cookies, and dipped in white chocolate. They’ve got the best flavors of the holidays!

A bowl of gingerbread truffles dipped in white chocolate.

Mint Oreo Truffles // Like Mother Like Daughter

I love mint and chocolate together this time of year, and these Mint Oreo truffles are such a fun way to have them together. Top with the cutest Christmas sprinkles to make them extra adorable.

Mint Oreo truffles arranged randomly on a wooden board, with green sprinkles and oreos.

Golden Oreo Truffles // Like Mother Like Daughter

A Golden Oreo version, these truffles are so sweet, and so tasty, and once again, only 3 ingredients to make, plus sprinkles on top of course. 😉

A bowl of golden Oreo truffles, topped with rainbow colored sprinkles.

Fudge

Easy Peppermint Fudge // Like Mother Like Daughter

A simple microwave peppermint fudge, with a peppermint chocolate flavor throughout and topped with crushed candy cane pieces.

A plate with a pile of peppermint fudge pieces. It is chocolate mint fudge topped with candy cane pieces.

Christmas Swirl Fudge // Like Mother Like Daughter

A festive Christmas fudge, that is a white chocolate fudge, swirled with red, and green colors, perfect for Christmas time!

A pile of white chocolate microwave fudge, that is swirled with red and green colors throughout.

Microwave Fudge // Like Mother Like Daughter

Only three ingredients, this easy microwave chocolate fudge is creamy, smooth, and so easy to make! Perfect for beginner and expert fudge makers.

A plate of chocolate fudge pieces, stacked up in a pile.

Cookies and Cream Fudge // Crunchy Creamy Sweet

A simple white chocolate fudge stuffed full of Oreo cookies, it tastes like a cookies and cream bar, and is so rich, and delicious!

A bowl of pieces of cut up cookies and cream fudge.

Grinch Fudge // Like Mother Like Daughter

A fun green treat that is made in the microwave. So cute with a Grinch heart sprinkle on top.

A hang holding a piece of grinch fudge that is green with a red heart sprinkle.

Mint Chocolate Fudge // Best Christmas Desserts

If you love mint truffles, these taste just like it with much less work! The swirled look is beautiful and a perfect addition to your treat trays.

A plate of mint fudge with chocolate and green fudge swirled together.

More Candy and Treats’

Christmas Pretzel Treats // Like Mother Like Daughter

There is no easier Christmas treat than these Hershey Kiss pretzels, only 3 ingredients and just a few minutes to make.

A close up of a pile of Christmas pretzel treats, with square snap pretzels, and topped with a green m&m and sprinkles.

Homemade Caramels // Like Mother Like Daughter

Made in the microwave these soft and chewy caramels are one of my favorite homemade candies! No candy thermometer required!

A small pink bowl full of homemade caramels, wrapped in waxed paper. The top caramel is unwrapped.

Candy Cane Hearts // Best Christmas Desserts

Such a cute holiday treat, these would be so cute on cookie trays or at a holiday party.

An above view of candy cane hearts filled with white chocolate and topped with sprinkles.

Cashew Toffee // Like Mother Like Daughter

My dad is practically famous for this recipe, and everyone is always begging him for a bag of this homemade toffee that he makes to pass out to friends, family and neighbors at Christmas time!

A stack of homemade toffee on a plate. The toffee pieces are big, topped with chocolate and crushed cashews.

Chocolate Nut Clusters // Kleinworth and Co

If you love chocolate covered nuts, you will love these yummy nut clusters! Only four ingredients, and so simple. Plus the kids love calling them reindeer poo 😉

A baking pan of chocolate covered nut clusters topped with a sprinkle of sea salt.

Peppermint Bark // Like Mother Like Daughter

A classic Christmas candy, with delicious layers of chocolate and white chocolate and peppermint candy pieces on top!

Candy Bar Pretzel Bites // Like Mother Like Daughter

The perfect sweet and salty treat, with pretzels on each side, a melty candy bar in the middle, and dipped in white chocolate. The perfect bite sized “homemade candy” treat.

A close up of a plateful of candy bar pretzel bites.

Turtle Candies // Dinner then Dessert

There isn’t much better than caramel and chocolate and nuts, and all together, they’re perfection. These homemade turtles are so easy and so delicious!

A homemade turtle on a cookie sheet, showing pecans on the bottom, caramel in the middle, and chocolate swirled around on top.

Easy Crockpot Candy // Like Mother Like Daughter

Made with peanuts, and all covered in chocolate, this crockpot candy is crunchy, chocolatey, and oh so fun, and delicious!

A close up of crockpot candy in a metal tin.

Rolo Pretzel Reindeer // Like Mother Like Daughter

These rolo pretzel treats couldn’t be cuter, decorated to look like rudolph, they’re a delicious sweet and salty treat.

A pretzel topped with a melted rolo, that is topped with two candy eyes, a red m&m, and two pretzels to look like a reindeer.

Chocolate Non Pareils // Best Christmas Desserts

Darling chocolate discs with a perfect sprinkle crunch on top! You’ll never want to buy them from the store again.

A bowl of chocolate non pareils, some have the chocolate side facing up, some the sprinkle side.

Saltine Toffee // Live Well Bake Often

Saltine Toffee is a perfect sweet and salty treat, with a layer of crackers in there. It’s sometimes referred to as Christmas Crack because that’s how addicting it is.

A tray of salting toffee cut into nice squares, showing the chocolate on top, and topped with chopped nuts.

Homemade Peppermint Patties // Butter with a Side of Bread

A copycat of York Peppermint Patties, but even better. These are delicious sweet mint candies, covered in chocolate. How fun would it be to top them in Christmas sprinkles too?

A pile of homemade peppermint patties. One is cut in half showing each side and the middle mint cream.

Rolo Pretzel Turtles // Like Mother Like Daughter

Only three ingredients, these pretzel turtles are the perfect sweet and salty treat, and seriously, so easy to make!

A metal tin full of a pile of rolo pretzel turtles.

Cream Cheese Mints // Best Christmas Desserts

A classic favorite, these practically melt in your mouth. You’ll want them for Christmas, and all your parties.

An above view of red, white, and green cream cheese mints on a cookie sheet.

Other Christmas Treats and Desserts

Christmas Wreath Cookies // The First Year Blog

Adorable marshmallow cereal treats shaped to look like Christmas Wreaths. Such a cute, and delicious no bake treat.

Christmas wreath cookies made with cornflakes covered in green marshmallows and shaped like wreaths.

Holiday Ice Cream Sandwich Cake // The Recipe Rebel

With peppermint ice cream sandwiches, and peppermint ice cream, and lots of whipped cream, and chocolate – this easy ice cream sandwich cake is perfect for peppermint lovers.