The Christmas holiday is the perfect time to bake and cook with kids. These are essential life skills that every child needs to develop into an independent adult. I love baking with my 5-year-old son, Bryan! Read on to see my favorite 51 easy and delicious Christmas recipes for kids.
If you’re looking for a recipe for perfect sugar cookies this holiday season, then we’ve got you’ve covered! These delicious but easy Christmas sour cream sugar cookies with a cream cheese frosting are light and fluffy, and they are perfect for cutting into fun shapes with cookie cutters! These super fun and super easy Krispie Treat Christmas Trees make for the perfect treat. Krispie treats are so tasty and make for a cute classroom, office, or holiday party treat. Soft centres, crisp edges, and delicious everythings are what this gingerbread cookie recipe is all about. Chocolate Peppermint Bark might be one of the easiest desserts out there – dark and white chocolate marbled together, adorned with crushed candy cane, and flavoured with just a touch of peppermint extract. But don’t let its simplicity turn you away, this is fast, delicious, and gorgeous. These Christmas Golden Oreo Truffles are so yummy and fun to make for kids! Christmas Frozen Yogurt Bark – A fun and healthy Christmas themed snack that the kids will love making and eating. Date and nut balls topped with white chocolate and dried cranberries. Green Christmas tree waffles make a fun Christmas breakfast that your kids will enjoy. Very quick and easy to make, and the kids can decorate their own waffle Christmas trees. Snowman cupcakes are super cute and fun Christmas cupcakes made with a chocolate base, and decorated with marshmallows and frosting! These No Chill gingerbread cookies require no chilling - just roll, cut and bake! This is an easy gingerbread cookie recipe that's the ideal gingerbread man recipe for preschoolers, younger kids or when you have limited time because there is no waiting around for cookie dough to chill! A festive and delicious yogurt smoothie made with frozen raspberries, bananas and gingerbread flavours! Christmas morning breakfast does not get any cuter than this Christmas Tree Waffle! Your children will love this fun and delicious holiday breakfast. Kid approved and easy to make this apple cinnamon bread is great to share with your family and let the kids help bake! It's vegan and lightly sweetened so you can serve it up guilt-free! Stuffed french toast is so delicious and easy to make. Using just a few simple ingredients, this is a great kid friendly and vegan friendly breakfast that they can help make! Candy cane Christmas pretzels are so cute and festive and perfect for children. Of course the kids enjoy eating them but they can help with the process of making them as well! Rice Krispie treats are a favorite with kids and adults. They are easy to make and fun to turn into little decorated Christmas trees. This Peppermint Meringue Cookies recipe is so easy to make even though it looks like it came from the bakery. It’s also ideal to cook with the kids and make it a fun afternoon spent with the family in the kitchen. This sugar-free gingerbread cookies recipe uses just 5 ingredients plus a few spices. It's also low carb, paleo, and gluten-free. Don't forget about baby this Christmas! This mildly sweet and simple treat whips up in 5 minutes for your littlest eater and is perfect for baby led weaning. Swap in your favorite Christmas spices, add dried fruit, or even roll the snowballs in crushed freeze dried berries or colored coconut for effect! These dark chocolate avocado truffles are completely customizable and call for just 3 ingredients. Plus, they are ready to go in just under 20 minutes with no baking involved! Gluten-Free & Vegan Cut-Out Sugar Cookies that taste exactly like the sweet, buttery, tender delights from your favorite childhood recipe! With a simple sugar-free and natural colored icing, these top-8 allergy-free treats are perfect for any holiday, party, or celebration! Easy to make and fun to decorate! The holiday season is not complete without Gingerbread Cookies! These classic gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-free gingerbread men (and friends) are such a fun sweet treat for all to have this Christmas. Food allergies don’t have to get in the way with this dessert recipe! The perfect holiday cookie recipe that tastes just like Christmas! These Vegan White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies are gluten-free, allergy-free, and full of dairy-free white chocolate chips and crushed peppermint candies! Easy and delicious, they’re a fun addition to your seasonal cookie swap and dessert platters! A perfect little taste of the season! These healthy Mini Gluten-Free Gingerbread Muffin Bites are vegan, allergy-free, and baked full of gingerbread spice and deep molasses flavor! These kid-friendly muffins are great for breakfast, snacks, dessert, even at your next holiday party! A no-bake vegan dessert with less than 10 ingredients. These Vegan millionaire shortbread are so easy to make and are the ultimate sweet treat! 7-Ingredient- Vegan Chocolate Truffles. Create the perfect healthy desert for any occasion without baking in twenty minutes flat. These soft and chewy funfetti peanut butter cookies topped with a cookies & cream kiss and SPRINKLES! These snowman-shaped Vegan Meringue Cookies will be a hit at your next wintertime gathering. They are sweet, crisp, airy and completely adorable! These Snowman and Reindeer Peanut Butter Balls are a fun "snacktivity" for kids! They are made with natural peanut butter, sweetened with honey and have a light crunch from rice cereal. Your kids will love decorating their own treats! Only 3 ingredients needed for these popcorn Christmas trees. Your kids will not only enjoy eating this dessert, they will love making them! An amazing puff-pastry Christmas tree, filled with a spiced cranberry applesauce, topped with cinnamon and decorated with toddler-friendly treats. This eye-catching chocolate salami is extra Christmasy thanks to cranberries, pistachios, orange zest and Schwartz ground cinnamon and whole cloves These Christmas tree cupcakes are super moist, fudgy, and cute! This Gingerbread House Milkshake is sure to be your new Christmas tradition! It’s a fun holiday freak shake — complete with a candy decorated glass. Smartie Cookies. How to make a smartie cookie in the air fryer in just 10 minutes. My personal recipe that I have been making for many years in the Milner house that is perfect if you want an easy to follow chocolate smarties cookie recipe. This Chocolate Reindeer Bark is a fun dessert to whip up for Christmas! With little reindeer antlers and eyes, your kids can help you make this fun treat and then eat it! These adorable Snowman Pretzels will keep your kids entertained on Christmas! A fun activity that they can put together, these are also a great addition to your dessert table! Kids will love this fun and delicious Christmas Tree appetizer, and they can help make it, too! Ready in just 5 minutes, you will love how healthy it is, and they will love how festive it is: These easy homemade rice kripsies treats have a spin on the traditional version by using Biscoff cookie butter. Not only are these simple and easy to make, but they can be eaten straight away! Chocolate salami is a fun and festive no bake treat. Plus it's easy to make too! Sometimes at the holidays, you need to serve a treat for kids of all ages. These Strawberry Santas are just that. They even have little strawberry Santa hats! They are made to be dairy free and vegan, and are naturally gluten free. It’s a Christmas dessert and sweet treat for all! Take a homemade cupcake recipe and make it into some fun for the kids. Have the cupcakes ready for them to decorate on Christmas Eve to leave out for Santa. With a few simple ingredients and some easy instructions, you can warm the hearts of your family and friends with this gloriously easy to make realistic looking Grinch Guacamole. Berry Vanilla Chia Seed Pudding becomes pudding sort of magically and requires no stove time, making it a super easy and enjoyable cooking experience to share with the kids! This festive pudding uses pure natural vanilla to make the berries on top to shine, which the whole family is sure to love. Thanks to this no-cook wonder, your kids' favorite jam is only minutes away... and you'll all have so much fun finding clever ways to use it beyond topping toast ...not that there's anything wrong with that. These mulled apple cider popsicles take the wonderful fall flavours of apple and mulled spices and turns them into a delicious and refreshing popsicles. Made with non alcoholic cider they are a treat the whole family can enjoy. This shortcut recipe takes a chocolate cake mix and turns it into a chewy and fudgy chocolate crinkle cookie. It’s so easy to make, a 3-year-old can do it! Snow White Butter Cookies are perfect choice for festive kid"s activity. Not only they're fun and easy to make, but they're also scrumptious to eat. Children will simply love them. This is a fun recipe to make with kids! These penguin cupcakes are so fun for a Christmas party with kids!
Gluten-Free + Vegan Cut-Out Sugar Cookies with Sugar-Free Icing (Allergy-Free)
Vegan White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies (Gluten-Free, Allergy-Free)
Mini Gluten-Free Gingerbread Muffin Bites (Vegan, Allergy-Free)
Spiced apple and cranberry puff pastry Christmas tree - A Mummy Too
Gingerbread House Milkshake Recipe - A Fun Christmas Freak Shake!
Grinch Guacamole Recipe Because Every Holiday Party Needs a Grinch
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Holly says
Hi Becky – What fun Christmas treats. PINNED! Thank you for including my Strawberry Santas. My heart is full of gratitude! Hugs, Holly
Becky says
Thanks so much, Holly! Have a wonderful day!
Sarah says
What a fantastic collection of festive recipes, lots of great inspiration and kid friendly ideas. Thanks for including my mulled apple cider popsicles 🙂
Becky says
Thanks for stopping by!