Holiday Baking Guide

Whether you’re looking for a basic sugar cookie and buttercream recipe or a unique dessert to wow your family, The JavaCupcake Holiday Baking Guide will help you discover recipes perfect for all occasions!  Get inspired!

NOTE:  Not all of these are JavaCupcake recipes.  Some come from a few of my favorite food bloggers from around the world.  Enjoy!

Tips & Tricks

• Baking Conversions
• Cupcake Decorating 101 – Video Tutorial
• How to make your own Vanilla Extract
• How to fill a Cupcake

Cookies

• Easy Holiday Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Stamped Winter Sugar Cookies
• Frosted Sugar Cookies
• Christmas Tree Peanut Butter Blossoms
• Holiday Spritz
• Gluten-free Spritz
• Russian Tea Cakes
• Holi-Doodles
• Haystacks
• Lebkuchen
• Molasses Cookies
• Raspberry Thumbprints
• Peppermint Meringues
• Lemon Ricotta Cookies
• Chocolate Cherry Blossoms
• Peppermint Chocolate Cookies
• Eggnog Cookies
• White Chocolate Gingerbread Blossoms
• Lemon Blackberry Shortbread Cookies
• White Chocolate Candy Cane Blossoms
• Grinch Cookies
• Candy Cane Crinkle Blossoms
• Mandarin Orange & Cranberry Cookies
• Chocolate Crinkles
• Gingerbread Men
• Pumpkin Whoopie Pies
• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
• Candy Cane Cookies
• Oreo Snowmen

Cupcakes

• Christmas Tree Cupcakes
• Snowman Cupcakes
• Holly Wreath Cupcakes
• North Pole Cupcakes
• Gingerbread Latte Cupcakes
• New Year’s Raspberry Champagne Cupcakes
• Candy Cane Cupcakes
• Peppermint Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
• Cinnamon Eggnog & Bourbon Cupcakes
• Gingerbread Cupcakes
• Chocolate Mint “Frango” Cupcakes
• Sweet Potato Cupcakes
• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cupcakes

Cakes

• Pumpkin Spice Latte Layer Cake
• German Plum Cake
• Chocolate Red Currant Creme Cake
• Salted Caramel Layer Cake
• Pomegranate Christmas Cake
• Christmas Tree (Surprise Inside) Cake
• Christmas Red Velvet Snow Cake
• Christmas Rum Cake
• Christmas Vanilla Roll Cake
• White Chocolate Christmas Cake
• Yule Log
• Christmas White Chocolate Cranberry Layer Cake
• Pumpkin Roll

Biscotti

• Gingerbread Biscotti
• White Chocolate Dipped Cranberry Biscotti
• Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Biscotti
• Pumpkin Biscotti
• Cranberry Orange Biscotti
• Eggnog Biscotti
• Ginger Almond Biscotti

Truffles & Fudge

• Toffee & Pretzel Fudge
• Holiday Peanut M&M Fudge
• Espresso Truffles
• Easy Peanut Butter Swirl Chocolate Fudge
• Peanut Butter Fudge
• Kahlua Holiday Fudge
• Cookie Cutter Fudge
• Eggnog Fudge
• Snickerdoodle Fudge
• Hazelnut Fudge
• Bourbon Chocolate Truffles
• Bailey’s Chocolate Truffles
• Red Velvet Cake Truffles

Breakfast & more

• Apple Fritters
• Mini Gingerbread Lemon Loaves
• Frosted Peppermint Dark Chocolate Cake Donuts
• White Chocolate Cranberry Muffins
• Clementine Cranberry Scones
• Hot Cross Buns
• Applesauce Bread
• Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread