17 Easy Christmas Desserts You Can Make in 45 Minutes or Less

One way to dress up a simple Christmas bark? Add matcha powder. It will look fancy and festive.

Five minutes isn’t enough time to bake a cake, but it’s plenty of time to mix up cake batter dip—with sprinkles, of course.

Cookbook author Sarah Copeland calls this an “easy, all-about-the-chocolate chocolate chip cookie,” and we couldn’t agree more. Plus, a batch of 36 is done in just 45 minutes.

Grab a mini cupcake pan, because it’s the very best vessel for Gaby Dalkin’s brownie bites. (Oh, and did we mention they’re done in about 15 minutes?) 

Leave it to Maria Lichty to invent a decadent chocolate cake topped with crushed peppermint candies and a to-die-for chocolate ganache.

Adult Rice Krispie treats? They involve Champagne, and we’re here for it. (Thanks for making our holiday dreams come true, Liz Harris.)

Plenty of pantry ingredients go into this blueberry-topped yellow cake that’s out of the oven in 40 minutes flat.

This classic Christmas dessert is ready faster than you’d think. (Although you might want to add a little extra time for the fun part, decorating.)

We all know a sweet potato is more of a dessert than a vegetable, which is why it makes a fabulous, egg-free base for these marshmallow-topped cookies.

Who can resist a warm mug with a gooey cookie inside? Definitely not the chef. Thanks to your microwave, this dessert is ready to eat in seven minutes flat.

When all else fails, dump chocolate chips, peanut butter, cream cheese and oatmeal cookies into parfait glasses. Dessert = done.

Got a chocoholic in your midst? Serve up these rocky road cookies complete with mini marshmallows and chopped pecans.

The trick to Stefani Pollack’s speedy cake? Thick and creamy store-bought dulce de leche.

Ready to win the cookie exchange? These are like Oreos, but a million billion times better.

The hidden Lindor truffle inside Maria Lichty’s gingerbread will surprise and delight even the most Scrooge-like guest.

Jam? Yawn. Cheesecake filling is how we’re rolling this year.

Who are we kidding? We really only make cookies so we can lick the bowl. This dip is cream cheese–based and ultra-delicious without that risky raw eggs business.