11 Easy Christmas Treats for Kids

Looking for easy Christmas treats for kids that are fun to make and even more fun to eat? This list of kid-friendly Christmas desserts is packed with simple, fun ideas that don’t require fancy decorating skills or hours in the kitchen.

From cute reindeer cookies to no-bake holiday sweets, these holiday treats are perfect for Christmas baking with kids or for cookie trays for a family. These recipes are perfect for busy parents who want something fun for kids but doesn’t require a ton of effort.

Let’s make some holiday treats!

Reindeer Cookies

These Reindeer Cookies are Biscoff cookies dipped in chocolate with pretzel antlers and candy eyes make for easy Christmas cookies.

“Snowball” Popcorn Balls

These popcorn “snowballs” are a fun treat and aren’t a straight dessert if you’re looking for something less sweet for kids. They’d be perfect while watching Elf during a Christmas movie night.

Christmas Tree Oreos

These Oreo Christmas trees are a great Christmas treats for kids to make too since they don’t need a hot oven.

Snowman Marshmallow Pops

3 marshmallows on a stick with frosting to look like snowmen

These snowman marshmallow pops are cute and simple enough for kids to make:

Here’s how to make them:

Push three full sized marshmallows on kebab sticks
Melt brown and red candy melts according to package direction and put into piping bag (or ziplock bag and cut the tip off a corner)
Pipe on a snowman face, arms and a scarf

Christmas Chocolate Bark

Overhead view of a festive holiday treat featuring broken pieces of chocolate reindeer bark on a white plate, decorated with pretzels for antlers, candy eyes, red and green M&Ms, and sprinkles, with a glass of milk and pine branches for a cozy setting

This Rudolph Chocolate Bark is such a fun treat for kids. It’s decorated with pretzel antlers, candy eyes, and red noses to look like Rudolph.

Grinch Peanut Butter Balls

Grinch peanut butter snowballs with heart shaped candy on top and powdered sugar

These Christmas Peanut Butter Balls put a fun Grinch-themed twist on a classic snowball cookie! And they’re really easy to make.

Pretzel Wreaths

close up of a christmas wreath treat made of pretzels and melted chocolate

I love these pretzel wreaths for kids because they’re fun without being overly sugary. The pretzel adds a nice salty-sweet balance (and my preschool is obsessed with sprinkles).

Reindeer Pretzels

chocolate dipped pretzel rods made into rudolph the red nosed reindeer

Here’s how to make these cute pretzel rod reindeer:

Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
Break pretzels in half for reindeers and organize two candy eyes and red hot nose in groups so you’re ready to work quickly.
Melt chocolate or candy melts according to package instructions in a cup
Dip pretzel rods in chocolate and lay on parchment. Dip tips of pretzel antlers in chocolate and adhere to the pretzel rod. Press on candy eyes and red nose.
Repeat with rest of pretzels.

Oreo Truffles

Oreo truffles are super simple to make, all you need are Oreos, cream cheese and a melting chocolate.

Reindeer Pancakes

reindeer pancake on plate with ingredients labeled

Reindeer pancakes are simple to throw together. Here’s how to make them:

Make antlers and ears with a little pancake batter
Slice bananas and put a blueberry on top for eyes
Add a raspberry or cherry as a red nose.

Strawberry Snowmen

strawberries covered in white chocolate to look like snowmen

These strawberry snowmen are a cute Christmas treat for kids that actually has some fruit in it too! These are great if you want something with a little nutritional value and not just a dessert.