Shape Santa into cookies, cupcakes, breads and more festive recipes for Christmas.
10 Santa-Shaped Treats
1/10
Santa Star Cookies
Total Time
1 hour 40 min
Servings
about 6 dozen
From the Recipe Creator:
Cookie baking can't get any more fun than when you are making—and decorating—these adorable Santa cookies. But they're not too cute to eat! —Taste Recipes Test Kitchen
Nutrition Facts:
1 cookie: 117 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 85mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
2/10
Santa Claus Cookies
Total Time
45 min
Servings
32 cookies
From the Recipe Creator:
Store-bought peanut butter sandwich cookies become jolly Santas with white chocolate, colored sugar, mini chips and red-hot candies. —Mary Kaufenberg, Shakopee, Minnesota
Nutrition Facts:
1 each: 117 calories, 6g fat (2g saturated fat), 1mg cholesterol, 59mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
3/10
Meringue Santa Hats
Total Time
1 hour 10 min
Servings
3 dozen
From the Recipe Creator:
My grandkids love it when I make meringues shaped like Santa hats. If they are here, they love to help—they like to put red glitter on the meringue and take such pride in knowing they have helped Grandma.—Bonnie Hawkins, Elkhorn, Wisconsin
Nutrition Facts:
1 cookie: 12 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 3mg sodium, 3g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.
4/10
Golden Santa Bread
Total Time
55 min
Servings
1 loaf (18 servings)
From the Recipe Creator:
A friend of mine shared this fun idea. She made it with purchased frozen dough, and I use a family bread recipe. The finished loaf looks complicated. but it's actually simple to create. —Vicki Melies, Elkhorn, Nebraska
Nutrition Facts:
1 piece: 175 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 49mg cholesterol, 230mg sodium, 29g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.
5/10
Santa Cookies
Total Time
55 min
Servings
2 dozen
From the Recipe Creator:
I've used this recipe for almost 40 years and love it because it's a little different than most. My mom always made Santa cookies, and we'd put them into little clear bags tied with ribbon to hang on the tree.—Ann Bush, Colorado City, Colorado
Nutrition Facts:
1 cookie: 186 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 56mg sodium, 30g carbohydrate (22g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
6/10
Santa Deviled Eggs
Total Time
30 min
Servings
2 dozen
From the Recipe Creator:
I love creating special deviled eggs for parties. These little Santas are easier to make than they look, and everyone raves over them. —Crystal Schlueter, Northglenn, Colorado
7/10
Roly-Poly Santas
Total Time
1 hour 15 min
Servings
1 dozen
From the Recipe Creator:
Include these fanciful Santas into every gift cookie tray you give this year. —Mrs. Andrew Syer, Oak Ridge, Missouri
Nutrition Facts:
1 cookie: 422 calories, 24g fat (12g saturated fat), 41mg cholesterol, 124mg sodium, 50g carbohydrate (32g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.
8/10
Santa Cupcakes
Total Time
50 min
Servings
about 1-1/2 dozen
From the Recipe Creator:
My kids leave out at least one cupcake for Santa on Christmas Eve. These seemed appropriate! —Sharon Skildum, Maple Grove, Minnesota
Nutrition Facts:
1 cupcake: 276 calories, 12g fat (2g saturated fat), 31mg cholesterol, 249mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate (28g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.
9/10
Santa's Stuffed Belly Cookies
Total Time
1 hour 10 min
Servings
6 stuffed cookies
From the Recipe Creator:
I have been seeing "surprise inside cookies" for a few years and really wanted to come up with my own version. After a little brainstorming, I came up with the idea of making Santa's belly cookies and filling them with miniature cookies. These are so much fun to give as gifts—just wrap in colored cellophane and tie with a festive ribbon. You can exchange the mini cookies for candy or anything you'd like; if desired, you can color the cookie dough red, too. —Crystal Schlueter, Northglenn, Colorado
Nutrition Facts:
1/2 cookie: 765 calories, 25g fat (15g saturated fat), 123mg cholesterol, 502mg sodium, 128g carbohydrate (87g sugars, 1g fiber), 9g protein.
10/10
Santa and Elf Christmas Cookies
Total Time
4 hours 40 min
Servings
3 dozen
From the Recipe Creator:
The kids will be jumping for joy when you bring out a cookie plate filled with Santas and his helper elves. These whimsical treats will be a hit with adults, too. The butter cookies are easy to shape and a delight to decorate. —Taste Recipes Test Kitchen
Nutrition Facts:
1 cookie: 201 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 19mg cholesterol, 84mg sodium, 37g carbohydrate (30g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
