15 Cookie Truffles, Cake Balls & No-Bake Holiday Bites

Planning your holiday baking? Browse this festive collection for ideas to share, gift, or add to the dessert table. Each recipe name below opens the full recipe with its ingredients and instructions.

  1. Old-Fashioned Ohio BuckeyesOld-Fashioned Ohio BuckeyesOld-Fashioned Ohio Buckeyes

    Old-Fashioned Ohio Buckeyes: peanut butter balls partially dipped to leave a pale top, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  2. 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls

    3-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls: chilled peanut butter centers under a chocolate coating, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  3. Chocolate Truffle Christmas Shortbread BarsChocolate Truffle Christmas Shortbread BarsChocolate Truffle Christmas Shortbread Bars

    A fully baked shortbread base supports a chilled dark-chocolate ganache layer for rich Christmas bites.

  4. Sugar Cookie TrufflesSugar Cookie TrufflesSugar Cookie Truffles

    Bite-size sugar-cookie truffles with a creamy crumb center and a crisp white-chocolate shell.

  5. Peanut Butter Cup Cookie BitesPeanut Butter Cup Cookie BitesPeanut Butter Cup Cookie Bites

    Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Bites: mini peanut butter cookie cups with a chocolate peanut butter center, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  6. Birthday Cake Funfetti Christmas CookiesBirthday Cake Funfetti Christmas CookiesBirthday Cake Funfetti Christmas Cookies

    Birthday Cake Funfetti Christmas Cookies with measured ingredients, drop shaping and clear oven cues for a holiday cookie box.

  7. Buttercream Frosted Sugar CookiesButtercream Frosted Sugar CookiesButtercream Frosted Sugar Cookies

    Puffy sour-cream sugar cookies with a soft cake-like crumb and a generous swirl of vanilla buttercream.

  8. 4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls

    4-Ingredient Peanut Butter Balls: chilled peanut butter centers under a chocolate coating, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  9. Peanut Butter Balls Without Powdered SugarPeanut Butter Balls Without Powdered SugarPeanut Butter Balls Without Powdered Sugar

    Peanut Butter Balls Without Powdered Sugar: maple-sweetened peanut butter balls with almond flour and a chocolate shell, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  10. Buckeye CandyBuckeye CandyBuckeye Candy

    Buckeye Candy: peanut butter balls partially dipped to leave a pale top, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  11. Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies from ScratchRed Velvet Crinkle Cookies from ScratchRed Velvet Crinkle Cookies from Scratch

    These red velvet crinkles use a small amount of cocoa, red gel color and a sugar coating, with no cake mix.

  12. White Chocolate Peanut Butter BallsWhite Chocolate Peanut Butter BallsWhite Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls

    White Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls: chilled peanut butter centers under a chocolate coating, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  13. Classic Buckeye BallsClassic Buckeye BallsClassic Buckeye Balls

    Classic Buckeye Balls: peanut butter balls partially dipped to leave a pale top, with measured ingredients and a complete batch method.

  14. Stollen Marzipan Shortbread BitesStollen Marzipan Shortbread BitesStollen Marzipan Shortbread Bites

    Small buttery squares conceal a slender almond-paste center, with citrus peel and a light confectioners’ sugar finish.

  15. Italian Rainbow CookiesItalian Rainbow CookiesItalian Rainbow Cookies

    An Italian-American home version of red, ivory and green almond cake cookies, layered with apricot jam and dark chocolate.