With thousands of dessert recipes on the internet, it’s overwhelming to find a perfect treat that fits the winter season. Luckily, below you will find three delicious treats that are sure to make your sweet tooth smile.

The first treat is Peppermint Cheesecake. This dessert features a flaky, chocolate crust with a delicious peppermint filling.

Peppermint Cheesecake

Source: Wyse Guide ->https://www.wyseguide.com/no-bake-peppermint-cheesecake/#wprm-recipe-container-30443

For the crust:
1 ½ cup Oreo cookies, finely crushed
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

For the filling:
1 pint heavy cream
1 lb cream cheese, room temperature
1 14-oz sweetened condensed milk
1 cup peppermint candy, finely crushed

Directions:
Crush cookies using a food processor, or using a bag and a rolling pin. Add the butter and mix until incorporated.
Press the mixture into a nine inch springform pan distributing it evenly. Tip: use a fork or the bottom of a flat measuring cup to smooth the crust out easily. Once pressed, set aside.
In a large bowl, whip the cream with an electric mixer until it holds a peak. This will be about two to three minutes. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, add the cream cheese into the bowl and mix for another two to three minutes. Add the sweetened condensed milk and mix well until fully incorporated with no lumps of cream cheese.
Add in the whipped cream and fold until fully combined with the mixture.
Stir in the crushed peppermints and pour the mixture into the crust. Cover and chill in the freezer for at least eight hours.
Remove cheesecake from the freezer 20 minutes before serving, and enjoy!

The next treat is a wintery twist on a classic peanut butter blossom. Chocolate Peppermint Blossoms have a chocolate base with a sweet peppermint Hershey kiss in the center.

Peppermint Chocolate Blossoms

Source: Garnish and Glaze -> https://www.garnishandglaze.com/chocolate-peppermint-blossoms-recipe/

½ cup butter, room temperature
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups of flour
½ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 – 3 Tablespoons of milk
¼ cup granulated sugar
1 bag candy cane kisses

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a large bowl combine the flour (measure this and cocoa powder by spooning into a measuring cup and leveling off), cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Cream butter and both sugars together in the bowl of a stand mixer until fluffy. Mix in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla until smooth. Add the dry ingredients a little at a time while mixing on low until combined. Mix in the milk until the mixture is smooth and the dough comes together.
Roll dough into one inch balls (about one tablespoon) and then roll in the 1/4 cup sugar. Place two inches apart on a baking sheet. Bake for ten minutes.
When done, immediately move cookies onto a cooling rack or plate. Let them cool for six minutes and then gently press the kisses into the top.

The final dessert on our list is a classic, but festive treat for any occasion. Sugar cookies are a sweet cookie with a royal icing finish. There is so much you can do to decorate your sugar cookies and a pro tip with royal icing is to make an outlining piping bag of frosting and then a fill bag with the same frosting that is a little runnier. Outline your shapes first and then fill. Once it dries they will level out and you shouldn’t be able to tell.

Cookie Source: All Recipes -> https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10402/the-best-rolled-sugar-cookies/

Icing Source: Sally’s Baking Addiction -> http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/royal-icing/

Festive Sugar Cookies

For the cookies you will need:
2 cups sugar
1 ½ cups butter softened
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

For the icing:
4 cups confectioner’s sugar
3 tablespoons of meringue powder
9 – 10 Tablespoons of room temperature
Optional: food coloring

Directions:
Gather all ingredients.
Beat sugar and softened butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
Beat in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt. Cover and chill dough for at least one hour or overnight.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and lightly dust a counter or table with flour. Roll out the dough until it is about ¼ to ½ inches thick.
Using festive cookie cutters, begin cutting your dough. Repeat step 4 until most of your dough is used.
Put cut out cookie dough on an ungreased baking sheet about one inch apart from each other.
Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are a light brown color. This will be around six or eight minutes.
While the cookies are baking, gather the ingredients needed to make the royal icing.
Pour confectioner’s sugar, meringue powder and nine tablespoons of water in a large bowl. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer, whisk together on high speed for one to two minutes. When lifting the whisk up off the icing, the icing should drizzle down and smooth out within five to ten seconds. If it’s too thick, beat in more water one tablespoon at a time.
If you choose to include food coloring, mix in the color of your choice until the frosting is the shade you desire.
Once the cookies reach a light brown shade, take them out of the oven. Allow them to cool completely.
Once cookies are completely cooled, decorate them with the icing. The icing should dry in about two hours.