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Best 20+ Sugar-Free Candy Recipes for the Holidays (Easy) brings festive flavor and steady energy to every party. Think glossy chocolate truffles, peppermint bark, almond toffee, and jewel-bright gummies. They use erythritol or stevia for fewer net carbs and clean flavor. Short ingredient lists, quick steps, and smart tips on texture keep results crisp, chewy, and gift-ready.

Holiday sweet tooth, meet your new best friend. These 20+ best sugar free cakes for the holidays keep carbs low, taste lush, and still hit all the cozy notes. Expect smart sweeteners like stevia, erythritol, and allulose, often blended for smooth flavor and a tender crumb. You’ll find classics and crowd-pleasers, from vanilla, pound, and festive white cakes to flourless chocolate, blackout style, plus gingerbread, chai, and cinnamon swirl, with bright picks like cranberry-orange, apple spice, and lemon loaf. There are cheesecakes, quick mug cakes, and no-bake moments, with gluten-free or dairy-free tags and simple swaps that keep texture on point. Each recipe lists the sweetener, carb count, and easy tips for moisture and rise, plus garnish ideas like whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, and sugared berries, so you can plate pure celebration without the crash.

Meet 15 Christmas cheesecake recipes for the holidays that feel classic yet fresh, with peppermint bark, gingerbread, cranberry orange, and eggnog. Each recipe includes clear steps, smart tips on water baths, crack prevention, chilling, and crust choices (graham, gingersnap, chocolate). Find bake and chill times, make-ahead and freezer notes, easy garnishes, plus showpiece cakes and quick no-bake minis.

The recipe for these peanut butter cookies belongs in every baker’s little black book: just one cup of peanut butter, one cup of sugar, one egg, all mixed by hand, and out comes golden perfection in minutes. Chewy edges, dense middles, and zero fuss—these cookies deliver on flavor, nostalgia, and effortless style.

What I love most about this recipe is how easy it is to tweak. You can add lemon, almond, or vanilla (or keep them plain), and each batch comes out a little different but always goes fast in my house.

Five simple ingredients, a brisk twenty minutes in the oven, and a playful handful of sprinkles—these Frugal Magic Meringue Cookies (with glossy chocolate chips cresting through airy sweetness) manage to look couture while tasting like childhood. So, clear a spot on your kitchen counter, grab your mixing bowl, and let’s turn these everyday basics into something swoon-worthy.

These old fashioned oatmeal cookies bring together the best bits of a cookie jar: toasted walnuts, plump raisins, tart dried cranberries, and just enough spice to warm each bite. I still remember pulling my first batch from the oven—soft centers, crisp edges, the kitchen filled with cinnamon and vanilla. They set the bar for every oatmeal cookie that’s followed, at least in my book. For anyone who values real texture and flavor over shortcuts, this recipe gets it just right.

Ready for a new twist on homemade cookies? The Best Multi Chip Cookies bring together chewy oats, rich chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, creamy peanut butter, and bursts of M&M’S in every bite. Each cookie delivers a mix of textures and flavors, making it hard to stop at just one. If you love bold treats that pack in all the good stuff, this recipe delivers big comfort and big flavor.

Getting chewy sugar cookies just right means mixing the dough until it’s thick but not tough, then baking until the edges are pale gold but the centers look a bit soft (that’s the secret—don’t overbake). These cookies taste simple, almost like a childhood memory, and they stay soft for days, which always makes them a crowd favorite in my kitchen.

For a breezy take on weekday dinner, simple Hawaiian chicken in the slow cooker is a clear winner—sweet pineapple, smoky barbecue sauce, and tender chicken swap out the stress for some much-needed ease. Toss boneless chicken into a greased slow cooker, then pour over a blend of tangy barbecue sauce and juicy pineapple (go bold with a little extra sauce if you’re feeling it). Let your slow cooker do the work, filling your kitchen with the scent of tropical comfort. Serve it up over rice for a pop of color and laid-back flavor, perfect for anything from Sunday lounging to a spontaneous weeknight reset.