Our 20 Best No-Bake Holiday Cookies and Bars

Recipe: No-Bake Dark Chocolate-Peppermint Sandwich Cookies

Thanks to store-bought chocolate wafers, these cookies look fancy enough to fool any party guest. 

Recipe: No-Bake Chocolate-Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

Christmas cookies just got a whole lot easier with these rich, soft, and chewy balls speckled with peanuts. 

Recipe: No-Bake Almond Butter Thumbprints

Creamy almond butter, crushed pretzels, powdered sugar, and—of course—butter make up these perfectly sweet-and-salty thumbprint treats that we love to top with a dollop of strawberry jam. These cookies look festive and bright on any holiday dessert table.

Recipe: No-Bake Fudgy Toffee Bars

These gooey bars will be your new favorite holiday dessert, thanks to their perfect combination of chocolate, caramel, graham crackers, and toffee. You won't have to worry about overcooking or burning cookies, and they will be the hit of any party.

Recipe: Fudgy Pecan Bourbon Balls

These decadent little delights are a cross between bourbon balls and chocolate truffles; and, with only four ingredients, they make the easiest throw-together treat for any holiday occasion. Dark chocolate and pecans jazz up the classic bourbon ball taste.

Recipe: Wreath Cookies

Make these whimsical wreath cookies by transforming shredded wheat cereal, such as Frosted Mini Wheats, with a little help from microwaved vanilla candy coating and green food coloring. Get your little ones to top with fun holiday candies for a homemade treat!

Recipe: Milk Chocolate-Peppermint Bark

We're all for any holiday treat that requires only two minutes of microwave time to get the recipe going. You simply stir in the delicious mint-chocolate cookies and top with crushed peppermints, letting the festive bark cool and harden before breaking.

Recipe: Chewy Peanut Bars

A quick dig into our old microwave column recipes left us pleasantly surprised with these chocolate-peanut blondies. Chopped salted peanuts give the perfect finishing touch to the sweet, chocolate-and-brown-sugar packed bars.

Recipe: Fruitcake Bark

Layered with candied fruit, nuts, and white chocolate, this over-the-top Christmas candy will blow those everday chocolate bark recipes out of the water.

Recipe: Peppermint Divinity

This classic Southern candy is made with granulated sugar, corn syrup, and stiffly beaten eggs whites; but this yummy version adds a peppermint punch to give something special. The texture of this divinity is without rival: fluffy, crunchy, and completely divine.

Recipe: Bourbon Balls

These no-bake bourbon balls make a batch big enough for all of your gifting and party needs. They pack a nice little punch, too! We love them rolled in powdered sugar for a sweet finishing touch.

Recipe: Spicy Peanut Brittle

Cayenne and cinnamon team up to coat dry roasted peanuts before incorporating them into a classic peanut brittle recipe that'll be your favorite holiday snack to set out for guests this year. The subtle spicy kick makes this brittle stand out from the rest.

Recipe: Whole Grain Marshmallow Crispy Bars

Dried cranberries bring some holiday cheer to your classic, crowd-pleasing Rice Krispie treats. This recipe is the perfect crunchy, chewy, and portable treat to bring to any Christmas event this season.

1. Recipe: No-Bake Peanut Butter-Fudge Ice-Cream Pie

Just because it's cold outside doesn't mean you can't celebrate the season with ice-cream pie, and this no-bake peanut butter pie is next-level good.

Recipe: No-Bake Salted Dark Chocolate Cookie Bars

Only a few ingredients—and even less steps—will give you these chocolate-packed bars that are made even more sophisticated with flaky sea salt sprinkled on top. Chocolate wafers, chocolate spread, and bittersweet chocolate chips make these the most decadent chocolate bars on the list.

Recipe: No-Bake Cookies and Cream Bars

These bars are kid-friendly and portable, making them great for class parties and church dinners alike. We always recommend lining the baking pan and spraying it with cooking spray to make sure the bars don't stick and to eliminate fussy cleanup!

Recipe: Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

These decadent no-bake cookies are lined in crushed peppermints for a chocolate-peppermint duo that can't be beat. Chocolate wafer cookies are made creamy and soft with rich mascarpone and cream cheeses, then wrapped and chilled in a 10-inch log before slicing!

Recipe: No-Bake Chocolate Mint Snowballs

These sweet chocolate truffles get a holiday touch from the surprise mint chocolate candy center. Simple, quick, and easy to pack into your holiday cookie tins—this recipe is a seasonal staple.

Recipe: No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

These deliciously quick cookies are a no-brainer when you get a last minute bake sale or potluck alert. This recipe comes together quickly with oats, flaked coconut, and peanut butter.