Plus, many of these desserts are great for gifting throughout the holiday season.

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festive Saltine Bark

Lemon Meringue Cake - Southern Living

Mardi Gras King Cake

Southern Living Blood Orange Upside Down Cake on a platter to serve

classic slow-cooker beef stew - Southern Living

Southern Living Graham Cracker Cake sliced on a plate to serve

a whole peppermint pie on a pink plate

Southern Living Banana Coconut Cobbler in the pan with a serving scooped out and topped with ice cream

Southern Living Turtle Pie ready to serve

Southern Living Eggnog Truffles in a tin ready to serve

Southern Living Peppermint Mocha Cake Balls on a plate ready to serve

Southern Living Hot Cocoa Cookies baked and ready to serve

Southern Living Kentucky Bourbon Fruitcake sliced and ready to serve

Flourless Chocolate-Orange Cake

Southern Living Eggnog Snickerdoodle Cookies

Southern Living Spritz Cookies on a platter ready to serve

Southern Living White Poinsettia Sheet Cake with Cranberry-Orange Filling

Southern Living White Poinsettia Cupcakes with Cranberry-Orange Filling

Southern Living White Poinsettia Layer Cake with Cranberry-Orange Filling

Southern Living Cranberry Orange Cake Filling in a cake that has been sliced to serve

Southern Living Devil’s Food Cake sliced and ready to serve

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Southern Living Mini Pumpkin Pies ona platter to serve

bowls of drunken sweet potato pudding

Southern Living Spiced Cream Cheese Bundt Cake drizzling the cake with glaze

Southern Living Turtle Chess Pie in the pie plate to serve

Red Velvet Brownies

Southern Living Chocolate Bundt Cake

cranberry christmas cake on a pedestal

Southern Living Classic Pumpkin Bread sliced and ready to serve

Southern Living Apple Cinnamon Rolls on a plate to serve

Southern Living Apple Galette sliced and ready to serve

Southern Living Sweet Potato Bundt Cake with Salted-Caramel Glaze on a cake plate to serve

Southern Living Buttermilk Cake sliced on plates to serve

Southern Living Whipped Cream Cake sliced and ready to serve with whipped cream

Devil’s Food Cake with Salted Peanut Butter Frosting and Ganache

Southern Living Gooey Butter Cake cut into bars to serve

Southern Living Dulce de Leche Brownies on plates to serve

best-ever brownies

Peppermint Brownies

Southern Living Hot Chocolate Lasagna sliced on a plate to serve

cream cheese icing on cupcakes with sugar sprinkles

Southern Living Key Lime Cheesecake whole on a cake plate to serve

Pecan Pie Cake With Browned Butter Frosting

Southern Living Big Mama’s Egg Pie sliced and ready to serve

Southern Living Chocolate Lasagna sliced on a plate to serve

Southern Living Candied Pecans in a bowl to serve

Southern Living Cranberry Pistachio Bark

Southern Living Peppermint Bark broken into pieces on a plate to serve

cranberry-orange cake on a pedestal

Southern Living Fruit Cake sliced and ready to serve

a bowl of snow cream

Southern Living Merry Mitten Cookies on a platter ready to serve.

Southern Living Marbled Star Cookies on plates to serve.

Southern Living Sparkling Linzer Cookies on a platter ready to serve.

Southern Living Frosted Sugar Cookie Snowflakes on a plate to serve

Southern Living Chocolate-Peppermint Bars decorated on a plate to serve

Southern Living Triple-Vanilla Trifle in the trifle dish to serve

Southern Living White Christmas Buche de Noel topped with meringue mushrooms and sugared rosemary

Southern Living Red Velvet Bundt Cake sliced on a cake plate ready to serve

Salted Caramel Fudge - Southern Living

Persimmon Cake

Cranberry-Lemon Bars - Southern Living

Bean Pie - Southern Living