Christmas Themed Desserts

Christmas is just days away! At Cold Cow we are preparing for the Christmas celebrations with some festive desserts.  You too can have a dessert table that even Santa Claus would be green with envy for with this list of recipes.

Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees

Christmas trees are planted and grown in all 50 states, even Hawaii.  Now you can create Christmas trees in your own home with this simple recipe for Ice Cream Cone Christmas Trees! These tree treats make a simple and delicious activity for the whole family

(Recipe adapted from SheKnows)

What you’ll need:

Waffle Cones

⅓ cup sugar cookie dough

Chocolate Chips

White Chocolate Chips

M&M’s (or some other small colorful candies)

½ cup coconut flakes

Lollipop Sticks (or Popsicle Sticks)

Sprinkles

Instructions:

Put your waffle cones upright by placing them in jars. Mason jars are acceptable. Fill the cone with cookie dough until it is about ½ full.  Then, fill the rest with the chocolate chips. Once the tree is filled, you can stick a lollipop stick in each cone. Set the oven to 365 and bake the cones for about 16 minutes or until golden brown. Freeze the cones for close to an hour. While the cones are freezing you can melt the white chocolate chips. Take the cones out of the freezer and coat them with the chocolate.  Before the chocolate set you can dip it in coconut and put the M&Ms on. (You can also add green food coloring to the chocolate mix for tradition trees!)

Snowman Cones

If Frosty the Snowman is part of Christmas tradition in your family, then you will love these creations. You can have guests create cute snowmen without even venturing out in the cold! These little guys can be created right at your dessert table with a few simple ingredients.

(Adapted from: This Homemade Life)

Ingredients:

Ice Cream Cones

Vanilla Ice Cream

Pretzel sticks

Colorful Sprinkles

Mini Chocolate Chips

Instructions:

Assemble your ice cream cone like usual.  You can add more scoops of ice cream for a larger snowman. Once your ice cream is scooped into the cone, you can add sprinkles and chocolate chips for the buttons and face.  Lastly, stick in the pretzel sticks for arms and enjoy!

 

Ice Cream Yule Log

The Yule Log has been tied to Christmas traditions hundreds of years before Santa or trees. The yule log was originally meant to set in the fireplace and burn throughout the 12 days leading up to Christmas. This recipe for an Ice Cream Yule Log would not last 12 days in the fireplace and may not even last long on the dessert table with guests devouring it! You can get the full recipe from the Cookbook Project.