17 New Year's Desserts You Won’t Want to Miss This Holiday Season

New Year’s desserts are the perfect way to end your holiday meal on a sweet note. With so many tempting options, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut, making the same things year after year. This year, though, why not switch things up? These desserts are not only great for ringing in the new year but are also easy to make and budget-friendly, so you can spend more time with family and less time in the kitchen.

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars With Two Layers Of Cheesecake

A pumpkin bar on a plate with a fork. — Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars With Two Layers Of Cheesecake. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars are so EASY to make! Like like a cheesecake and a classic pumpkin pie put together. Full of the flavors of fall without any hassle.
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Raspberry Brownies

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Rich and fudgy, Raspberry Brownies with cream cheese and fresh raspberries baked in are a decadent dessert.
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Layered Snickerdoodle Bars With Cinnamon Sugar

A batch of snickerdoodle bars on parchment paper. — Layered Snickerdoodle Bars With Cinnamon Sugar. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

Snickerdoodle bars are the perfect combination of soft, chewy snickerdoodle cookies and creamy filling, with a cinnamon sugar topping.
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Cinnamon Apple Blondies

Apple blondies on a cooling rack. — Cinnamon Apple Blondies. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

Cinnamon Apple Blondies are a softer version of a traditional blondie. Cinnamon spiced apples give them moisture and sweetness!
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S’Mores Bars, With Rice Krispies

You don’t need a campfire to enjoy a summertime favorite. S’more Bars are a chocolate Rice Krispie bar topped with roasted marshmallows. There’s nothing like a gooey roasted marshmallow.
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German Chocolate Brownies With Coconut

A coconut brownie with a glass of milk. — German Chocolate Brownies with Coconut. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

German Chocolate Brownies with coconut is a 3 layer treat. The pecan coconut filling is sandwiched between a rich brownie.
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Sprinkle Blondies With Chocolate Chips

Three colorful funfetti blondies with chocolate chips, made in an 8x8 pan, are stacked on top of each other and surrounded by rainbow sprinkles against a dark background. — Sprinkle Blondie with Chocolate Chips. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

Sprinkle Blondies are an EASY cookie like dessert bar that comes together in just 10 minutes with sprinkles and chocolate chips. Perfect for a summer cookout.
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Pistachio Lemon Shortbread Bars

Plates with lemon pistachio bars. — Pistachio Lemon Shortbread Bars. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

Sweet and tart with a slightly nutty finish, these Pistachio Lemon Shortbread Bars are the perfect combination of all your favorite sweets.
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Dulce De Leche Brownies

brownies with a layer of dulce de leche on parchment paper — Dulce De Leche Brownies. Photo Credit: Butter and Baggage

Transport yourself to Latin America with these Dulce de Leche Brownies. The basic chocolate dessert stepped its game up with this caramel-like delight.
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Sweet And Tangy Lemon Meringue Cupcakes

These Lemon Meringue Cupcakes are packed with fresh lemon flavor and topped with a golden broiled meringue for a sweet, tangy, and fluffy dessert.
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Candy Cane Cookies with a mug of hot chocolate. — Peppermint Sugar Cookie Bars. Photo credit: Butter and Baggage.

Peppermint sugar cookie bars are an easy holiday dessert with a chewy sugar cookie base, creamy peppermint frosting, and crushed candy canes.
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Moist Peach Cupcakes With Peach Buttercream Frosting

A vanilla cupcake with creamy white frosting sits in a partially peeled paper liner, showing a bite taken out. Two peach slices are on the plate—perfect inspiration for Easy Dessert Recipes. — Moist Peach Cupcakes With Peach Buttercream Frosting. Photo credit: Easy Southern Desserts.

These Peach Cupcakes are moist, tender, and bursting with fresh peach flavor thanks to peach puree in the batter and buttercream frosting.
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Caramel Apple Cupcakes

Caramel Apples transformed into CARAMEL APPLE CUPCAKES, people! It’s a dream come true! Great for Fall or Halloween gatherings.
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Cherry Cupcakes With A Surprise Center

A close-up of a cupcake with a bite taken out, revealing a cherry filling inside. Perfect for holiday cherry desserts, the cupcake has pinkish cake and is topped with white frosting. — Cherry Cupcakes With A Surprise Center. Photo credit: Pip and Ebby.

Everyone loves delicious surprises, right? This sweet creation offers just that. Cherry pie filling is waiting for you inside of these perfect cupcakes!
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Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes

Perfect chocolate cupcakes topped with the festive flavor of peppermint cream cheese frosting create these Chocolate Peppermint Cupcakes!
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Easy Stuffed Cookie Dough Cupcakes. Photo credit: Frosting and Fettuccine.

These cookie dough cupcakes are baked with cookie dough stuffed inside the batter along with a ton of mini chocolate chips. They will be your new favorite!
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Effortless Cherry Dump Cake

As delicious as it is easy to make, this Cherry Dump Cake is made with cherry pie filling, cream cheese, and a box of yellow cake mix.
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