15 Christmas baking ideas to celebrate the festive season

We've rounded up BHG's 15 best Christmas baking ideas and recipes to help you cook up a storm in your kitchen. Whether it's a classic mince pie or something easy for you to make with the kids, we've got you covered.

1. Wonky gingerbread trees

For something a little rustic yet festive - don't look further than these wonky gingerbread trees. These impressive towers defy gravity, with a little help from sweet white icing.

2. World's easiest Christmas pudding wreath

If making a traditional Christmas pudding or fruitcake is way too time consuming, this incredibly simple but delicious dessert is the answer to your seasonal prayers.

3. Lemon curd-filled biscuit wreath

Not just for your front door, wreaths make fab table centrepieces, like this ring of yum made with vanilla bickies and tangy curd.

4. Gingerbread Christmas cookies

Dress these gingerbread Christmas cookies up with a little icing and silver cachous and impress all your guests.

5. Almond fruit mince pies

James Moffat

It isn't really Christmas without these traditional bite-sized festive beauties.

6. Gingerbread Aussie homestead

Make yourself a showstopping Christmas centrepiece for the table. Decorate it bright, bold and fun with lollies and sweets or go for classic charm with piped icing. It looks and tastes spectacular and is so much fun!

7. Classic steamed pudding

Love a traditional Christmas pudding? Your search is over.

8. Grand marnier ganache-filled Christmas pudding

Bake a ganache ball - made with chocolate and cream - in your Guinness-flavoured pud for a rich, gooey, to-die-for dessert.

9. Rudolph cupcakes

These red-nosed reindeers are almost too adorable to eat. Almost.

10. Gingerbread house

Andre Martin

Not only are these tasty but they make a fun activity to do with the kids.

11. Christmas butter cookies

Lurpak

Classic butter biccies are a necessity at every Christmas table, plus they're so fun to decorate as a Christmas activity the whole family can get involved in.

12. Boozy fruit mince pies

The buttery, sugar-free pastry makes these star-topped mince pies mouthwateringly good – and ideal for take-home Christmas treats.

13. Gingerbread baubles

These delicious cookies are made easier with bauble moulds! Gingerbread houses do look stunning, but these baubles are just as impressive and make great individual gifts.

14. Gingerbread Christmas trees

So impressive! To make these biscuity beauties, simply bake and stack your gingerbread stars, large to small, and light up the trees with icing tinsel and sparkling cachous baubles.