It's the sweetest time of year! The holidays are a time for tradition and for many home cooks, that includes certain classic desserts. Treat your family to these magical Christmas confections, from a decadent chocolate yule log to sweet sugarplum candies. Not only are these must make desserts delicious, but many of these recipes are great for holiday gifting, too.

1. Christmas Pudding

In very Christmas celebration there will always be Christmas Pudding. Christmas Pudding is a complement to Christmas celebration, especially in England, Ireland and a number of other countries. Christmas Pudding is identicial to making cakes using cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger.

2. Traditional English Trifle

Trifle is an luscious, indulgent, boozy British dessert that has long been a favorite at Christmas time. Slices of cake are soaked in sherry, then layered with fruit, custard, jelly and whipped cream.

3. Baked Alaska

Baked Alaska is an incredible Christmas dessert. With cake, ice cream and light meringue topping, what's not to love? This versatile recipe makes one large cake or several small, individual dessert. Here's another entertaining trick: you can do like the professionals and torch the meringue tableside.

4. Gingerbread Men Cookies

Christmas celebrations will not be separated from Gingerbread Men Cookies. Gingerbread Men Cookies are generally served in the UK and Ireland and are often used as a dessert on Christmas.

5. Eggnog Cookies

The cookies are very easy to prepare, just mix, drop and bake. No chilling or extra steps are required. To dress them up a bit, press a pecan or walnut half into the tops of the cookies just before baking.

6. Panettone (Italian Christmas Cake)

Panettone is a tall, beautiful, dome shaped cake that originated in Italy and has become popular around the world. Light and airy in texture with a rich and buttery taste, it's not the simplest wintertime dessert to make, but it certainly is impressive and great for give when you're feeling ambitious.

7. Christmas Stollen

Stollen is a fabulous Christmas confection that comes from Germany. Filled with marzipan and fruit and finished in a jammy glaze, the sweet bread is typically made only for holidays, but it's so good, you may want to enjoy it at other times of year.

8. Classic Sugar Cookies

A sugar cookies is a cookie with the main ingredients being sugar, flour, butter, eggs, vanilla, and either baking powder or baking soda. Sugar cookies may be formed by hand or rolled and cut into shapes. They are commonly decorated with additional sugar, icing, sprinkles, or a combination of these. Decorative shapes and figures can be cut into the rolled out dough using a cookie butter. Sugar cookies always make us think of Christmas with their rich buttery taste. This recipe make enough cookies to enjoy at home and shared with friends.

9. Pumpkin Cake Roll

This top rated pumpkin cake roll is filled with an irresistible cream cheese filling. It's a very popular holiday cake and one small bite will prove why. Make two and keep individual slices wrapped in the freezer for serving when friends and family stop by during the holidays.

10. Classic Christmas Yule Log

A traditional dessert spread just wouldn't be complete without a yule log. This classic Christmas cake is rich and decadent and will surely delight everyone at dinner.