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Today, I’m sharing Everyone’s Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts to help you find the perfect sweet ending for your holiday meal. This year’s list has everything from our Brown Sugar Cookie Pie and Frosted Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Blondies to the Molten Chocolate Crackle Pie and last year’s Maple Pecan Pie . If you’re searching for something extra delicious to bake this season, you’ll definitely find it here—and maybe even discover a new favorite.

It’s the Tuesday before Thanksgiving! I’m so excited. It feels so good to be home with family. The weather is chilly and cozy, just right for cooking, baking, and spending time in the kitchen. With so many years of holiday recipes in our library, I wanted to take today to highlight some of the very best desserts we’ve shared over the years.
Looking back through all the recipes is always so fun. I still can’t believe how many holiday treats I’ve created and shared with you all. This really is the time of year that lights me up.
I know many of you already have your menus set—and maybe even a pie or two already baked—but if you’re still looking for that perfect dessert (or desserts… because you can never have too many), this list is the place to start.
Need a good pie? My dad’s favorite is the Molten Chocolate Crackle Pie. My brothers always go for the Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie. My mom loves last year’s Polar Express Hot Chocolate while we decorate our family Christmas tree, and Asher does too. I make my Chocolate Covered Pretzels every year—they’re easy and great for snacking.
What desserts are you planning to make? It’s always so special to see what you all end up baking each year. And let me know what desserts you’d like to see in December—if you have requests, share them below.
And I’m sure I said this last year, but my absolute favorite thing to do while baking this week is light a holiday candle and play some Christmas music!

The Most Popular Thanksgiving Desserts
Pies
Brown Sugar Maple Pecan Cookie Pie
THE gooey, yummy pie to add to this year's Thanksgiving menu, but it can easily be served all season long!
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Brown Sugar Maple Cookie Pie
Super simple…made with browned butter, brown sugar, maple, eggs, and plenty of chocolate…THE Thanksgiving pie!
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Molten Chocolate Crackle Pie
Destress with this super simple pie made with eggs, cocoa powder, a touch of coffee, plus sweet chocolate chunks!
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Chai Pumpkin Pie with Maple Whipped Cream
Sweetened with mostly maple syrup, which pairs so nicely with pumpkin. I then added in a homemade chai spice mix, plenty of good vanilla extract, and a little heavy cream to keep the pie silky smooth. Still pretty traditional, but it’s that chai spice mix that makes this pie over the top good.
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Gooey Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie.
The sumptuous, gooey pie is like no other
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Cookies
Salted Pretzel Praline Cookies
Slightly crisp on the edges, soft and gooey in the center with a little salty pretzel crunch and sweet pralines!
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Frosted Butter Pecan Cookies
A new favorite cookie for the season of baking, sharing, and gifting…absolutely scrumptious!
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Brown Butter Chewy Maple Brown Sugar Cookies
Generously glazed brown sugar cookies with a sweet, thick, and creamy maple glaze that melts in your mouth!
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White Chocolate Chai Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Sweet, warming, and delicious. Each bite is soft and chewy with sweet notes of vanilla and chai!
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Chewy Frosted Cinnamon Swirl Snickerdoodles
With pockets of butter cinnamon swirl and sweet cream cheese icing – delicious Christmas Cookies!
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Soft Gingerbread Latte Cookies with Brown Butter Icing
A cross between a really great soft, chewy gingerbread cookie and a delicious steaming gingerbread latte!
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Vanilla Hot Chocolate Molten Cookies
These taste like your favorite mug of creamy vanilla hot chocolate…perfect to bake, share, and gift!
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Bars and Candies
Chocolate Pretzel Toffee
Each piece has a salty chocolate bite with just the right amount of crunch – perfect for eating and gifting!
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Frosted Brown Butter Snickerdoodle Blondie Bars
Chewy brown butter blondies layered with cinnamon sugar and topped with cozy apple cider frosting. Perfect for fall baking and gifting!
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Gooey Salted Brown Sugar Pecan Cookie Bars
Gooey, sweet, and salty! These brown sugar pecan cookie bars have a buttery shortbread crust and a rich, chocolatey maple filling!
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Chocolate Covered Espresso Pretzels
Kind of like your favorite holiday latte, but with a salty pretzel crunch!
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Brown Butter Cinnamon Swirl Snickerdoodle Blondies
Perfect for Thanksgiving, or for packing up to fill this year's holiday cookie boxes!
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Brown Sugar Pecan Pie Brownies
The perfect holiday brownie to bake, eat, share, gift, and love this holiday season!
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Cinnamon Swirl Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookie Bars
THE cookie bars to make throughout the fall season…perfect for Halloween and Thanksgiving!
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Cakes/Cupcakes
Chai Pumpkin Cake with Maple Browned Butter Frosting
Three soft, perfectly sweet, extra pumpkiny, chai spiced pumpkin cake layers. Each generously frosted with the most delicious maple browned butter frosting. Decorate with mini pumpkin cakes and you’ll have a deliciously festive pumpkin cake that tops any ordinary pumpkin pie.
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Vanilla Chai Pumpkin Latte Cupcakes with Cinnamon Brown Sugar Frosting
The perfect pairing of fall flavors…autumn in a sweet cupcake!
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Chocolate Bourbon Pecan Pie Cupcakes with Butter Pecan Frosting.
Pecan pie, but in cupcake form and so good!
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Chai Latte Cupcakes with Caramel Brulée Frosting
Each bite is filled with sweet chai spiced cake and light fluffy frosting…Autumn in a cupcake!
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Cream Cheese Swirled Cinnamon Pumpkin Butter Bread
Enjoy warm right out of the oven with a smear of salted honey butter. Perfect for all the autumn weekends ahead!
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Chocolate Cinnamon Sugar Pull Apart Wreath
Festive, light, soft, extra sweet, cinnamony, and SO delicious…it's even got melted chocolate!
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Cream Cheese Swirled Cinnamon Pumpkin Coffee Cake
Serve this for brunch or dessert from now through Thanksgiving…a wonderful cake for autumn days!
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Easy Cinnamon Sugar Apple Cake
Better than the bakery, enjoy the warm smells of fall as this cake bakes away…a quintessential fall treat!
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To End The Night..
Polar Express Hot Chocolate
This is Christmas in a mug, complete with so much whipped cream because, ’tis the magic of the season!
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Lastly, if you make any of these Favorite Thanksgiving Desserts, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
This post was originally published on November 25, 2025
These are all incredible. How do I choose!!! Thank you!!
Thanks so much, Karolyn! I hope you have a great Thanksgiving!
Black Bottom Pumpkin Pie! Basically, it’s the pie crust, a bit of chocolate ganache then the pumpkin filling. Combines 2 great tastes in one! I’m the only one who eats pie so I make mini versions… Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Sounds delicious!! Thanks so much for sharing, Dale! Happy Thanksgiving!