Top left Christmas wreath cupcake, top right Santa cupcakes, bottom left Reindeer cupcakes, bottom right Christmas lights cupcakes.

30 Festive Christmas Cupcakes

ByAnnie Brown

What better way to kick off the holiday season than with some festive Christmas cupcakes?

This collection of cupcake recipes includes everyone’s favorite holiday flavors, such as gingerbread, eggnog, cinnamon, and peppermint.

If you’re looking for fun ways to decorate cupcakes for Christmas, there’s no shortage of ideas. You’ll love decorating cupcakes to look like Christmas lights, Santas, Christmas trees, reindeer, and more cute ideas.

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Gingerbread Cupcakes

Gingerbread cupcakes decorated with gingerbread cookies with a Christmas background and ornaments.
Photo Credit: Barley & Sage

These pretty gingerbread cupcakes will be the star of any Christmas dessert table. The homemade maple cream cheese frosting gets a 10 out of 10!

Get the Recipe: Gingerbread Cupcakes

Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

Cupcakes decorated like green wreaths with a red bow.
Photo Credit: Bowl Me Over

Get the Recipe: Christmas Wreath Cupcakes

Peppermint Bark Cupcakes

peppermint bark cupcakes on a white background with peppermint bark.
Photo Credit: Bakers Table

Get the Recipe: Peppermint Bark Cupcakes

Santa Cupcakes

Santa cupcakes with marshmallow beard.
Photo Credit: xoxoBella

Get the Recipe: Santa Cupcakes

Eggnog Cupcakes

Eggnog cupcakes with snowflake cookie topper.
Photo Credit: Barley & Sage

Bourbon is an optional ingredient that you can leave out if you’re making these for kids or if you want to make them alcohol-free.

Get the Recipe: Bourbon Eggnog Cupcakes

Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Christmas tree white frosting cupcakes on a wood cutting board.
Photo Credit: The Forked Spoon

Get the Recipe: Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Reindeer Cupcakes

Reindeer cupcakes decorated with candy on a wood background.
Photo Credit: The Cagle Diaries

Get the Recipe: Reindeer Cupcakes

Snickerdoodle Cupcakes

Snickerdoodle cupcakes on a dark background.
Photo Credit: Simply Stacie

Get the Recipe: Snickerdoodle Cupcakes

Santa Belt Cupcakes

Santa belt cupcakes on a white plate with red beads next to it.
Photo Credit: The Country Chic Cottage

Get the Recipe: Santa Belt Cupcakes

White Chocolate Cranberry Cupcakes

White chocolate cranberry cupcakes topped with sugared cranberry garnish in a white cupcake wrapper.
Photo Credit: xoxoBella

Topped with sugared cranberries, these pretty cupcakes have a white chocolate buttercream frosting and cranberry filling.

Get the Recipe: White Chocolate Cranberry Cupcakes

Grinch Cupcakes

Grinch cupcakes with green frosting and red hards and Hershey's kiss candy on top.
Photo Credit: Mama’s on a Budget

Get the Recipe: Grinch Cupcakes

Polar Bear Cupcakes

Polar bear cupcakes with green and red plaid background.
Photo Credit: Trop Rockin

Get the Recipe: Polar Bear Cupcakes

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Photo Credit: Boston Girl Bakes

Get the Recipe: Red Velvet Cupcakes

Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

Hot chocolate cupcakes with marshmallow and a gingerbread man on top.
Photo Credit: The Simple, Sweet Life

Get the Recipe: Hot Chocolate Cupcakes

North Pole Cupcakes

North pole cupcakes on a red dishcloth.
Photo Credit: Sparkles to Sprinkles

Get the Recipe: North Pole Cupcakes

Peppermint Mocha Cupcakes

Peppermint cupcakes with chocolate frosting and peppermint candy.
Photo Credit: Frugal Mom Eh!

Get the Recipe: Peppermint Mocha Cupcakes

Christmas Lights Cupcakes

Christmas lights cupcakes made with candy in a gold wrapper.
Photo Credit: Maria’s Mixing Bowl

Get the Recipe: Christmas Lights Cupcakes

Gingerbread Man Cupcakes

Gingerbread man cupcakes on a wood background.
Photo Credit: Two Kids and a Coupon

Get the Recipe: Gingerbread Man Cupcakes

Christmas Tree and Presents Cupcakes

Christmas tree and red presents cupcakes on a white cake stand.
Photo Credit: Sugar and Soul

Get the Recipe: Christmas Tree and Presents Cupcakes

Gingerbread and Eggnog Cupcakes

Gingerbread cupcakes with eggnog frosting on a white plate.
Photo Credit: Boulder Locavore

Get the Recipe: Gingerbread and Eggnog Cupcakes

Melting Snowman Cupcakes

Melting snowman cupcakes made with a marshmallow.
Photo Credit: Crayons and Cravings

We have just one word for these cupcakes, adorable! Plus, they’re easy to make, and the kids can help too.

Get the Recipe: Melting Snowman Cupcakes

Santa Hat Cupcakes

Santa hat cupcakes with green wrapper.
Photo Credit: Two Kids and a Coupon

Get the Recipe: Santa Hat Cupcakes

Ugly Sweater Cupcakes

Ugly Christmas sweater cupcakes decorated with candy.
Photo Credit: Mama’s on a Budget

Get the Recipe: Ugly Sweater Cupcakes

Cinnamon Cupcakes

Cinnamon cupcakes in wrapper.
Photo Credit: Chenée Today

Get the Recipe: Cinnamon Cupcakes

Chocolate Christmas Cupcakes

Cupcakes with white frosting and a big holly sprinkle on a light background.
Photo Credit: Borrowed Bites

Get the Recipe: Chocolate Christmas Cupcakes

Reindeer Cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakes that look like reindeer on a wood background.
Photo Credit: xoxoBella

These reindeer cupcakes are so easy to decorate that even the kids can help. Using pretzels for antlers is so clever.

Get the Recipe: Reindeer Cupcakes

Christmas Tree Cupcake Cake

Green frosted cupcakes arranged to look like a Christmas tree.
Photo Credit: The Baking Chocolatess

Get the Recipe: Christmas Tree Cupcake Cake

Oreo Red Velvet Cupcakes

Red velvet Oreo cupcakes topped with Oreo frosting.
Photo Credit: Blue’s Best Life

The Oreos bring these red velvet cakes to the next level. Crushed Oreo cookies are mixed into the cupcake batter and the frosting.

Get the Recipe: Oreo Red Velvet Cupcakes

Gingerbread Latte Cupcakes

Cupcakes with marshmallow on top that looks like cupc of cocoa.
Photo Credit: Little Haloj

Get the Recipe: Gingerbread Latte Cupcakes

Easy Christmas Tree Cupcakes

Cupcakes that look like tall Christmas trees on a light background.
Photo Credit: Made In A Pinch

Get the Recipe: Easy Christmas Tree Cupcakes

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