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Christmas baking for kids

Keep your budding chefs entertained with our collection of sweet and savoury bakes. From gingerbread reindeer to glittering meringue Christmas trees, your litter helpers are sure to love these creative Christmas baking ideas.

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Snowman cupcakes
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Gingerbread reindeer
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Shaun Rankin's popcorn brownies
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Dominic Chapman's honey-baked madeleines
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Alyn Williams' sage and onion Christmas tree shortbread with cheddar and cranberry baubles
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Adam Byatt's mini mincemeat puffs
Adam Byatt's mini mincemeat puffs
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These mini mincemeat puffs by Adam Byatt are a quick, easy alternative to mince pies, and are just as delicious and pretty.
  • Serves 20
  • 30mins to prepare, 15mins to cook, plus freezing time
  • 91 calories
Vivek Singh's hot chocolate biscuits
Vivek Singh's hot chocolate biscuits
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Vivek Singh infuses these chocolate biscuits with a hint of Indian spice to make an exciting snack that both kids and adults will enjoy making and eating.
  • Serves 50
  • 50 mins
  • 60 calories
Adam Gray's mini carrot cakes
Adam Gray's mini carrot cakes
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A fantastic alternative to Christmas cake
  • Serves 25
  • 20mins to prepare, 10mins to cook and 15mins to cool
  • 160 calories
Polar bear cupcakes
Polar bear cupcakes
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Made with sweet fondant icing and delicious desiccated coconut, these cute polar bear cupcakes make the perfect Christmas treats to share with friends and family
  • Serves 12 (makes 12 cupcakes)
  • 28 mins
  • 450 calories
Gingerbread caramel dodgers
Gingerbread caramel dodgers
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Get your kids involved with the Christmas baking with these gorgeous ginger-spiced dodgers. They will keep for up to four days stored in an airtight container between layers of nonstick baking paper.
  • Serves 24 (makes 24 dodgers)
  • 13 mins to prepare and 12 mins to cook, plus chilling
  • 107 calories
Gingerbread train
Gingerbread train
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This fun and festive gingerbread train is packed with all your favourite treats
  • Serves 12 (makes 1 gingerbread train)
  • 4-5 hours to bake, assemble and decorate
  • 536 calories
Mincemeat pop tarts
Mincemeat pop tarts
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A super easy twist on classic mince pies, these Christmas pop tarts make the perfect sweet treat to share over the festive season. Made simply with ready rolled pastry and a jar of mincemeat, you can have these little parcels baked and ready in no time.
  • Serves 12
  • 35 mins
  • 184 calories
Stacking snowmen biscuits
Stacking snowmen biscuits
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Get your kids counting down to Christmas with these warm, doughy snowmen biscuits. From cutting out the rounds for the body to making tiny carrot noses out of orange icing, your budding chefs will love getting stuck in - and tucking in afterwards!
  • Serves Makes 8
  • 42 mins
  • 460 calories

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