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Cute & Easy Beginner Dessert Recipes

Check out all of my cute beginner desserts!

Some popular beginner recipes include my teddy bear cookies, no-bake mango royale, and matcha sugar cookies!

Cute teddy bear chocolate chip cookies decorated with cookie icing.

Chocolate Chip Teddy Bear Cookies

🍪 Cookies

Cute teddy bear chocolate chip cookies decorated with cookie icing.

Chocolate Chip Teddy Bear Cookies

Chunky white chocolate matcha cookies on a fluted white plated on top of a wooden island.

Chunky White Chocolate Matcha Cookies (Small Batch)

Cute duck-shaped lemon curd cookie on a white linen, surrounded by regular lemon curd cookies, half a squeezed lemon, and poppy seeds.

Poppy Seed Lemon Curd Cookies

Matcha Sugar Cookies

Cute stuffed Oreo cookies on a wire rack.

Oreo-Stuffed Cookies & Cream Cookies

Cute orange sugar cookies decorated as oranges on a light wooden backdrop next to a cut orange fruit.

Orange Sugar Cookies

Heart-shaped matcha cut out cookies with white chocolate drizzled on top, on a light wooden backdrop.

Cut-Out Matcha Sugar Cookies

soft and chewy mini sugar cookie bites layered on top of one another.

Mini Sugar Cookies

Cute cadbury egg cookies on a white plate.

Cadbury Egg Cookies

Blueberry sugar cookie on parchment paper.

Blueberry Sugar Cookies

Cute red velvet cookies on a baking pan

Red Velvet Cake Mix Cookies (2 ways!)

mini chocolate chip cookie bites layered on a wire rack

The Best Mini Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

Brown butter espresso cookies spread out on top of a wire rack; cookie in the middle is decorated as a bear.

Brown Butter Sugar Cookies

honey cookies on a white plate with bee sprinkles and daisy sprinkles

Soft Honey Snickerdoodles

Chocolate Christmas cookie sandwiches filled with maple cream cheese frosting.

Chocolate Christmas Cookie Sandwiches w/ Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting

Pumpkin snickerdoodles shaped as pumpkins on a wooden backdrop with white linen.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles (Egg-free)

cute duck cookies in a box

Duck Lemon Sugar Cookies

Cute avocado cookies on a white plate

Avocado Matcha Thumbprint Cookies with Chocolate Ganache (Egg-Free)

Ube cookies on a wire rack and wooden centerpiece

Cute Ube Snickerdoodles

Pringles cookies on wire rack

Brown Butter Kitchen Sink Cookies

Ube Heart Thumbprint Cookies

Fruity pebbles pig cookies on a wire rack

Pig Fruity Pebbles Cookies

Oddish cookies on parchment paper and wire rack

Blueberry Oddish Cookies

Aang Sugar Cookies (Avatar: The Last Airbender Cookies)

Blueberry bear cookies on wire rack

BlueBEARy cookies (Cute Blueberry Bear Cookies)

Ube bear cookies on a wire rack

Coconut Ube Bear Cookies

Red velvet bear cookies on wire rack

Red Velvet Bear Cookies

Pink strawberry bear cookies on a wire rack

StrawBEARy Sugar Cookies (Easy Strawberry Bear Cookies!)

Cute bunny sugar cookie next to other cookies with a decorative carrot sprinkle or pastel sprinkles.

Easy Bunny Sugar Cookies

Matcha cookies shaped like keroppi from sanrio

Keroppi Matcha Sugar Cookies

Frog Matcha White Chocolate Cookies

Chick-Shaped Lemon Cookies

Black cocoa cat cookie with a cat face.

Cat Black Cocoa Cookies (Vegan)

Pig cookies on crumpled parchment paper.

Pig Snickerdoodles (Vegan)

Soft, Less Sweet Ube Sugar Cookie Bears (Dairy-Free!)

thin and chewy ube cookies with white chocolate chips and coconut

Soft, Chewy White Chocolate Coconut Ube Cookies

Chunky ube cookies with white chocolate and shredded coconut.

Chunky Ube Cookies with White Chocolate & Coconut

Black sesame sugar cookies with black sesame seeds on top.

Soft Black Sesame Sugar Cookies

Soft earl grey sugar cookie with a bite taken out of it.

Soft Earl Grey Sugar Cookies

Chocolate sugar cookies on wooden table with white linen.

Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Chocolate chipless cookie with flaky sea salt.

Chipless Cookies

Christmas M&M cookies on parchment paper.

M&M Christmas Cookies

Chewy sugar cookies laid out on a wire rack.

Sugar Cookies (Soft & Chewy)

❤️ Bars and Brownies

Cakey matcha mochi brownies with a bite mark taken out of it.

Matcha Mochi Brownies w/ Matcha Ganache

Chewy snickerdoodle bars with cute bear decoration on top.

Easy Snickerdoodle Bars Recipe

Freshly cut Biscoff blondies on top of parchment paper.

Biscoff Cookie Butter Blondies

Blondie with a bite taken out of it, on top of parchment paper.

Chewy Blondie Bars

S'mores blondies lined up next to one another, cut into even squares.

S’mores Blondies

Matcha Christmas tree brownies decorated with white chocolate and sprinkles.

Matcha Christmas Tree Brownies

🍰 Cakes, Cupcakes, and Muffins

Filipino mango float in glass baking dish with a large slice taken out of it.

Triple Mango Float

Strawberry icebox cake in glass baking dish with a large slice taken out of it.

Triple Strawberry Icebox Cake

Bear Chocolate Mochiko Muffins (Gluten-Free)

Penguin cupcakes on a wire rack.

Black Sesame Oreo Penguin Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Chocolate peanut butter bear cupcakes on wire rack

Almond Flour Chocolate Bear Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Whipped Cream Frosting

Slice of orange olive oil cake on a fluted plate.

Orange Olive Oil Cake

Silky leche flan with shiny caramel top.

Leche Flan

🍩 Donuts

Cinnamon sugar mochi donuts stacked on top of one another.

Cinnamon Sugar Mochi Donuts (Small Batch)

Small Batch Baked Matcha Mochi Frog Donuts (Gluten-Free)

Small Batch Baked Oreo Mochi Donuts (Gluten-Free)

Baked Ube Mochi Donuts (Gluten-Free)

🍓 Chocolate-covered Strawberries

White chocolate-covered strawberries decorated as chicks on a white fluted plate.

Chick White Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

White chocolate-covered strawberries decorated as bunnies on a white plate.

Bunny White Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

Bear chocolate covered strawberries

Best Chocolate-covered Strawberries

Cute matcha white chocolate strawberries.

Frog Matcha White Chocolate Covered Strawberries

❤️ Muddy Buddies (AKA Puppy Chow)

Oreo matcha muddy buddies on a parchment lined tray

Oreo Matcha Muddy Buddies AKA Matcha Puppy Chow

Ube muddy buddies on baking tray

Ube muddy buddies AKA Ube Puppy Chow (Gluten-Free!)

☀️ Chia Pudding

Black sesame oreo chia pudding with a panda on top

Oreo Black Sesame Chia Pudding

Adorable Pokemon dessert: Ube chia pudding with ditto on top.

Ube Chia Pudding

Bear chocolate chia pudding in a glass cup with a white backdrop

Bear Chocolate Chia Pudding (with Protein Powder!)

Cute frog chia seed pudding topped with hemp seeds and granola

Froggie Matcha Chia Pudding

🙌🏼 All Beginner Desserts

Purple ube crinkle cookies on a wire rack.

Beginner | Cookies | Ube | Winter

Ube Crinkle Cookies

Cute red and green Christmas sprinkle cookies on parchment paper.

Beginner | Cookies | Winter

Christmas Sprinkle Cookies

Leche flan cream in a container.

Beginner | Caramel | Fall | Icings, Frostings, + Fillings | Spring | Summer | Winter

Flan Cream

Silky leche flan with shiny caramel top.

Beginner | Cakes, Cupcakes, + Muffins | Caramel | Fall | Other Treats | Spring | Summer | Winter

Leche Flan

Christmas M&M cookies on parchment paper.

Beginner | Chocolate | Cookies | Winter

M&M Christmas Cookies

Chewy sugar cookies laid out on a wire rack.

Beginner | Cookies | Fall | Spring | Summer | Winter

Sugar Cookies (Soft & Chewy)

Matcha Christmas tree brownies decorated with white chocolate and sprinkles.

Bars + Brownies | Beginner | Chocolate | Matcha | Winter

Matcha Christmas Tree Brownies

Fluffy matcha cream cheese frosting in a white mixing bowl.

Beginner | Fall | Icings, Frostings, + Fillings | Matcha | No-bake | Spring | Summer | Winter

Matcha Cream Cheese Frosting

Matcha brownies on parchment paper.

Bars + Brownies | Beginner | Fall | Matcha | Spring | Summer | Winter

Matcha Brownies

Slice of orange olive oil cake on a fluted plate.

Beginner | Cakes, Cupcakes, + Muffins | Fruit | Summer | Winter

Orange Olive Oil Cake

Chocolate chipless cookie with flaky sea salt.

Beginner | Cookies | Fall | Spring | Summer | Winter

Chipless Cookies

Strawberry cold foam in a fluted glass cup, on a wooden table.

Beginner | Cold Foams | No-bake | Spring | Strawberry | Summer

Homemade Strawberry Cold Foam (2 Ways!)

Pink strawberry frosting in a white mixing bowl.

Beginner | Icings, Frostings, + Fillings | No-bake | Spring | Strawberry | Summer

Strawberry Cream Cheese Frosting

Cinnamon sugar mochi donuts stacked on top of one another.

Beginner | Cinnamon | Donuts | Fall | Small-batch | Winter

Cinnamon Sugar Mochi Donuts (Small Batch)

Chocolate sugar cookies on wooden table with white linen.

Beginner | Chocolate | Cookies | Fall | Winter

Chocolate Sugar Cookies

Pumpkin snickerdoodles shaped as pumpkins on a wooden backdrop with white linen.

Beginner | Cinnamon | Cookies | Fall | Pumpkin | Winter

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles (Egg-free)

Homemade cinnamon honey butter in a white mixing bowl.

Beginner | Cinnamon | Fall | Icings, Frostings, + Fillings | No-bake | Summer | Winter

Cinnamon Honey Butter

Homemade brown sugar maple butter in a white mixing bowl.

Beginner | Fall | Icings, Frostings, + Fillings | No-bake | Winter

Brown Sugar Maple Butter

Whipped honey butter in white mixing bowl.

Beginner | Fall | Icings, Frostings, + Fillings | No-bake | Summer | Winter

Honey Butter

Freshly cut Biscoff blondies on top of parchment paper.

Bars + Brownies | Beginner | Fall | Winter

Biscoff Cookie Butter Blondies

Soft earl grey sugar cookie with a bite taken out of it.

Beginner | Cookies | Fall | Spring | Summer | Winter

Soft Earl Grey Sugar Cookies

S'mores blondies lined up next to one another, cut into even squares.

Bars + Brownies | Beginner | Chocolate | Fall | Summer | Winter

S’mores Blondies

Brown butter espresso cookies spread out on top of a wire rack; cookie in the middle is decorated as a bear.

Bear | Beginner | Cookies | Fall | Winter

Brown Butter Sugar Cookies

Black sesame sugar cookies with black sesame seeds on top.

Bear | Beginner | Black Sesame | Cookies

Soft Black Sesame Sugar Cookies