White chocolate may not be considered actual chocolate, but it’s no less indulgent than its more cocoa-rich cousins. In fact, we think these to-die-for white chocolate desserts prove its power quite well. From cakes with lavish ivory frosting to white-chipped or dipped cookies, these white chocolate recipes bring a touch of glamour to the final course—and ensure you’ll want to go back for seconds.
Cranberry-White Chocolate Scones
If you love white chocolate biscuits, you’ll adore this cranberry and white chocolate dessert. Scones are much like biscuits but generally richer and creamier, making them a terrific teatime treat. Aim to serve these warm from the oven, and top them with the orange drizzle recipe included or whipped cream or butter if you prefer.
Macadamia Nut and White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Both white chocolate and macadamia nuts add tasty texture, and together, they create that perfect sweet-and-salty balance. Here, the dynamite duo stars in cookies that are as easy to make as any other drop cookie recipe you’ve ever baked.
Mini Raspberry and White Chocolate Whoopie Pies
With a filling of sweet mascarpone and jewel-toned raspberry preserves, this stunning white chocolate dessert will disappear fast. Put them out on a table of holiday appetizers and mini-sweets.
White Chocolate Layer Cake with Cranberry Filling
When you want to make a lasting impression, finish a holiday meal with this beautiful white chocolate dessert. The striking cranberry filling is flavored with orange, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves—a bright and refreshing contrast to the lavish white chocolate frosting.
White Chocolate Cheesecake
With white chocolate stirred into the batter, this cheesecake is guaranteed to be the star of your dessert spread. The rich and tangy flavor pairs beautifully with fresh berries. If you like, dip assorted berries in melted white chocolate for a delicious garnish.
White Chocolate and Jam S’mores
Elevate the traditional campfire treat with blackberry jam for a surprising white chocolate dessert. You can use storebought chocolate graham crackers, but we also provide an easy recipe to make your own—it’s a must-try! When the weather’s not cooperating for an outdoor fire, make these beauties under the broiler.
Cranberry-Almond Shortbread Cookies
Picture this pretty white chocolate dessert stacked in mason jars as a holiday gift. The cookies are simple shortbread made extra-festive with cranberries and a quick dip in a two-ingredient white chocolate icing.
Buy It: Nordic Ware Cookie Sheets ($20, Target)
White Chocolate-Cherry Shortbread
A basic shortbread recipe requires only butter, flour, and sugar. Add just a few more ingredients for this spectacular cherry and white chocolate dessert. Their pretty palette makes them perfect for almost any holiday buffet, whether Christmas, Valentine’s Day, or the Fourth of July.
White Chocolate-Raspberry Cookies
Add a crown of raspberry to baked white chocolate cookies, then drizzle with an easy white chocolate icing for one enticing treat. Keep drizzling in mind as a decorating technique, and use it the next time you want to add a sweet flourish to other cookie recipes.
Cherry Cobbler with White Chocolate-Almond Biscuits
White chocolate biscuits studded with almonds make a one-of-a-kind topping for this cherry cobbler. If you really want to go all out, serve this white chocolate dessert with our sweet almond-mascarpone topping. A scoop of vanilla ice cream will make everyone happy, too.
Pistachio Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream
This irresistible treat starts with three pistachio-rich layers of tender, buttery cake. But what knocks it out of the park is the extravagant white chocolate frosting. If you’ve never made a true buttercream frosting, take our word for it: The time is now! You may never want to go back to anything else.
Grapefruit and White Chocolate Cookies
Take your cutout cookie game to new heights with this delicious fruity recipe. A sugar cookie dough base is infused with bright citrus flavor from both the zest and juice of a grapefruit. A dip into melted white chocolate gives it a sweet, sophisticated finish.
White Chocolate and Almond Pound Cake
Drenched with a white chocolate glaze and sprinkled with toasted almonds, this moist bundt cake is a sumptuous treat. The graceful swoops and curves of a fluted tube pan shape this pound cake into something truly beautiful.
White Chocolate Brownies
The simple brownie gets a stylish makeover thanks to white chocolate and macadamia nuts. You’ll love the white chocolate icing—it’s made by sprinkling chopped white baking chocolate over the warm brownies, letting it melt, then spreading it over them before cutting.
Buy It: Wilton Brownie Pan ($8, Walmart)
Candy Cane Bark
This white chocolate dessert is so simple the kids can help make it. To add extra holiday appeal, use red-and-white candy canes to top half the bark, then decorate the other half with green-and-white candy canes.
White Chocolate-Cranberry Crispy Treats
With a couple of handfuls of cranberries and nuts stirred in alongside white baking pieces, classic rice-cereal treats become a dashing white chocolate dessert. A touch of cinnamon brings warmth, while a marshmallow drizzle on top draws out the flavor we all expect from these cranberry bars.
White Chocolate Chunk and Cherry Cookies
These are the decadent white chocolate desserts you’d expect to pay handsomely for at a stylish bakery-café. Instead, you can make these easy-to-prepare treats, accented with pecans and dried cherries, at home for much less. These easy drop cookies also freeze beautifully for up to three months.
Double-Layer White Chocolate Cake
Skip the cake mix—this decadent homemade dessert is worth the extra effort. Melted white chocolate stirred into the vanilla cake batter gives it the perfect sweet flavor. An entire pound of white chocolate goes into the creamy frosting, so you’ll only need a small slice to be satisfied.