Christmas is a time for family, friends and chocolate. Naturally. So feast your eyes on these luscious cocoa wonders and bake some up for you and the gang. (Just make sure to save a few for Santa tonight!)

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1. Peppermint Mocha Truffles

Recipe at chocoley

2. Candy Cane Chocolate Shooters

Recipe at babble

3. Flourless Chocolate Peppermint Cake

Recipe at 52KitchenAdventures

4. Strawberry Tree Chocolate Brownie Bites

Recipe at Erica’s Sweet Tooth

5. Candy Cane White Chocolate Mousse

Recipe at Raspberri Cupcakes

6. Santa Hat White Chocolate Cheesecake Bites

Recipe at Cooking Classy

7. “Adults Only” Hot Cocoa Pudding Mugs

Boozy goodness.

8. Hershey’s Mint Chocolate Thumbprints

Recipe at The Cooking Photographer

9. Red Velvet Hot Cocoa with Cream Cheese Whip Cream

That’s right, CREAM CHEESE WHIP CREAM.

10. Hot Chocolate Mugs made from 100% Chocolate

Recipe at A Taste of Koko

11. Oreo Christmas Candy Bark

Recipe at Dining @ My Desk

12. Chocolate Mint Christmas Cookies

Recipe at Crazy Little Projects

13. Christmas Chocolate Yule Log

Recipe at BBC Food

14. Minty Chocolate Christmas Cookies

Recipe at 101 Cookbooks

15. Chocolaty Melting Snowmen

Recipe at Moco-Choco

16. Ferrero Rocher Cupcakes

Cocoa lux at its best.

17. White Chocolate Red Velvet Cheesecake Cake Balls

Recipe at Une-deux senses

18. Triple Chocolate Peppermint Brownies

Recipe at Pumpkin & Princess

19. Triple Layer Fudgy Mint Oreo Brownies

Because everything is better in threes.

20. Mint Chocolate Hi-Hat Cupcakes

Recipe at Une-deux senses

21. Chocolate Peanut Butter Marshmallow Bars

Recipe at Obsessed With Baking

22. Double Chocolate Ganache Christmas Cake with Pecan Praline Icing

Recipe at The Cozy Little Kitchen

23. Nigella’s Chocolate Fruit Cake

Recipe at Sainsbury’s Magazine

24. Crushed Peppermint Ice Cream Sandwiches

Apparently, there’s no such thing as too much peppermint.

25. S’more Xmas Cookies

A campfire in your mouth.