Christmas treat
Festive seasonal confection
A Christmas treat is any special food, gift, or experience enjoyed during the Christmas season.
The phrase emphasizes indulgence—something beyond the ordinary, reserved for holiday celebration: The kids got Christmas treats in their stockings, Hot cocoa by the fire was our favorite Christmas treat.
It applies equally to cookies, candies, outings, or small pleasures that mark the festive period.
- sugar cookieBasic vanilla-flavored biscuit
- cookieSweet baked snack
- candy caneCurved peppermint confection
- gingerbreadSpiced molasses bake
- gingerbread houseConfection shaped like dwelling
fruitcake · eggnog · mulled wine · peppermint · chocolate · fudge · rum ball · stocking · milk and cookies · sugar plum · mince pie · pecan pie · yule log · pudding · caramel · toffee · ribbon candy · frosting
Christmas treatLenten fast
Religious pre-Easter restraint
health food · abstinence · weight loss shake · bread and water
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