If you want to set your bakery apart from your competitors this holiday season, it is important to have some sweet treats prepared  that customers can easily pick-up and take to a holiday party of serve at their own. There are several “classics” that people are expecting bakeries to have available and we have compiled a list of suggestions.

Old Fashioned Sugar Cookies

Old fashioned sugar cookies are a holiday staple, and no matter how tired you might be of making them year after year, you will always make a profit from them. Customers expect bakeries to have these cookies on-hand, in a variety of themed shapes and colors. It is important to have these cookies out and ready for pick-up. They are a very popular “last minute” choice when someone has to bring something along to a party in a pinch. Click here for an old fashion sugar cookie recipe.

Assorted Fudge

Fudge is a very popular dessert during the holiday season and many bakeries only offer it on a seasonal basis. Fudge comes in a wide variety of flavors including chocolate, peanut butter, peppermint, lemon, and the list goes on. You can offer fudge with our without nuts in it at as well, making it easy to give customers plenty of options. Fudge is easy to cut up into small pieces and put in a decorative tin and sell both the fudge and the container for once price. People can purchase the tin and the fudge and just take it with them to their next destination.  Click here for a classic chocolate fudge recipe.

Cinnamon Rolls

The cinnamon roll is a breakfast dessert that people never seem to get tired of. They are sweet, sticky, and savory, and an absolute classic. If you sell cinnamon rolls in your bakery in the morning hours when you first open, you can entice customers to visit your store first, tempting them to purchase a few more items. Click here for a hazelnut cinnamon rolls recipe to set your rolls apart from the others.

Meringue Cookies

Although many holiday parties are full of assorted cookies, offering your customers meringue cookies to purchase can be a healthier option for them. Meringue cookies are typically around 32 calories and have no saturated fat. They are the “healthier” option when you compare them to many other desserts that circle the holiday table. Click here for a holiday meringue cookie recipe.

All of the suggested desserts above are ideal items for bakeries to have stocked in their cases or available for special order during the holiday season. For more bakery advice, visit Empire Bakery’s blog.