Sugar plum ferries have cemented the idea that the holiday season is for desserts, and we have chosen Team Sugar Plum Fairies. Plated cookies for Santa, creamy custards with a satisfying crack of sugar skin, and rich cakes to celebrate a magical season bring us all kinds of joy.
Whether you’re craving a seasonal brûlée or pre-ordering a pile of pastries for your next party, Edmonds' holiday desserts will sweeten your season and create lasting memories. Come with us as we take you on a culinary adventure through a light-strewn Edmonds and discover the sugary, seasonal treats that await. And, if it wasn’t clear already—those sugar plum fairies? Our local restaurants, pastry shops, and cafés.
Without any further ado, our robust—and far from comprehensive—guide to holiday seasonal desserts in Edmonds. Use this as your launching pad for dopamine-driven city exploration. We reserve the right to update it frequently as we eat our way through the city this winter. It’s a hard job, but someone’s gotta do it, ya know?
Grab your utensil of choice and let’s nom.
Edmonds Holiday Desserts
Too busy or not interested in baking for the big guy in the red suit? 85C Bakery offers bags of mini chocolate chip cookies with a *touch* of sea salt Mr. Kringle won’t even notice were made in someone else’s kitchen. If you’re hosting a gathering, also consider 85C’s long list of cakes, which include flavors like tiramisu and coffee crème brulée.
Arnie’s knows we love a reason to linger, so opt for a bowl of their seasonal mousse, creamy and delightful.
Keep Bar Dojo’s Instagram on refresh. Chef Luis and team are taking pre-orders for full almond cakes to arrive just in time for Christmas!
Why not double down on your love of pumpkin spice by eating it baked into a delicious cake? Cakes by Frosted inside HERO Ace Hardware will happily do that for you! Cupcakes more your speed? Order a dozen (or more!) of their pumpkin spice with cinnamon cream cheese frosting (mmm).
Immerse yourself in the tropics at Calypso and sip on a goblet of Hot Horchata brimming with creamed brown sugar, rum chata, dark rum, and winter spices. A sippable dessert? Yes, please!
Nothing speaks to the season more than cinnamon does. At Caravan Kebab, order the Bougatsa, a Greek filo pastry filled with semolina milk custard and flavored with lemon, cinnamon, and fennel seed.
At Charcoal, take your dessert experience to the next level by ordering their Coffee Creme Brulee, which comes gluten-free and decadent with coffee custard, caramelized sugar, almond biscotti.
Enjoy a nightcap and some sugary carbs at ChurchKey Pub. Order Pumpkin Bread Pudding, a perfect addition to your evening. It’s made with butter flake roll bread pudding atop a homemade caramel rum sauce. It’s finished with cinnamon and a side of vanilla bean ice cream that will have your mouth watering before it hits your table. It’s watering right now, isn’t it? Ours, too.
Copper Rose Bakery at Main Street Commons will have lots of seasonal items you’ll have to pop by to try, but we’re super excited about their Mexican Tri-Colored Short Bread Cookies.
The Cottage, Community Bakery wants you to treat yourself—and your loved ones—to a Vanilla Bun. How does soft brioche dough, vanilla bean filling, vanilla bean simple syrup, and vanilla sugar sound? Pretty great, we thinks.
Edmonds Bakery is known for its sweet and spicy gingerbread people decorated with detail. Pick your favorite from their Main Street store display case or visit their Edmonds Holiday Market booth.
We love a perfect segue, don’t you? In addition to Edmonds Bakery’s gingerbread people, you’ll find chocolates, toffees, and more at the Edmonds Holiday Market.
There’s no better time to invest in deep decadence than the holidays. With that in mind, order Epulo’s Theo Dark Chocolate torte, a rich delight house-made with salted caramel, whipped cream, and caramel cacao nibs.
Stop by Fire & The Feast to experience its Apple Crostata: caramelized apples, bing cherry reduction, and chantilly cream.
Kelnero has all your milk punch (a non-dairy boozy eggnog) needs covered. Plus, ordering it earns you a drink bingo stamp!
Still craving donuts? We get it. Take the artistry up a notch at Mochinut Edmonds, where you can celebrate the season with bites of Choco Cream and Churro Caramel-flavored airy dough. And, keep your eye on their Instagram page for weekly specials that are sure to be Instagrammable crowd-pleasers.
Molly Moon’s does a fabulous job of telling us about their seasonal specials. Now scooping? Salty Toffee, Dutch Apple Pie, and more to come. Keep this page on refresh to be the first to know—and taste them.
Enjoy a lingering break from your packed holiday schedule at the cute, cute, cute Our Place Dessert Cafe. Ask them about their seasonal specials and make sure you caffeinate with one of their signature Einspänner coffees, a hot espresso topped with cool whipped cream.
Salt & Iron is serving up a Gingerbread Crème Brûlée. They’re also bringing back a few favorites from last year on the weekly specials sheet, like “Christmas Cookies and Milk.”
Make it a point to stop at Shore Pine for a warm drink and to check out their annual, epic gingerbread house display.
Vinbero is your holiday hang if you’re craving sugar and carrying an intolerance or two. Try their Vegetarian Bread Pudding (Cottage Bakery Pane Bello, apple chutney, spiced maple syrup, vanilla whipped cream) or Vegetarian Tirimisu (Lady fingers soaked with coffee and orange liqueur, mascarpone cream, cocoa), and don’t forget to add an order of their signature ‘nog, available while supplies last!
Delicious Desserts All Season Long
If we’ve done a decent job comping things list, your mouth best be watering. Don’t hesitate to give into your sweet tooth if the cravings are calling you to Downtown Edmonds! You can even take us along. Tag #edmondsholidays in your social media posts and we’ll double-tap all of your dessert-driven adventures around town.
