Gingerbread cookies and sugar cookies shaped like stars, Christmas trees, snowman and other holiday themes are among the most popular choices. For those who'd prefer pie, there are plenty of options from which to select. {relatedarticles}Pumpkin pie, sweet potato pie, apple pie and mincemeat pie are probably the most likely to make their way to the dessert table. If you aren't really up for the task of baking during the holidays, you can always hit the bakery for ready-to-serve brands. No matter how you slice it, the holidays just aren't the holidays without a fruitcake. The nature of the fruitcake is that it's supposed to improve with age. So if you decide to pass on it one year, it might even be better the following year.