Creative Holiday Mug Topper Recipes

The decorations for these completely homemade gingerbread houses are only limited by your imagination! Shaved coconut, royal icing, colorful candies, sprinkles, and crushed candy canes or peppermints are just a few of the ideas. 

Tiny Gingerbread Mug Toppers from Modcloth Blog

These whimsical polar bear marshmallows make the perfect topping for a mug of hot cocoa, and they are surprisingly easy to make with purchased marshmallows in various sizes. Little candies provide the eyeballs and nose.

Polar Bear Marshmallows from Mom Endeavors

These sugar cookie mug toppers couldn't be easier! All you need to make these stunning cookies is a roll of ready-made sugar cookie dough and candy cane melts. Or use your own icing with crushed candy canes. 

You could be even more creative with these. Make small tree or star cut-outs with the dough and cut out a small section just large enough to fit over the lip of a cup or mug. Or use your favorite homemade sugar cookie dough to make the cookies.

Sugar Cookie Toppers from Tablespoon

Make your hot spiced cider or cranberry punch extra-special with these cranberry marshmallows. They're surprisingly easy to make, and so delicious! The main ingredients are fresh cranberries and unflavored gelatin.

Cranberry Marshmallows from The Spruce

These beautiful little shortbread cookie toppers are made with a handle. They will keep your hot cocoa, coffee, or tea warm until you're ready to enjoy! The chocolate and nut coating makes them even more special.

Shortbread Mug Lid Cookies from As Easy as Apple Pie

These little lattice pie crust lids are the perfect topping for a mug of hot spiced cider or tea. The author gives excellent step-by-step instructions for creating the lattice crusts. The little crusts are brushed with egg white and cinnamon-sugar.

Pie Crust Mug Toppers from A Subtle Revelry

These waffle gingerbread houses are made with stroopwafels (you can find them on​ Amazon), caramel "glue," and royal icing. The sticky caramel holds the houses together. For extra festive color, the iced roof could be decorated with candies, crushed candy canes, chopped nuts, or sprinkles. 

Stroopwafels Gingerbread House Mug Toppers from ImPECKable Eats

Homemade marshmallows are stuffed with mini chocolate chips in this yummy mug topper. Making your own marshmallows means you can cut them out to fit the top of the cup or mug perfectly. Top your hot chocolate with these delicious treats!

Chocolate Chip Stuffed Marshmallow Mug Toppers from ImPECKable Eats

These marshmallow blooms (or stars) can be decorated with little candies or mini chocolate chips. They're made with purchased marshmallows and candy melts. Easy!

Blooming Marshmallows for Cocoa from Easybaked

Lisa's ingenious little cut-out Santa cookies hang on the side of your cup or mug. Make the Santas with or without the hands. 

Santa Cookies That Hang on a Cup from The Bearfoot Baker

Make these adorable snowmen to top the kids' hot chocolate.  The marshmallows are decorated with candy corn, pretzels and mini chocolate chips. 

Marshmallow Snowmen from It's Always Autumn

A little candy cane serves as the hanger for these beautifully decorated gingerbread cookies. They're made in the shape of snowflakes, but little gingerbread kids would be cute as well.

Hanging Gingerbread Cookies from Food, Folks and Fun

Serve a mug of cocoa or coffee with a snowflake pretzel pop treat! These pops are made with pretzels, ROLO candies and white chocolate. 

Snowflake Pretzel Pops from I Heart Naptime