The Resy Guide to Holiday Desserts and Pastries in Seattle

Skip the baking part and go straight to the cookie decorating with Brimmer & Heeltap’s DIY gingerbread kit, which includes six chewy, gently spiced gingerfolk, royal icing mix, and festive sprinkles. Don’t forget to pick up a bottle of mulled wine or hot-buttered rum mix, too. Orders can be made by emailing owner Jen Doak.

You can order an entire Christmas feast at the London Plane — or just let its talented bakers supply you with dessert. Almond brittle cardamom cake, chocolate olive oil cake with peppermint ganache, or a dozen cookies, including the excellent shortbread are available for ordering. Get prices and more info here.

If you’re going to enjoy a holiday tasting menu from your own private “igloo” overlooking Elliot Bay, you should go all out. In addition to things like baked oysters, lobster bisque, and foie gras, a traditional bûche De Noël rounds things up on a sweet note. Available Dec. 15-24. Make reservations here.

Pick up a showstopping bûche de Noël at the famed Snoqualmie hotel. The classic French holiday cake here is based around Valrhona chocolate, rolled with Italian buttercream and coated in dark chocolate peppermint ganache, with traditional meringue mushrooms and sugar-coated cranberries — as eye-popping as Snoqualmie Falls. Or keep it simple with a box of holiday cookies for maximum sweetness. Order here by Dec. 18 for pickup on Dec. 23.

You’ll have to get the full Christmas feast to get the eggnog-soaked bread pudding at the historic Redmond restaurant, but that just means you won’t have to cook the herb-crusted prime rib or dreamy mashed potatoes. Dinners feed two to six people. Email them to order.

Warm chilly weekend mornings with seasonal pastries, like pistachio danish, cinnamon twists, caramel cream croissants, and beautiful canelés. A slice of dark chocolate cake with coffee créme anglaise will make your season bright, too. Place all orders here or call 206-946-6997.

Yes, ice cream is important during the holidays, especially when it’s housemade brown butter (the fancy French salted kind) Nutella ice cream with chocolate chip cookie dough chunks. Pre-ordering isn’t necessary, but call 206-485-7173 to set one (or five?) aside.

Never known to skimp on the sweet things, Pomegranate Bistro’s menu of seasonal desserts predictably knocks it out of the park: pear spice cake, chocolate bourbon pecan pie, pumpkin bourbon cheesecake and many more are available by the slice at the restaurant. Should you need a whole pie — and, really, who doesn’t these days — go through chef and owner Lisa Dupar’s catering company. Call 425-881-3250 to order; more info here.