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The Most Pathetic, Yet Hilarious, Holiday Desserts Of All Time

"Pinterest fail" is an understatement.

Headshot of Rheanna O'Neil BellomoBy Rheanna O'Neil Bellomo
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When it comes to these hilariously horrible holiday dishes, "Pinterest fail" is an understatement. Here's hoping nothing like this ends up on your dessert table!

1

Teacup Gingerbread House

Cuisine, Beige, Finger food, Ingredient, Paper product, Dish, Dessert, Sweetness, Recipe, Snack,
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TFW when your eyes are bigger than your stomach. Also when you totally overshoot the dimensions you need to build something.

2

Rudolph Cookie Pops

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A scared reindeer does make for a good leader of Santa's sleigh and it's definitely not a cute cookie pop to serve at your holiday.

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3

Marshmallow Santas

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We think it's best to present these massacred marshmallows without comment.

4

Christmas Tree Cupcakes

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When the tree falls down but you DGAF and eat it to hide the evidence...

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5

Melted Snowman Cupcakes

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There's not denying this snowman is a little too melted. We can't help but feel bad for him.

6

Santa Hat Cupcakes

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Something tells us these aren't supposed to look like soupy soft-serve ice cream.

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7

Cinnamon Roll Christmas Wreath

Food, Cuisine, Ingredient, Dessert, Recipe, Baked goods, Dish, Snack, Sweetness, Baking,
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Expectation: A beautifully iced ring that resembles the holly berry-covered ring on our front doors. Reality: A sticky, ugly (albeit sweet) blob.

8

Reindeer Cookies

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Instagram / @xiopapas

How does one tell Rudolph that he needs to start dieting? Haha.

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9

Strawberry Santas

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Instagram / @pradosam

Yikes—these look more like ghosts of Christmas past.

10

Fruit Salad Tree

Food, Sweetness, Fruit, Ingredient, Produce, Cuisine, Garnish, Natural foods, Dessert, Dish,
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Did you run out of toothpicks or what? We just can't understand why this looks so sparse.

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11

Peppermint Candy Cookies

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Intended to become pretty pinwheels, these ridiculously bad red and white swirls should be eaten and never spoken of again.

12

Ninja-bread Cookies

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The goal was to give these gingerbread some personality but the end result was sloppy and totally indiscernible.

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13

Skating Penguin Cookies

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These were supposed to be neat sugar cookie ice rinks complete with delicate jelly-bean penguins "skating" on top. Instead we've got a melted-looking mess. Maybe the baker can blame it on global warming.

14

Peppermint Tray

Pattern, Umbrella, Rectangle, Symmetry, Fast food, Recipe, Dome,
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Idea: Let's melt a bunch of peppermint candies together into one festive sheet for our gingerbread house or as a serving tray. In practice: Wow look at that mess of red and white sugar on my cookie sheet.

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15

Christmas Cookie Tree

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It's like this baker didn't even try. Or maybe she got super frustrated with the delicate frosting and smashed the whole thing to bits. Can't say we'd blame her.

16

Sexy Santa Spoons

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These adorable edible spoons ended up looking pretty phallic and we can't stop giggling.

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