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25 Holiday Desserts You've Got to Try in NYC

Get your yearly supply of sugar all in the last few weeks of the year with these festive city-made sweets

From simple holiday classics to over-the-top confections, here are some of the most indulgent-worthy desserts in New York City this season. 

The holiday doughnuts at Doughnut Plant. 

The Rudolph and snowmen Hong Kong egg waffles at Wowfulls. 

The red velvet holiday cones at Taiyaki NYC. 

The happy holidays cone at Amorino USA. 

The Christmas cannoli cake at Rose and Basil. 

The peppermint-cornflake-chocolate-chip cookies at Momofuku Milk Bar.

The peppermint brownies at Baked NYC. 

The Santa religieuse at Dominique Ansel Bakery. 

The egg 'n' grogg pie and cranberry sage pie at Four & Twenty Blackbirds.

The mint bonbons at Lafayette Grand Cafe & Bakery. 

The white chocolate candy cane pretzel cookies at Maman NYC. 

The Christmas cake at Patisserie Tomoko.

The checkerboard holiday rolls and persimmon cloud pie at Petee's Pie Company. 

The holiday cookies at Milk & Cookies Bakery.

The gingerbread ice cream pie and figgy bread pudding at Ice and Vice. 

The dirty peppermint cookie at Schmackary's.

The holiday macarons at Bibble & Sip. 

The holiday cupcakes at Sprinkles Cupcakes. 

The candy cane ice cream at Ample Hills Creamery. 

The peppermint cupcakes at Magnolia Bakery. 

The nutty professor churro at Chikalicious NYC.

The peppermint croissant at Union Fare. 

The raspberry chamomile chiffon doughnut at BESFREN. 

The peppermint fudge brownie jar at JARS by Dani. 

The cozy gingerbread canoli at Gelso & Grand. 

The marzipan snowmen at Betty Bakery. 

The gingerbread cookie dough and hot cocoa bomb at DŌ. 

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The Christmas decorations of Dyker Heights homes illuminate the streets.
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Some homeowners used traditional light decorations for their displays.
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Others took decorating to the extreme.
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This house even included a moving snowflake light show.
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Thousands of visitors fill the Dyker Heights streets daily to view the spectacular holiday displays.
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Giant toy soldiers were a popular decoration choice.
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This house stood out with its present-styled windows.
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Most homes were decked out in lights from roof to lawn.
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Some houses had moving light shows -- this one had a moving Santa image.
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The Dyker Heights Christmas Lights tradition was started over 25 years ago.
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Many visitors walked up hilly terrain to get to the section of lit-up homes, determined to get a close-up picture with them.
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Homeowners used inflatable Christmas characters to draw fill their property.
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Each house had a unique group of adornments.
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The neighborhood attracted children who were in awe of all the lights.
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Due to the cold, some visitors chose to drive through the streets and stop in front of individual homes for a closer look.
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The house was Santa-themed.
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This home was decked-out exclusively in blue lights.
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The area was very well lit from 83rd to 86th streets between 11th and 13th avenues.
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Not all the houses took Christmas decor to the extreme -- this home opted for simple yellow lights.
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For the best view of the lights, it's best to visit Dyker Heights after sundown.
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Most of the homes turn their lights off after 9 pm.
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The Dyker Heights Christmas Lights will continue through the end of December.
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