15 Delicious Holiday Appetizers

Below are 15 amazingly delicious appetizer recipes, perfect for the center piece of any Holiday Cocktail Party!

Every year, we host a Holiday Cocktail Party! Below is my table of 15 appetizers I cooked for our last holiday cocktail party! Keep scrolling and find links to all 15 recipes and make delicious Holiday appetizers for your next party.

Shrimp Cocktail with the best sauce. These shrimp were delectable, and the sauce had the perfect amount of tang!

Street Corn dip in a Cup. I served these with Frittos for dipping. These were so fun and easy to make ahead.

Tomato Pesto Tarts with Optional Prosciutto. Perfect prepare ahead dish, and then pop them in the oven right before the party starts.

Mini Butternut Squash Tarts. I really love having a variety of mini tarts on the table, they are very easy to prepare ahead of time and then bake when later. These were delicious.

Another mini tart I like to make is this Pear and Caramelized Onion tart.

The next appetizer is these Fire Cracker Meat Balls! They are spicy and delicious but don’t worry, you have absolute control of the level of spice.

Bourbon Cocktail Meatballs are next! These meatballs are so juicy and add the perfect hardy dish to the table.

Ornament Pesto Sun-dried Tomato Cheese Balls. These felt like a bit of a Pinterest fail, but they did taste amazing! The pesto was a bit oily, and the mold I used was a bit small. Those things I am changing this year.

Cranberry Goat Cheese Appetizer. We love this appetizer so much I make it again Christmas Day!

White Bean Bruschetta. Now, this is an easy appetizer to make ahead and assemble right before the party.

Caprese Skewers with Tortellini. These skewers are delicious and perfect to make ahead and pull out right before the party. They travel well too.

Mini Beef Wellingtons. These were my personal favorites! So yummy with a tangy horseradish sauce.

Mashed Potato Trifle in a shooter glass. I decided to make fresh homemade mashed potatoes for this recipe.

Mini Crab Cakes. These were delicious but next time I might double the batch. They went fast.

For dessert, I did a delicious chocolate fondue and donut hole tree.

I hope you got inspired to cook for your next Holiday Cocktail Party! All of these recipes are amazing and easy to make. Happy Holidays.