Advertisement Content Continues Below When you’re a kid, you love any chance to feel like more of a grown-up—“I’m not six and a half, I’m six and three quarters!”—and at Christmas, getting to plan a special activity for the whole family might just be the best grown-up feeling of them all. This year, the Doughboy’s favorite way to put kids in charge for the night is a choose-your-own-adventure Snack Dinner made up entirely of the most fun part of any meal: the appetizers. If you’ve ever ordered multiple appetizers instead of a single entrée at a restaurant, you know how delicious this can be. And part of what makes it so good is the feeling that you’re breaking the rules just a tiny bit, and turning the “fun food” part of the meal into the main course. So take a night off from meal planning and let your kids experience the joy and pride of planning a special holiday meal with the Doughboy’s favorite dinner plan—a whole night of low-prep, high happiness appetizers. The key with choosing your appetizer menu is to select appetizers that are both fun and filling, so we’ve rounded up some of our best to get you started. (Bonus: They all prep in under 35 minutes). To keep it simple and easy, ask the little ones in your family to each circle two or three of their favorites on our printable menu: Free Printable Dinner Menu Free Printable Dinner Menu Download our printable appetizer list and have the little ones choose dinner tonight! Download Here Then, spend a few hours together laughing and baking in the kitchen as everyone prepares dinner together. Even more important than the food itself is turning the prep process into a family activity, because when you cook together, you don’t just make a meal—you also make memories. And we’re willing to bet it will be one of your kids’ favorite Christmas memories this season, because they helped plan it. Doughboy Party Tip Doughboy Party Tip Add to the “anything goes” fun of your snack feast and turn it into a picnic on the living room floor (and for a dress code, might we suggest “Christmas Jammies Casual”?). Loading... Best Match Answerbase Article CardCoupon Category Collection Guide Home CardCoupon Other PrintedCoupon Product Product Category Recipe Recipe Video Christmas Tree Pull-Apart Bread 143 Kitchen Tested Prep: 20 min Total: 45 min Ingredients: 4 Servings: 32 Cheese. Stuffed. Crescent. Tree. (Need we say more?) Celebrate the season with this warm, tasty pull-apart filled with savory Boursin cheese and topped with melted butter and herbs. Cheese. Stuffed. Crescent. Tree. (Need we say more?) Celebrate the season with this warm, tasty pull-apart filled with savory Boursin cheese and topped with melted butter and herbs. Spinach-Artichoke Crescent Candy Cane 4 Kitchen Tested Prep: 35 min Total: 1 hr 15 min Ingredients: 11 Servings: 8 The crowdpleasing flavors of spinach-artichoke dip are now baked and served inside a crescent candy cane for a filling and festive app that’s ready in about an hour. The crowdpleasing flavors of spinach-artichoke dip are now baked and served inside a crescent candy cane for a filling and festive app that’s ready in about an hour. Smoked Gouda and Bacon Dip 7 Kitchen Tested Prep: 15 min Total: 1 hr 10 min Ingredients: 8 Servings: 12 If you’re a fan of bacon (yes!) and gouda (yes!), this dip is just the appetizer for you. When the weather outside is frightful, warm up inside with this delicious dip. If you’re a fan of bacon (yes!) and gouda (yes!), this dip is just the appetizer for you. When the weather outside is frightful, warm up inside with this delicious dip. Cranberry-Brie Crescent Wreath 1 Kitchen Tested Prep: 20 min Total: 40 min Ingredients: 3 Servings: 24 There’s nothing we don’t love about this edible wreath, and with just three ingredients needed, it’s easy for everyone in the family to help make it. There’s nothing we don’t love about this edible wreath, and with just three ingredients needed, it’s easy for everyone in the family to help make it. Cheesy Pesto Crescent Christmas Tree 0 Kitchen Tested Prep: 25 min Total: 60 min Ingredients: 6 Servings: 16 An actual Christmas tree is fine and all, but this cheesy, dunkable breadstick version might be the real showstopper of the season. An actual Christmas tree is fine and all, but this cheesy, dunkable breadstick version might be the real showstopper of the season. Spinach, Artichoke and Feta Bites 8 Kitchen Tested Prep: 30 min Total: 50 min Ingredients: 5 Servings: 24 What’s red and green and Christmasy all over? These top-rated crescent cups! And the recipe makes a whopping 24 servings, so you and your family can nosh for hours. What’s red and green and Christmasy all over? These top-rated crescent cups! And the recipe makes a whopping 24 servings, so you and your family can nosh for hours. Pigs in a Blanket 315 Kitchen Tested Prep: 15 min Total: 30 min Ingredients: 2 Servings: 48 These two-ingredient mini crescent dogs are a holiday party staple! Plus, they bake up fast—30 minutes—and make a ton—48 servings—so they’re perfect for snacking on while the other apps finish baking. (We won’t tell.) These two-ingredient mini crescent dogs are a holiday party staple! Plus, they bake up fast—30 minutes—and make a ton—48 servings—so they’re perfect for snacking on while the other apps finish baking. (We won’t tell.) Baked Brie 87 Kitchen Tested Prep: 20 min Total: 60 min Ingredients: 3 Servings: 12 Cheese fans, this is the decadent, flavor-packed appetizer you’ve been dreaming about. And it’s only three ingredients! We like to serve it with slices of French bread, crackers or apple slices. Cheese fans, this is the decadent, flavor-packed appetizer you’ve been dreaming about. And it’s only three ingredients! We like to serve it with slices of French bread, crackers or apple slices. 3-Ingredient Pepper Jelly-Cream Cheese Bites 9 Kitchen Tested Prep: 15 min Total: 30 min Ingredients: 3 Servings: 24 These tasty bites feature the classic holiday dip combo of spicy-sweet pepper jelly and cool cream cheese—without having to dip anything! Snackable mini crescent cups double as the dippers. These tasty bites feature the classic holiday dip combo of spicy-sweet pepper jelly and cool cream cheese—without having to dip anything! Snackable mini crescent cups double as the dippers. Bacon-Cheddar Pinwheels 186 Kitchen Tested Prep: 15 min Total: 35 min Ingredients: 5 Servings: 16 Another fun recipe to make with your kiddos, this pinwheel creation features cool ranch dressing, crumbled bacon and gooey cheddar cheese. It’s so good, Santa might just want some of these instead of cookies this year! Another fun recipe to make with your kiddos, this pinwheel creation features cool ranch dressing, crumbled bacon and gooey cheddar cheese. It’s so good, Santa might just want some of these instead of cookies this year! Sausage Crescent Cheese Balls 167 Kitchen Tested Prep: 20 min Total: 40 min Ingredients: 5 Servings: 42 These bite-size apps take only 40 minutes to bake, which is just enough time for wrapping those last-minute gifts. These bite-size apps take only 40 minutes to bake, which is just enough time for wrapping those last-minute gifts. Pull-Apart Crescent Meatball Sliders 41 Kitchen Tested Prep: 25 min Total: 55 min Ingredients: 8 Servings: 16 A nod to the classic meatball sub, this quick-prep appetizer combines Italian seasoning, garlic powder and grated Parmesan cheese with the tomato basil pasta sauce you love. A nod to the classic meatball sub, this quick-prep appetizer combines Italian seasoning, garlic powder and grated Parmesan cheese with the tomato basil pasta sauce you love. Crescent Pizza Stockings 0 Kitchen Tested Prep: 15 min Total: 30 min Ingredients: 4 Servings: 12 These mini stocking pizzas are so cute, you might forget all about the present-filled ones by the fire. Customize by adding on your favorite pizza toppings, like diced pepperoni or black olives. These mini stocking pizzas are so cute, you might forget all about the present-filled ones by the fire. Customize by adding on your favorite pizza toppings, like diced pepperoni or black olives. Roasted Vegetable Crescent Pizza 0 Kitchen Tested Prep: 25 min Total: 1 hr 50 min Ingredients: 12 Servings: 24 You know that Pillsbury loves a good crescent veggie pizza, so we took things to the next level with this roasted vegetable-topped appetizer. Bonus: It’s a great way to use up leftovers! You know that Pillsbury loves a good crescent veggie pizza, so we took things to the next level with this roasted vegetable-topped appetizer. Bonus: It’s a great way to use up leftovers! Santa Crescent Pizzas 0 Kitchen Tested Prep: 20 min Total: 40 min Ingredients: 6 Servings: 12 The only things more adorable than your kids’ faces on Christmas morning are these Santa Crescent Pizzas! Turn a few basic ingredients into a fun appetizer that’s almost too cute to eat (but we still will, because it’s pizza). The only things more adorable than your kids’ faces on Christmas morning are these Santa Crescent Pizzas! Turn a few basic ingredients into a fun appetizer that’s almost too cute to eat (but we still will, because it’s pizza). The 50 Easiest Christmas Appetizers The 50 Easiest Christmas Appetizers Hungry for even more appetizer ideas? Check out our 50 easiest Christmas appetizer recipes that pair perfectly with your family night, your holiday grazing table or your next dinner party. Get Recipes