Christmas may not be the season of sweets but you could have fooled me. Every Christmas, I see sugary treats of all shapes and sizes everywhere I turn, from those striped candy canes littering stores to tree-shaped cookies and chocolate-coated favors of all sorts.

Feeding into sweet cravings have a way of making the warm spirit of the holidays even more special well after you’re long past the days of believing in Santa Claus. If gouging on toothache-inducing treats isn’t your thing, you can still partake in the sugar-filled spirits of the holidays with these two creamy Christmas cocktails. Tasty and delicious (not to mention packing a good amount of wallop), they’ll play a nice complement to all the seasonal cheers you’ll be enjoying in the company of family and friends.

If your visitors need a little perking up, a good hit of this yummy Irish Coffee should the trick. Take one ounce each of Irish Cream, Coffee Liquor and Irish Whiskey. Mix all three together right in your coffee cup. Take your coffee pot and pour six ounces of the steaming hot morning drink (I prefer mine pressed, by the way). Top it with a generous helping of whipped cream, sprinkled with chocolate shavings. Oh, you’ll have everyone perked up and buzzing before they even finish a cup!

Should the extra work of brewing coffee not be your thing, this sweet yet naughty little cocktail will probably suit you best. Take one ounce each of Irish Cream, Vanilla Vodka and Coffee Liquor along with half an ounce each of Almond Liquor, Butterscotch Schnapps and Creme de Cacao. Mix them all together in a cocktail shaker and add 8 ounces of milk. Shake it like they do in the Bond movies and pour everything into a highball glass. The deceptive sweetness of this Christmas concoction will be irresistible!