When the holidays roll around, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself invited to a Christmas party, potluck, work holiday celebration or some form of festivity that requires you to brush up on your baking skills and bring a sweet treat—but what if you simply aren’t a baker or just don’t have the time? If slaving over a mixer is the last thing you want to add to your to-do list, Sam’s Club has you covered with their Member’s Mark Holiday Dessert Platter. Gone are the days of dirty bowls, measuring cups and baking sheets piled high in your sink, as this assortment of holiday-themed goodies is as good as it gets. Here, all about the Sam’s Club holiday dessert platter—plus, a few others available for purchase so you don’t have to show up empty-handed!

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All about the Sam’s Club holiday platter

Prepared fresh daily in Sam’s Club warehouses, the Member’s Mark Holiday Dessert Platter feeds 55 to 60 people, comes with 45 holiday treats and costs less than $50 for a tray so big your arms will wobble carrying it! This hosting hack, which comes in at $49.74, consists of a yule log in the center made up of a chocolate sponge with a whipped topping cream center and a delicious chocolate coating that’s decorated with pretty poinsettias made of frosting. Surrounding this centerpiece are 4 white mitten cookies, 4 green tree cookies and 4 red sweater cookies. Each of these sugar cookies is covered in a sweet and decorative coating. Also on the tray: 24 holiday-themed cake balls, as well as 8 cupcakes complete with holiday piping for Christmas tree and reindeer designs. 

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And not only is this dessert platter pretty, many say the sweets are delicious as well! “The yule cake was amazing! I definitely needed a bigger portion last year. This is perfect,” wrote one user in the comments of an Instagram video by @samsclubmembers showcasing the platter. “This is THE perfect party platter! I’m getting this!!!,” exclaimed another. 

More must-try holiday platters for your next celebration

If you aren’t a Sam’s Club member or are looking for a different option, you can pick up dessert platter options that are just as satisfying—and affordable—at a few other stores. Here, some of our favorites. 

Kirkland Signature Holiday Cookie Tray

At Costco, you can snag their holiday cookie tray, loaded with 60 assorted cookies for just $24.99! The lineup includes butter pecan, toffee sandie, red velvet, coconut almond chocolate and chocolate chunk. Who could pass up this variety?  

BJ’s Wellsley Farms Brownie Cookie Platter

If BJ’s is your warehouse store of choice, they, too, provide affordable dessert tray options. The Wellsley Farms Brownie Cookie Platter consists of 24 chocolate chunk cookies, 12 double chocolate cookies, 12 white chocolate cookies and 48 decadent brownie bites—all for just $24.99!

Wherever you’re headed this year for the holidays, grab something sweet—and affordable—for your crew!