Start off the new year on a sweet note with celebratory cupcakes, tartlets, and cookies that are sure to impress guests.

A bright citrus glaze makes these cupcakes especially festive.

This Australian dessert is named for Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova, who toured Down Under in the 1920s. It's traditionally topped with passion fruit, strawberries, or kiwi, but we used pears poached in red wine, which provide a spicy, fragrant twist.

Filled with gooey caramel and toasted nuts, these candy bar-esque treats are topped with chocolate ganache and chocolate shavings.

This elegant version of a simple icebox pie pairs a cookie crust with a kumquat-and-chocolate-studded filling.

This sophisticated Italian candy, made with whole pistachios and honey, is the perfect sweet-and-savory treat for your New Year's celebration.

Foods shaped like coins are thought to bring prosperity to those who eat them on New Year's, so these honey-walnut cookies are the perfect addition to your bash.

Chocolate lovers will rejoice when you serve this rich, delicious dessert.

Treat guests to individual tarts with a lemony filling.

Clad in a satiny chocolate glaze and rolled with chestnut mousse, this black-tie cake with gold leaf-adorned chestnuts is fitting for New Year's Eve. It can be made a day ahead, leaving you plenty of time to dress to the nines, too.

Impress guests with a classic Italian dessert topped with dried cherries.

Party guests will flock to this irresistible caramel fondue. Serve it with cookies, berries, marshmallows, and candied ginger for dipping.

These colorful fruit jellies are simple to make and fun to eat. Try one of these flavor combinations: apple juice and apricot preserves; grape juice and jam; pomegranate juice and raspberry preserves; and strawberry-apple juice and strawberry jam.

Serve guests these classic crunchy cookies to dip in their tea or coffee.

These sophisticated, delicate wafers will be a hit at your gathering.

Served chilled, these balls are formed when a batch of brownies is broken into bits, flavored with dark rum, and rolled in sanding sugar.

These buttery pecan bars are made with an easy press-in-the-pan shortbread crust.

Celebrate the special evening with these sweet-and-salty treats.

We love the sweet-savory combination of chocolate and salt in these mini tarts that are perfect for a dessert buffet.

Enhance these buttery cookies by adding dried fruit, nuts, bittersweet chocolate, or another mix-in of your choice.