Christmas baking ideas: Take holiday desserts to next level with these recipes

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Christmas Cookies are aplenty this week, but here are some ideas to take those sweet treats to the next level.

Chef Rebekah Ziesmer with Conagra Brands joined ABC 7 Chicago Thursday to show off some recipes.

Ziesmer showed how to make a Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Popcorn Christmas Bark.

You can put whatever sweet treats you'd like on top, and it can be ready in as little of 30 minutes, she said.

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If you keep it in the freezer, it'll last for a month or two, as well -- as long as you can hold off on eating it all in that time, Ziesmer said.

Find the recipe and more at ReadySetEat.com.