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Home | Recipes | Holidays | Christmas | Page 8

Christmas

Christmas is a magical time of the year that brings people together, and nothing says Christmas more than delicious food. From classic holiday treats like sugar cookies and gingerbread houses to hearty mains like standing rib roasts and glazed ham, our collection of Christmas recipes has something for everyone.

Impress your guests with a stunning white chocolate cake, or warm up with a comforting bowl of eggnog. Whatever you’re in the mood for, our recipes will help make your holiday celebrations even more special.

A garlic-herb pork crown roast on a square serving pedestal.
Two Champagne flutes filled with Campari fizz.

Campari Fizz

5 mins

A two-tiered platter with rum balls on each tier.

Rum Balls

1 hr

Four bottles of natural food coloring in different shades.

How To Make Natural Food Coloring

10 mins

A whole gingerbread cheesecake on a white platter with a slice missing from it.

Gingerbread Cheesecake

3 hrs

Bacon peanut brittle in shards, in a mug lined with parchment paper.

Bacon Peanut Brittle

1 hr 5 mins

Spiced cider with a cinnamon stick and orange zest, in a stemless wine glass.

Spiced Cider

20 mins

A tall glass mug filled with Irish coffee with whipped cream on top and a tumbler or whiskey in the background.

Irish Coffee

10 mins

A scalloped round sugar cookie with a heart-shaped windowpane cutout hanging from a tree branch.

Windowpane Cookies

40 mins

A whole smoked turkey in a metal serving dish on a bed of fresh herbs and cranberries.

Smoked Turkey

4 hrs 30 mins

A roast duck stuffed with farro, figs, and hazelnuts, with three slices cut from it on a wooden cutting board with a knife resting beside it.

Roast Duck Stuffed with Farro, Figs, and Hazelnuts

2 hrs 10 mins

A Brown Betty Bakery coconut cake on a decorative white cake stand.

Brown Betty Bakery Coconut Cake

1 hr 20 mins

A chocolate pecan pie in a ceramic pie plate with one slice missing on a linen napkin.

Chocolate Pecan Pie

55 mins

A large metal sheet pan filled with slices of roasted carrots with allspice, sea salt and preserved lemons, with a serving spoon.

Roasted Carrots with Allspice

50 mins

A Christmas tree made of decorated cookies.

Christmas Tree of Cookies

1 hr

Garlic mashed potatoes with melted butter and black pepper inside a copper pot, resting on a kitchen towel.

Garlic Mashed Potatoes

30 mins

Three slice of medium rare standing rib roast au jus on a cutting board.

Standing Rib Roast with Jus

6 hrs

A clementine cake on a round silver platter with one slice on a plate beside it.

Clementine Cake

1 hr 30 mins

A selection of decorated gingerbread cookies in the shapes of men, stars, and trees.

Gingerbread Men Cookies

1 hr

Spiced maple pecan pie, with only two pieces remaining, in a metal pie plate on a kitchen towel.

Spiced Maple Pecan Pie with Star Anise

4 hrs 20 mins

A partially covered Dutch oven filled with cooked Parmesan potato gratin.

Parmesan Potato Gratin

2 hrs

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