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Home | Recipes | Holidays | New Year's Eve

New Year’s Eve

Want to ring in the New Year in style? We’ve got the perfect recipes to help you do just that. Our glamorous collection includes elegant appetizers, bubbly cocktails, and sweet treats. Let’s raise a glass and toast to a happy and delicious New Year!

A man holding a glass of Prosecco and a plate with three gougeres.
Two stemless flutes filled with a batched classic French 75 cocktail and lemon twists.

Classic French 75 (Batched for a Crowd)

10 mins

A bowl of whipped feta dip topped with oil and lemon zest on a platter of raw vegetables.

Whipped Feta Dip

10 mins

A chocolate caramel cake on a cake stand, with two slices cut from it on plates nearby.

Chocolate Caramel Cake

6 hrs

A white cake stand with four spirals of pumpernickel bread, salmon mousse, and smoked salmon.

13 New Year’s Eve Finger Foods

Cheese straws on an oval wooden platter on a distressed wooden surface.

Peppery Cheese Straws

35 mins

A rectangular platter of shrimp toast on top of blue and white tiles with a bowl of sweet and sour sauce on the side.

Shrimp Toast

50 mins

A white speckled bowl filled with opened clams with butter and parsley, and two sourdough toasts on the side of the bowl.

Champagne Butter Clams with Sourdough Toast

1 hr 10 mins

A wine glass filled with ice, amber liquid, a little foam on top, and an apple fan garnish.

Caramel Apple Spritz

5 mins

A sliced filet mignon with chanterelle marsala sauce in a bowl beside it on a wooden cutting board.

Filet Mignon with Chanterelle Marsala Sauce

35 mins

A dozen nutella truffles on a blue tabletop; a person's hand sifting cocoa over them

Nutella Truffles

1 hr 45 mins

A bowl of chocolate-covered popcorn on a yellow background

Chocolate-Covered Popcorn

1 hr 35 mins

Classic cheese charcuterie board with grapes, spiced nuts, baked Brie, sliced meat, toasted baguette, gherkins, cheese and more.

Classic Cheese and Charcuterie Board

1 hr

A rectangular pine nut-toffee tart with rosemary and orange cut into triangles

Toffee Tart with Pine Nuts and Rosemary

2 hrs 5 mins

A whole frosted white Christmas cake topped with sugared cranberries and rosemary sprigs on a white cake stand.

White Christmas Cake with White Chocolate Buttercream

10 hrs

Christmas sugar cookies being rolled out and placed on a sheet pan, with cookie cutters, a rolling pin, sprinkles, and flour nearby.

No-Spread Christmas Sugar Cookies

3 hrs 30 mins

Tareko aloo in three bowls, garnished with rings of scallion.

Tareko Aloo ~ Nepali-Style Fried Potatoes

50 mins

Sablรฉs Breton with crosshatched tops, in two rows, on a crinkled sheet of parchment paper.

Sablรฉs Breton

40 mins

A partially sliced pancetta and herb stuffed turkey breast on a serving platter with a serving fork on the side.

Pancetta and Herb-Stuffed Turkey Breast

2 hrs 30 mins

A copper saucepan filled with mussels in a creamy white wine garlic sauce, slices of toasted bread. Nearby, a head of garlic and lemon slices.

Mussels in a Creamy White Wine Garlic Sauce

30 mins

A baking sheet lined with parchment filled with 10 long, thin crispy cheese sticks.

Crispy Cheese Sticks

5 hrs

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