Made with maraschino cherries, coconut, shortening, sugar, egg, almond extract, flour, baking powder, salt, semisweet chocolate chips
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Christmas Sweets and Treats

Make your Christmas holiday even sweeter with these tasty recipes. Bake a batch of Christmas cookies, tempt your guests with truffles, or give a gift of peppermint bark.
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Chipits Noel Crisps
New Orleans Fruit Cake
Made with dates, candied cherries, candied pineapple, sugar, eggs, pecans, vanilla extract, flour, baking powder
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Japanese Fruitcake
Made with all-purpose flour, baking powder, ground cloves, ground allspice, cinnamon, milk, candied fruit, raisins, nuts
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Applesauce Gingerbread
Made with salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, brown sugar, applesauce, egg whites, molasses, water
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Grasmere Gingerbread
Made with golden syrup, butter, oatmeal, baking powder, ground ginger, allspice, muscovado sugar
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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Aunt Alice's Ice Box Fruit Cake
Made with maraschino cherries, pecans, butter, graham crackers, marshmallows, raisins, coconut
Time: over 2 hours
Bailey's Irish Cream Balls
Made with cocoa powder, corn syrup, vanilla wafer cookies, pecans, powdered sugar, Bailey's Irish cream
Time: 1-2 hours
Butter Cookies for Cookie Press
Made with baking powder, flour, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla or almond extract
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Glorious Golden Fruitcake
Made with baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, eggs, milk, walnuts, raisins, candied pineapple, red candied cherries
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Cherry Chocolate Candy-Topped Cookies
Made with white chocolate-striped candy kisses with almonds, milk chocolate candy kisses with almonds, white cake mix, oil, almond extract, rum extract, eggs...
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Brazil Nut Christmas Fruit Cake
Made with sugar, whole Brazil nuts, walnuts, pitted dates, raisins, candied orange peel, candied green cherries, candied red cherries, flour, baking powder
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Grandma's Dried Apple Fruitcake
Made with dried apples, water, brown sugar, sugar, shortening, molasses, buttermilk, salt, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Lemon Fruit Cake
Made with eggs, candied pineapple, sugar, flour, butter, baking powder, salt, lemon extract, pecans, candied cherries
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Anoushabour (Christmas Pudding)
Made with almonds or hazelnuts, pearl barley, sugar, raisins, water, ground cinnamon
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Easy Gingerbread
Made with sugar, molasses, vegetable oil, eggs, cinnamon, milk, vinegar, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Christmas Mice Cookies
Made with red cinnamon candies, sugar, margarine, peanut butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking soda, peanut halves
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Mint Melt-Away Cookies
Made with sugar, vegetable oil, confectioners' sugar, soda, butter or margarine, vanilla extract, eggs, peppermint candy canes, all-purpose flour, salt
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Gallagher's Gingerbread
Made with brown sugar, baking soda, water, flour, ground ginger, cinnamon, ground cloves, allspice, nutmeg
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Dillard House Buttermilk Gingerbread with Lemon Sauce
Made with ground cinnamon, ground ginger, baking soda, buttermilk, cornstarch, salt, sugar, water, lemon rind
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Hot Water Gingerbread
Made with butter, molasses, soda, water, ginger, flour, salt
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Oatmeal Snickerdoodle Cookies
Made with baking soda, cinnamon, butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, flour, oats
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Ground Almond Fruit Cake
Made with seedless dates, mixed peel, red glace cherries, green glace cherries, Brazil nuts, raisins, pecans or walnuts, packaged ground almonds, baking powder, eggs
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Pumpkin Gingerbread Loaves
Made with milk, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, baking powder, ground cinnamon, baking soda, canned pumpkin, molasses, eggs, margarine or butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Clothespin Cookies
Made with milk, butter or margarine, flour, eggs, sugar, salt, candied red cherries, candied green cherries, ricotta cheese
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Christmas Brownies With Candy Cane-Cream Cheese Frosting
Made with candy canes, red food coloring, peppermint extract, powdered sugar, brownie mix, cream cheese, butter or margarine
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Candy Cane Brownies
Made with candy canes, milk, sugar, salt, flour, butter, chocolate chips, cocoa powder, eggs, vanilla extract
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Melt In Your Mouth Toffee
Made with semisweet chocolate chips, butter, sugar, brown sugar, chopped walnuts
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
White Chocolate Popcorn Balls
Made with white chocolate, popcorn, rainbow colored sprinkles
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Santa's Surprise Cookies
Made with candy bar, salt, baking soda, butter, peanut butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, flour
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Meringue Snowflakes
Made with colored sugar or edible glitter, lemon, peppermint, orange, or almond extract, confectioner's sugar, cream of tartar, egg whites
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Stained Glass Fruit Cake
Made with vanilla, baking powder, sugar, flour, eggs, red candied cherries, green candied cherries, candied pineapple, pecan halves, dates
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Easy Christmas Candy
Made with mini candy-coated chocolate pieces, vanilla baking chips, vegetable oil
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Beer Fruitcake
Made with beer, raisins, pitted dates, dried apples, dried apricots, all-purpose flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, allspice, cloves
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Chocolate Raspberry Truffles
Made with crushed almonds, confectioners' sugar, sweetened condensed milk, raspberry liqueur, butter or margarine, raspberry jam, semisweet chocolate morsels
Method: microwave
Time: 1-2 hours
Spiced Rum Balls
Made with vanilla wafers, corn syrup, spiced rum, walnuts, pecans, cocoa powder
Time: over 5 hours
Christmas Rainbow Cake
Made with Cool Whip, water, lime gelatin powder, white cake mix, cherry gelatin powder
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Southern Fruitcake
Made with candied pineapple, dried peaches or apricots, raisins, all-purpose flour, butter or margarine, brown sugar, eggs, peach or apricot nectar, honey, milk
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Mahogany Butter Crunch Toffee
Made with bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, baking soda, sliced almonds, light brown sugar, water, butter, vanilla extract
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Pumpkin-Mincemeat Bread
Made with baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, sugar, brown sugar, eggs, sourdough starter, water, vegetable oil, canned pumpkin
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Bread Machine Bohemian Christmas Bread
Made with almonds, active dry yeast, bread flour, lemon peel, salt, sugar, egg, butter, milk, water
Method: bread machine
Time: 1-2 hours
Alaskan Sourdough Fruitcake
Made with salt, blackberry cordial, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, sourdough starter, mace, butter, candied fruit
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Candied Fruit Christmas Cookies
Made with candied cherries -- cut up, bleached raisins -- cut up, vanilla extract, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, flour, eggs, shortening, sugar
Time: over 5 hours
Quick Bread Fruitcake
Made with candied pineapple, candied cherries, raisins, eggs, water, cranberry quick bread mix, date or nut quick bread mix, pecans
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Gingerbread With Hot Buttered Rum Sauce
Made with flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, eggs, buttermilk, pecans, sugar
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Easy Christmas Poke Cake
Made with frozen non-dairy whipped topping, water, box (3 oz size) lime gelatin powder, box (3 oz size) raspberry or cherry gelatin powder, super moist cake mix
Time: over 5 hours
Gingerbread In A Jar
Made with ginger, salt, baking soda, baking powder, flour, molasses, eggs, shortening, sugar, brown sugar
Time: 1-2 hours
Christmas Fruitcake Bars
Made with light brown sugar, salt, eggs, all-purpose flour, candied pineapple, red glace (candied) cherries, dates, raisins, walnuts, butter or margarine
Time: 1-2 hours
Colonial Gingerbread
Made with salt, all-purpose flour, molasses, buttermilk, sugar, butter, egg, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Double Divinity
Made with superfine sugar, salt, corn syrup, egg whites, water, vanilla extract
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Candy Cane Puffs
Made with candy canes, white chocolate, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, salt, butter, confectioners' sugar, egg, peppermint extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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