Made with eggs, candied pineapple, sugar, flour, butter, baking powder, salt, lemon extract, pecans, candied cherries
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
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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Lemon Fruit Cake
Oatmeal Snickerdoodle Cookies
Made with baking soda, cinnamon, butter, brown sugar, sugar, eggs, flour, oats
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
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
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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
Anoushabour (Christmas Pudding)
Made with almonds or hazelnuts, pearl barley, sugar, raisins, water, ground cinnamon
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
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
Little Jack Horner's Christmas Pie
Made with all-purpose flour, pecans, salt, shortening, water, pears, dried tart cherries, sugar
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
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
Chipits Noel Crisps
Made with maraschino cherries, coconut, shortening, sugar, egg, almond extract, flour, baking powder, salt, semisweet chocolate chips
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gingerbread With Hot Buttered Rum Sauce
Made with flour, soda, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, eggs, buttermilk, pecans, sugar
Method: stovetop, 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
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
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
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
Gingerbread In A Jar
Made with ginger, salt, baking soda, baking powder, flour, molasses, eggs, shortening, sugar, brown sugar
Time: 1-2 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
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
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
Bourbon Pecan Cake
Made with baking powder, pecan halves, whole red candied cherries, seedless white raisins, bourbon, butter, sugar, dark brown sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Easy Gingerbread
Made with sugar, molasses, vegetable oil, eggs, cinnamon, milk, vinegar, baking soda, ginger, nutmeg
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 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
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
Christmas Bark
Made with white chocolate, dried cranberries, pistachios or chopped macadamia nuts
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Christmas Gift Brandied Apricots
Made with semi sweet chocolate chips, dried apricots, sugar, brandy, vodka
Time: over 5 hours
Christmas Beer Cake
Made with flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, sour cream, beer, vanilla extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
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
Alaskan Sourdough Fruitcake
Made with salt, blackberry cordial, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, sourdough starter, mace, butter, candied fruit
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Christmas Nut Thins
Made with pecan halves, vanilla extract, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, flour, salt, pecans
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Microwave Brandied Fruitcake
Made with baking powder, walnuts, brandy or apple juice, eggs, vanilla extract, mixed candied fruit, raisins, butter or margarine, sugar, flour
Method: microwave
Time: 30-60 minutes
Jamaican Fruit Cake
Made with sugar, flour, baking powder, raisins, citron, mixed citrus peel, crystallized cherries, nuts, limes, butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Traditional Dark Fruit Cake
Made with candied citrus peel, raisins, dark raisins, currants, rum or brandy, almonds, walnuts, all-purpose flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Best Ever Gingerbread
Made with ground cloves, sugar, vegetable oil, molasses, baking soda, water, flour, ground ginger, ground cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cardamom Shortbread Stars
Made with all-purpose flour, butter, sugar, cardamom, salt, confectioners' sugar
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Hot Water Gingerbread
Made with butter, molasses, soda, water, ginger, flour, salt
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Two-Tone Fruitcake
Made with golden raisins, dried apricots, whole almonds, candied pineapple, citron peel, ground ginger, almond extract, brandy, sherry or orange juice, butter or margarine
Method: oven
Time: over 2 hours
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