Made with maraschino cherries, coconut, shortening, sugar, egg, almond extract, flour, baking powder, salt, semisweet chocolate chips
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Christmas
While most holidays have some special foods attached to them, Christmas seems to have the most variety. It's probably because Christmas is celebrated in so many ways leading up to the actually holiday - and it usually involves food. No matter how you celebrate at the holidays, we hope that these recipes will make things just a little extra festive for you and your family.
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celebrating the holidays
Office, school, or just celebrating "the holidays" with friends. These parties often involve festive drinks like wassail or hot buttered rum. Cookies are another huge part of Christmas. It seems like everyone has their favorite kinds that they make year after year: shortbread, candy cane cookies, cathedral windows, cherry winks, mincemeat and more
christmas dinner
The actual Christmas feast can include a day-long feeding frenzy from a family brunch to dessert after dinner. Some traditional dinner foods include prime rib, turkey, goose, or ham. The side dishes often are similar to those served at Thanksgiving and include sweet potatoes, green beans, or stuffing.
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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
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
Blackened Prime Rib
Made with fennel seed, prime rib, black pepper, garlic powder, red onions, salt, white pepper
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Christmas Wreath Frozen Salad
Made with whipping cream, cream cheese, mayonnaise, red maraschino cherries, green maraschino cherries, crushed pineapple, pecans, miniature marshmallows
Time: 2-5 hours
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Christmas Pickles
Made with cucumbers, pickling lime, alum, powdered ginger, vinegar, water, sugar
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Hot Buttered Rum From The Freezer
Made with rum or brandy, vanilla ice cream, butter, brown sugar, powdered sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon
Time: 1-2 hours
Advocaat (Dutch Eggnog)
Made with vanilla extract, eggs, salt, sugar, cognac
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Christmas Ham Braised In White Wine With Vegetables
Made with parsley, bay leaves, peppercorns, dried thyme, ground cloves, Dijon mustard, apple jelly, cornstarch, chicken broth, water
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: over 2 hours
Creme de Cacao Eggnog
Made with chocolate, eggnog, chocolate milk, creme de cacao, whipping cream
Time: under 30 minutes
American Wassail
Made with cinnamon sticks, pineapple juice, orange juice, lemon juice, tea bags, sugar, whole cloves
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Braised Goose
Made with salt and pepper, goose, sage, garlic, dry white wine, beef stock
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Canadian Rum Cake
Made with walnuts, butter, brown sugar, baking soda, eggs, water, all-purpose flour, salt, rum
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Holiday Stuffed Celery Bites
Made with celery, cream cheese, sour cream, green olives, walnuts, Tabasco sauce
Time: 30-60 minutes
German Christmas Reisbrei (Rice Porridge)
Made with raisins, converted rice, milk, salt, sugar, butter
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 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
Smoked Prime Rib
Made with cayenne pepper, black pepper, prime rib roast, rosemary, paprika, salt, onion powder
Method: smoker
Time: 2-5 hours
Easy Christmas Candy
Made with mini candy-coated chocolate pieces, vanilla baking chips, vegetable oil
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 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
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
Grilled Prime Rib With Jumbo Asparagus
Made with tomato, fresh sage, fresh thyme, prime rib, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, jumbo asparagus, lemon pepper
Method: outdoor grill, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Christmas Eve Seafood Chowder
Made with potatoes, onion, salt, haddock, sole, pollack, or salmon, lobster meat, clams or bar clams, scallops, cereal cream, whole milk, butter
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Prime Rib-Eye Roast
Made with boneless beef rib-eye roast, dry red wine, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, salt, black pepper
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Baked Ham and Pineapple Rings
Made with ground ginger, Worcestershire sauce, center cut ham, sliced pineapple in syrup, cider vinegar, light brown sugar
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Christmas Breakfast Omelet
Made with salt, milk, bread, Cheddar cheese, bacon, eggs
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Honey Green Beans with Cranberries
Made with green beans, orange peel, dried cranberries, honey
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Spiced Cranberry Cider Mix in a Jar
Made with allspice, dried cranberries, cinnamon sticks, whole cloves
Time: under 30 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
Norwegian Sugar Cookies
Made with pecan halves, all-purpose flour, butter, sugar, egg yolks, eggs, almond extract
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Lemon Babka (Polish Christmas Bread)
Made with all-purpose flour, sugar, sea salt, unsalted butter, lemon extract, vanilla extract, lemon zest, large eggs, half and half, bread flour
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
White Christmas White Fruit Cake
Made with vanilla extract, salt, baking powder, candied cherries, candied pineapple, pecans, butter or margarine, confectioners' sugar, eggs, all-purpose flour
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Christmas Eve Mice
Made with red and green decorator gel, sliced almonds, chocolate creme-filled sandwich cookies, maraschino cherries, chocolate almond bark, chocolate candy kisses
Time: under 30 minutes
Christmas Crunch Salad
Vegetables in green, white, and red provide a colorful salad in Christmas hues. The recipe can be made ahead of time for less holiday stress.
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
Baked Christmas Pudding
Made with baking soda, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, molasses, mixed candied fruit, candied pineapple, pecans, all-purpose flour, baking powder
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Cranberry Apple Dump It Cake
Made with almonds, walnuts or granola, whole cranberries, apple pie filling, yellow cake mix, butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Garlic Studded Bone In Prime Rib
Made with carrots, shallots, bone-in prime rib, garlic, oil, rosemary leaves, thyme leaves, Dijon mustard, salt, black pepper
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Slow Cooker Christmas in England Wassail
Made with allspice, orange, cloves, sugar, apple juice, cranberry juice, aromatic bitters, rum, cinnamon sticks
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
New Braunfels Christmas Lights Wassail
This wassail recipe is perfect for getting into the Christmas spirit. The apple cider and cranberry juice give it a festive flavor, while the rum and orange add a...
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Red Pepper, Green Onion And Cream Cheese Dip
Made with black pepper, salt, Worcestershire sauce, cream cheese, mayonnaise, red bell peppers, green onion
Time: 1-2 hours
Slow Cooker Brandied Christmas Wassail
Made with sugar, lemon juice, brandy, cinnamon, whole cloves, water, frozen cranberry juice cocktail, frozen raspberry juice blend concentrate, frozen apple juice...
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Melt In Your Mouth Toffee
Made with semisweet chocolate chips, butter, sugar, brown sugar, chopped walnuts
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Anoushabour (Christmas Pudding)
Made with almonds or hazelnuts, pearl barley, sugar, raisins, water, ground cinnamon
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 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
Holiday Cheese Log
Made with hot sauce, garlic, green onions, parsley, pecans, red bell pepper, cream cheese, blue cheese, hard-cooked eggs
Time: over 2 hours
Slow Cooker Spiced Rum Cider
Made with rum, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, whole allspice, whole cloves, apple juice
Method: crock pot
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
German Christmas Lebkuchen (Spice Bars)
Made with confectioner's sugar, egg whites, honey, flour, unblanched almonds, cinnamon, ground cloves, mixed candied fruits, baking powder
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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