Made with unflavored gelatin, tomato juice, tomato, cucumber, celery, non-stick cooking spray, lettuce, avocado, plain nonfat yogurt
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
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.
jump to the recipes
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.
Christmas Aspic With Avocado Dressing
Christmas Coleslaw
Add some festive flair to your holiday table. This colorful dish is made with shredded green and red cabbage, carrots, bell peppers and red onion, all tossed in a creamy dressing.
Time: 2-5 hours
Eggnog For A Crowd
Made with heavy cream, milk, brandy, light rum, eggs, confectioners' sugar
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
Every day we send out a featured recipe and our editor's favorite picks. Don't miss out!
Christmas Cauliflower
Made with paprika, cauliflower, green bell pepper, sliced mushrooms, butter or margarine, milk, all-purpose flour, Swiss cheese, pimientos, salt
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Christmas Open House Snack Platter
Made with green olives, tomato, chunk ham, cream cheese, mayonnaise, prepared mustard, salt and pepper, chunk chicken, green onions, hard cooked eggs
Time: 2-5 hours
Traditional German Christmas Punch
Made with lemon, water, sugar or sugar substitute, ground cloves, cinnamon stick, apple juice
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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
Christmas Candy Cane Bread
Made with flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, margarine, nuts, egg, milk, decorator icing
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Braised Goose
Made with salt and pepper, goose, sage, garlic, dry white wine, beef stock
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Cardamom Shortbread Stars
Made with all-purpose flour, butter, sugar, cardamom, salt, confectioners' sugar
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Melt In Your Mouth Toffee
Made with semisweet chocolate chips, butter, sugar, brown sugar, chopped walnuts
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Bread Machine Turkey Stuffing Bread
Made with milk, egg, onion, butter, bread flour, cornmeal, brown sugar, celery seed, salt, dried sage
Method: bread machine
Time: 2-5 hours
Cherry Surprise Balls
Made with butter or margarine, flour, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, water, nuts, bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, maraschino cherries
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Easy Christmas Candy
Made with mini candy-coated chocolate pieces, vanilla baking chips, vegetable oil
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
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
Festive Carrots & Pineapple
Made with fingerling carrots, pineapple chunks, brown sugar, butter, cornstarch, ground cinnamon
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Christmas Breakfast Omelet
Made with salt, milk, bread, Cheddar cheese, bacon, eggs
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Christmas Cranberry Salad
Made with whipping cream, salt, walnuts or pecans, cranberries, miniature marshmallows, sugar, apples, seedless grapes
Time: over 5 hours
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
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
American Indian Cold Christmas Cake
Made with pecans or walnuts, coconut, raisins, vanilla wafers, sweetened condensed milk
Time: over 5 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
Peppermint Mints
Made with sugar, water, butter, oil of peppermint, food coloring
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Slow Cooker Holiday Cider
Made with oranges, ground nutmeg, cinnamon sticks, apple cider, brown sugar, lemonade concentrate, orange juice concentrate, whole cloves, whole allspice
Method: stovetop, crock pot
Time: 1-2 hours
Gala Goose
Made with all-purpose flour, celery, chicken stock, white wine, parsley, green apple, whole cloves, bay leaf, dried thyme, dried porcini mushrooms
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Holiday Stuffed Celery Bites
Made with celery, cream cheese, sour cream, green olives, walnuts, Tabasco sauce
Time: 30-60 minutes
Popcorn Snowman
Made with fruit leather, jelly pretzels, cinnamon candies, unsalted butter, miniature marshmallows, popcorn, milk, gumdrops
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chocolate Balls
Made with paraffin wax, butter, graham cracker crumbs, pecans, coconut, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, peanut butter, semisweet chocolate chips
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Fudge Balls
Made with powdered sugar, flour, butter or margarine, unsweetened baking chocolate, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, salt
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
White Chocolate Popcorn Balls
Made with white chocolate, popcorn, rainbow colored sprinkles
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Icebox Shortbread
Made with candied cherries, butter, icing sugar, egg yolks, vanilla extract, flour
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Shortbread Spritzer Cookies
Made with decors or colored sugar or chopped nuts, food coloring, butter, flour, sugar, baking powder, vanilla extract, almond flavoring, egg, milk
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
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
Christmas Gift Brandied Apricots
Made with semi sweet chocolate chips, dried apricots, sugar, brandy, vodka
Time: over 5 hours
Christmas Party Mints
Made with powdered sugar, margarine, evaporated milk, peppermint flavoring, food coloring
Time: over 5 hours
Christmas Morning Sausage Ring
Made with apple, onion, milk, sausage, crackers, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Christmas Shortbread Bars
Made with raisins, pecans, shortbread mix, sweetened condensed milk, flaked coconut, candied cherries
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
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
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
Jell-O Christmas Wreath
Made with sour cream, mayonnaise, maraschino cherries, (8 1/2 oz.) can crushed pineapple, well drained, (8 1/2 oz.) can sliced pineapple, blotted on paper towel, water, (6 oz.)...
Time: over 5 hours
Polish Christmas Kluski z Makiem
Made with butter, poppy seeds, sugar, noodles
Method: stovetop
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
Holiday Eggnog Bread
Made with water, egg, margarine or butter, bread flour, sugar, salt, ground nutmeg, active dry yeast or bread machine yeast, mixed candied fruits and peels
Method: bread machine
Time: 1-2 hours
Almond White Chocolate Bark
Made with dried apricot, almonds, white chocolate
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Beer makes batters better, meat more tender, and sauces more flavorful.
Not to be confused with evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk is very sweet (and very sticky) and used primarily in desserts.
Ranking #1 in nearly every "favorite cookie" poll, the chocolate chip cookie is pretty much the go-to cookie of choice for both kids and grownups alike.




























































