Made with brown sugar, sugar, apple cider, water, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, whole cloves, whole allspice, sticks cinnamon
Method: stovetop
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.
Hot Cider Punch
Santa's Punch
Made with ginger ale, lime sherbet, pineapple juice, lime Kool-Aid
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
Red Lobster's Shrimp Tree
Made with shrimp, water, salt, curly endive, plastic foam cone, plastic foam square, ketchup, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Yule-Log Cookies
Made with pecans, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, flour, salt
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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Spritzgeback (Pressed Hazelnut Cookies)
Made with ground hazelnuts, all-purpose flour, unsalted butter, sugar, eggs, almond extract, vanilla extract
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Norwegian Sugar Cookies
Made with pecan halves, all-purpose flour, butter, sugar, egg yolks, eggs, almond extract
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Pretzel Nut Clusters
Need an easy candy fix? Mix pretzels and nuts into melted chocolate for a sweet "bark" style treat.
Method: microwave
Time: under 30 minutes
Bourbon Pumpkin Caramel Cheesecake
Made with pumpkin, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, salt, caramel sauce, cream cheese, sugar, cornstarch
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: over 5 hours
Mincemeat Drop Cookies
Made with powdered sugar, margarine or butter, all-purpose flour, sugar, eggs, baking powder, baking soda, mincemeat, pecans or walnuts
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Coconut Balls
Made with shortening, semisweet or milk chocolate chips, powdered sugar, sweetened condensed milk, pecans, vanilla extract, coconut, butter
Method: stovetop
Time: 2-5 hours
Sweet Potato Cranberry Casserole
Made with ground ginger, nutmeg, salt, orange, sweet potatoes or yams, onions, olive oil or vegetable oil, cranberries, brown sugar, butter
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Frosted Anise Cookies
Made with sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, salt, anise extract, light cream or half-and-half, butter, powdered sugar
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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
Pumpkin Rum Pound Cake
Made with rum, butter, sugar, eggs, flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin puree, ground cinnamon
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Smoked Prime Rib
Made with cayenne pepper, black pepper, prime rib roast, rosemary, paprika, salt, onion powder
Method: smoker
Time: 2-5 hours
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
Cake Mix Christmas Cookies
Made with powdered sugar, nuts, cake mix, eggs, shortening, water
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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
Ensalada De Noche Buena (Christmas Eve Salad)
Made with pineapple, pineapple chunks, oranges, bananas, apple, beets, sliced beets, jicama
Time: under 30 minutes
Christmas Popcorn
Made with vanilla extract, baking soda, corn syrup, popcorn, peanuts, butter or margarine, brown sugar
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Christmas Nut Thins
Made with pecan halves, vanilla extract, butter or margarine, sugar, eggs, flour, salt, pecans
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Christmas Ribbon Cookies
Made with green food coloring, flour, baking powder, salt, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, red food coloring, candied cherries
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Icelandic Christmas Salad
Made with lemon juice, red cabbage, red currant jelly, raspberry preserves or apricot jam
Time: 2-5 hours
Christmas Eggnog Loaf
Made with ground nutmeg, eggs, sugar, eggnog, butter, rum extract, vanilla extract, flour, salt, baking powder
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Almond Eggnog
Made with nutmeg, egg yolks, whole cloves, cinnamon, rum, milk, sugar, almonds
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Christmas Caramel Popcorn
Made with candy coated chocolate candy pieces, baking soda, popcorn, brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, salt, vanilla extract
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Standing Rib Roast With Yorkshire Pudding
Made with flour, milk, beef rib roast, salt, black pepper, eggs
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
Jingle Bell Punch
Made with cranberry juice cocktail, lemon juice, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, tea leaves, water, sugar, orange juice
Time: 1-2 hours
Cornflake Christmas Wreaths
Made with non-stick cooking spray, margarine, red cinnamon candies, marshmallows, green food coloring, corn flakes cereal
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Christmas Frittata
Made with red onion, cheddar cheese, cream cheese, vegetable oil, onions, garlic, frozen spinach, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Christmas Tree Cake
Made with pretzel rods, peppermint candies, cake mix, confectioners' sugar, shortening, water, non-dairy creamer, vanilla extract, salt, green food coloring
Time: 1-2 hours
White Christmas Jewel Fudge
Made with candied cherries, chopped green candied cherries, salt, (6 oz. size) premium white chocolate chips, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla extract
Time: 2-5 hours
Roast Prime Rib With Thyme Au Jus
Made with bone-in prime rib, garlic, salt and coarsely ground black pepper, red wine, beef stock, fresh thyme
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Christmas Scent
Made with water, ground cinnamon, ground cloves, anise seed, ground nutmeg, ground ginger
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
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
Christmas Coconut Cake
Made with crushed pecans, maraschino cherries, coconut, butter cake mix with pudding, sweetened condensed milk, cream of coconut, crushed pineapple, frozen whipped topping
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Christmas Spice Butter
This buttery spread has sugar and spice and everything nice. Use on toast, muffins, bagels, or anywhere you want a little taste of the holidays.
Time: under 30 minutes
Pomegranate Holiday Punch
Made with orange zest, pomegranate juice, cranberry juice, orange juice, cinnamon sticks, ginger
Method: crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
American Wassail
Made with cinnamon sticks, pineapple juice, orange juice, lemon juice, tea bags, sugar, whole cloves
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Light Egg Nog
Made with cinnamon sticks, evaporated milk, frozen egg product, thawed or egg whites, sugar, vanilla extract, light rum, skim milk, ground nutmeg
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Christmas Spinach Salad
Made with Dijon mustard, rice wine vinegar, baby spinach, avocado, red onion, pomegranate seeds, dried cranberries, cranberry juice concentrate
Time: under 30 minutes
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
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
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
Braised Rib Roast With Melted Tomatoes
Made with standing beef rib roast, sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, margarine, onions, garlic, beefsteak tomatoes, thyme
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Christmas Wreath Salad
Made with lettuce leaves and additional cherries, strawberry gelatin, water, crushed pineapple, plain yogurt, pecans, maraschino cherries
Time: 2-5 hours
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