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Christmas

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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Recipes  /   christmas
recipe for christmas spinach salad

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

recipe for christmas wreath salad

Christmas Wreath Salad

Made with lettuce leaves and additional cherries, strawberry gelatin, water, crushed pineapple, plain yogurt, pecans, maraschino cherries


Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for cranberry turkey mini sliders

Cranberry Turkey Mini Sliders

Made with brie cheese, fresh baby spinach, sesame seeds, cranberry sauce, salt and pepper, frozen turkey meatballs, poultry seasoning, refrigerated biscuit dough, egg

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for traditional german christmas punch

Traditional German Christmas Punch

Made with lemon, water, sugar or sugar substitute, ground cloves, cinnamon stick, apple juice

Method:   stovetop
Time:   under 30 minutes

recipe for candy cane brownies

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

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recipe for sleigh ride punch

Sleigh Ride Punch

Made with ice mold, lemon-lime carbonated beverage, cranberry juice, tangerines, ground cloves, cinnamon sticks, sparkling cider or sparkling white wine

Method:   stovetop
Time:   2-5 hours

recipe for creamy hot buttered rum mix

Creamy Hot Buttered Rum Mix

Made with water, rum, butter, brown sugar, fruit sugar, ground nutmeg, ground cinnamon, vanilla ice cream


Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for hot cider punch

Hot Cider Punch

Made with brown sugar, sugar, apple cider, water, ground ginger, ground nutmeg, whole cloves, whole allspice, sticks cinnamon

Method:   stovetop
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for mint melt-away cookies

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

recipe for pumpkin gingerbread loaves

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

recipe for christmas eggnog loaf

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


recipe for jingle bell punch

Jingle Bell Punch

Made with cranberry juice cocktail, lemon juice, nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, tea leaves, water, sugar, orange juice


Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for cornflake christmas wreaths

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

recipe for christmas spirit butter cookies

Christmas Spirit Butter Cookies

Made with cookie decorations, cream of tartar, soda, confectioners' sugar, margarine, egg, vanilla extract, all-purpose flour

Method:   oven
Time:   2-5 hours


recipe for special christmas cookies

Special Christmas Cookies

Made with sour cream, sugar, eggs, butter or margarine, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, baking powder, all-purpose flour


Time:   1-2 hours

recipe for easy christmas poke cake

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

recipe for christmas candy cane bread

Christmas Candy Cane Bread

Made with flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, margarine, nuts, egg, milk, decorator icing

Method:   oven
Time:   30-60 minutes


recipe for light egg nog

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




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