Christmas Recipes

Cookies to decorate, Christmas dinner ideas, and holiday party traditions like pudding and cake. See top recipes, videos and get tips from home cooks like you for making this Christmas special.

Deck The Halls

cheese ball with crackers

10 Great Make-Ahead Holiday Appetizers

Explore Christmas Recipes

tall glasses and a decorative bottle of creamy limoncello on granite counter

Crema di Limoncello (Cream of Limoncello)

white plate of pinwheel appetizers with green tortillas and cranberry cream cheese filling

Cranberry Feta Pinwheels with Jalapeño

Bird's Eye View of Gingerbread Bundt cake dusted with powdered sugar

Gingerbread Bundt Cake

punchbowl with bright green punch and glass of punch with red rimming sugar

looking at a whole beef Wellington with a few pieces sliced next to sauce in a bowl

Beef Wellington

Japanese Christmas Cake

Japanese Christmas Cake

close up view of Peppermint Holiday Cookies on a baking sheet

Peppermint Holiday Cookies

Mini Mushroom and Goat Cheese Tarts

Soft gingerbread cookies on baking sheet and wire rack

Soft Gingerbread Cookies

Cranberry Jalapeño Dip

The Best Scottish Shortbread

reindeer food in a white bowl

Our 12 Best Christmas Snack Mixes To Munch on All Holiday Season Long

Grasshopper Pie

round puff pastry bites with cheese, fig jam and thyme

Cheese Fig Puff Pastry Bites

Close up on a serving of eggnog cinnamon roll on a plate.

Eggnog Cinnamon Rolls

rocky road with white chocolate and marshmallows

Christmas Rocky Road

Gingerbread snowflake cookies on a green platter.

Gingerbread Snowflakes

two glasses of amazingly good eggnog, topped with fresh grated nutmeg.

Amazingly Good Eggnog

Close up on Buche de Noel on a platter with two pieces sliced.

Bûche de Noël

close up view of sliced prime rib on a wooden cutting board

Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib

High angled view of finished Swedish Meatballs (Svenska Kottbullar) recipe in a serving dish garnished with fresh herbs

Swedish Meatballs (Svenska Kottbullar)

cookies decorated for fall: orange pumpkins with curly green vines and brown maple leaves

The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

a close up view of creamy au gratin potatoes in a white oval casserole dish topped with fresh chives

Creamy au Gratin Potatoes

a close up view of a spoonful of sweet potato casserole, topped with pecans and brown sugar, being lifted from a white baking dish.

Yummy Sweet Potato Casserole

a high angle view looking into a green casserole dish of green bean casserole with a scoop taken out.

Best Green Bean Casserole

closeup of a slice of pumpkin pie on a plate topped with a rosette of whipped cream, with the rest of the pie in the background

Perfect Pumpkin Pie

a lattice topped pie made with a crimped cutting wheel with a slice taken out of it

Apple Pie by Grandma Ople

an overhead view of a round platter of easy sugar cokies

Easy Sugar Cookies

an overhead view of perfectly decorated gingerbread people cookies.

Best Gingerbread Men Cookies

close up on a single serving of sweet potato pie on a plate, topped with whipped cream

Sweet Potato Pie

close up view of a slice of French Canadian Tourtiere on a plate

French Canadian Tourtière

Close up on a serving of Christmas breakfast sausage casserole on a plate with remaining in a red casserole dish behind.

Breakfast Sausage Casserole

high angle looking at a stack of pumpkin waffles topped with melty butter and apple cider syrup

Pumpkin Waffles

a high angle view of a bowl full of golden-brown sausage balls

high angle looking down at a mug of Gluewein

Apple-Cranberry Crostada

High angle view looking into the corner of a sweet potato casserole with marshmallow topping with a scoop being removed.

Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows

close up view of a Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake slice on plate, topped with vanilla ice cream, with the rest of the cake in the background

Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake

Turkey being carved on a large platter

A Simply Perfect Roast Turkey

Mashed sweet potatoes in a bowl

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

A close up detail of a single slice of Libby's Famous Pumpkin pie topped with whipped cream

Libby's Famous Pumpkin Pie

The Original Fantasy Fudge

a white ceramic casserole dish of baked corn casserole with appealingly brown crusted edges

Grandma's Corn Pudding

a mid angle view looking into a sliced pumpkin roll cake topped with powdered sugar.

Graham Cracker Crust

snickerdoodles

Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles

stack of well crackled big soft ginger cookies

Big Soft Ginger Cookies

image of french toast with berries and whipped cream on a plate, and french toast in a baking dish, with forks and a glass of juice on the side

Easy French Toast Casserole

Close up view of spinach dip in a bowl, with bread cubes and crackers on the side

Best Spinach Dip Ever

High angle, looking into a sliced honey glazed ham over fresh herbs on a platter

Honey Glazed Ham

a close up view of a bowl of slow-cooker cocktail smokies. A slow cooker sits in the background

Slow Cooker Cocktail Smokies

a glass gravy boat of savory-looking pale brown gravy with a glass ladle in the foreground

Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy

a low angle, close-up view of a heaping scoop of cheesy potato casserole plated in front of a casserole dish with remaining potato casserole garnished with green onions

Cheesy Potato Casserole from Ore-Ida

Original Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies

close up view of Soft Christmas Cookies in the shapes of gingerbread men, candy canes and Christmas trees on a plate

Best Soft Christmas Cookies

overhead view of homemade chicken gravy served in a gravy boat with a side of mashed potatoes

Homemade Chicken Gravy

close up view of Tangy Honey-Glazed Ham sliced on one side, on a platter with citrus

Tangy Honey-Glazed Ham

overhead view of ham-n-potato casserole served in a casserole dish next to a plate with casserole

Leftover Ham -n- Potato Casserole

high view of roast beef sliced on a wooden cutting board next to a knife

Best Roast Beef

World's Best Oreo Fudge

looking down at a plate of sliced slow cooker ham

Slow Cooker Ham