Christmas Recipe
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Forget presents! All we want for Christmas are these sweet treats. (Need more ideas for holiday desserts? Check out these recipes for the perfect Christmas cookies!)
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3-Ingredient Buttery Shortbread Cookies If the recipe title hasn't sold you yet, check out the massive amount it yields. With only 30 minutes of baking time, one fresh batch makes for 40 servings. Get the recipe at Chew Out Loud.
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| Peppermint Bark Cheesecake: No cheesecake stands a chance next to this peppermint masterpiece. Get the recipe at Cooking Classy. |
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| Quince Mince Pie: Mincemeat and Granny Smith apples make this pie as delightfully golden as the childhood memories we associate with it. Recipe: Quince Mince Pie |
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| Classic Pumpkin Pie: Pastry oak leaves look pretty and hide crust imperfections. For quick color, dot with fresh cranberries that you've coated with corn syrup and rolled in sugar. Recipe: Pumpkin Pie |
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| Mini Brown-Sugar Cheesecakes: Distinctive and delightful tang is infused in these tiny treats, infused with a combination of lemon and ginger. Recipe at: Country Living |
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| Shortbread Cookies Displayed in a clear-topped checkerboard box, bite-size shortbread cookies—dipped in fruity glazes, chopped nuts, and citrus zest—pass for tiny works of art. Bonus: The sturdy container can later hold other petite treasures like jewelry or sewing notions. Recipe: Shortbread Cookies |
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Nana Cookies: These simple piped delights contain a secret ingredient: ground cloves! Mild and savory, these cookies taste fantastic with coffee—consider wrapping them up with a bag of roast beans. Recipe: Nana Cookies
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| Sugar-Cookie Buttons: These buttery delights are cute as, well, you know. Gather a stack together by threading ribbon through the buttonholes, and present the cookies in a perfectly sized papier-mâché box with a snowflake stenciled on the lid. Recipe: Sugar-Cookie Buttons |
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| Biscotti For a professional finish, sprinkle on a little fleur de sel before popping these lemon-olive oil and chocolate-pistachio biscotti in the oven. Recipes: Country Living |
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| Sandwich Cookies: There are two tasty versions of this classic: square winter-spice wafers (think gingersnaps) with orange cream and bittersweet chocolate rounds stuffed with raspberry preserves. Mini-Bundt, cupcake, and loaf pans double as gift "boxes" that recipients can put to good use. Recipes at: Country Living |
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| Cream Cheese: Shortbread with Toasted Walnuts The addition of cream cheese produces a softer, more cakelike texture than you'll find with typical shortbread. The perfect pairing for these fine-crumb shortbread cookies? A jar of decadent dulce de leche or caramel sauce. Recipe: Cream Cheese Shortbread with Toasted Walnuts |
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| Gingerbread Animals Traditional gingerbread takes a walk on the wild side, via critter cookie cutters. Corral the whole stable in a hand-stenciled box filled with "hay." Recipe: Gingerbread Animals |
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| Chocolate Coins Semisweet chocolate chips, light-brown sugar, and Dutch-processed cocoa powder yield a refined richness. Take a bakery-fresh approach with printed paper bags. (For similar, $2.50 for 12; layercakeshop.com.) Recipe: Chocolate Coins |
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| Fig Cookies: Fancify traditional sugar-cookie dough, by filling in with a mixture of figs, chocolate, and orange marmalade, then scoring a pretty fan pattern on top. Recipe: Fig Cookies |
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| Ho Ho Ho Cookies: Begin by pressing together nine 1 1/4-inch squares of dough to make the tic-tac-toe game board, and cut out plenty of Hs and Os (set of 26 one-inch letters; confectioneryhouse.com). The tiny letters will bake very quickly, so keep watch to prevent them from overbrowning. Recipe: Sugar Cookie Dough |
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| Candy Cane Sugar Cookies: Form dough into two 1/4-inch-thick logs. Wrap with waxed or parchment paper and twist the ends to seal. Chill thoroughly before cutting into scant 3/4-inch slices. Recipe: Sugar Cookie Dough |
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| Eggnog Pudding: This voluptuous eggnog-and-brandy pudding faithfully re-creates the taste of traditional holiday eggnog. We tiered this pudding with gingersnaps, then crumbled more of the same on top. To best display creamy layered desserts like this one, use individual clear glass compotes, or one large glass bowl to bring to the table, and enjoy your pudding family style. Recipe: Eggnog Pudding |
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| Christmas Tree Cookies with Sprinkles: This versatile dough allows the baker's creativity to shine through, and because it offers a deeper flavor than typical sugar cookie dough, the finished cookies needn't be covered with sugary icing. Recipe: Sugar Cookie Dough |
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| Candy Cane Twist Cookies: Candy cane twists offer old-fashioned charm and can double as ornaments. Simply doctor batches of the plain cookie dough with food coloring or cocoa. Gently roll each color separately into ropes on a flat, lightly floured surface using the palm of your hand for best results. Brush off excess flour with a dry pastry brush before twisting the two colored ropes together. Bend the tops to achieve the familiar candy cane shape. Chill 20 minutes before baking to help the cookies maintain their shape. |
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| Deep-Dish Apple Cobbler: This deep-dish dessert bubbles with homespun charm and flavor. Recipe: Deep-Dish Apple Cobbler |
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| Candied Popcorn Stars: These popcorn stars make for charming edible ornaments—that is, if they ever make it to the tree. Recipe at: Candied Poprcorn Stars |
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| Chocolate Peanut Butter Saltine Toffee: With just six ingredients, these sweet treats will be your go-to recipe for all holiday parties. Get the recipe at Pinch of Yum. |
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| Vanilla Bean Holiday Sprinkle "Twinkies" Turn the classic childhood treat into an elegant dessert that guests of all ages will love. Get the recipe at Culinary Concoctions by Peabody. |
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| Whoopie Pies: This recipe gives standard vanilla cream a run for its money. Here, a maple-spice center holds pumpkin cakes together. Cheery vintage tins add a personal touch to baked goods. Recipe at Country Living |
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| Snowflake Cake Blogger Julie Blanner used a snowflake-shaped cake pan to bake her favorite brownie recipe, then sprinkled the finished product with powdered sugar for a "snowy" effect. See more at Coordinately Yours. |
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| Brownies: Who says a brownie's gotta be square? Get creative with the basic size and shape, then add nuts, caramels—and even more chocolate. Recipes: Malted Milk Brownie Bites |
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| Linzer-Style Tree Cookies: Christmas tree cookies are a traditional favorite. Prevent waste by using both the positive and negative shapes. For Linzer-Style Tree cookies, spread red currant, strawberry, or raspberry jelly or preserves on the bottom cookie so the color peeks through the top cookie's tree-shaped opening (Smucker's jelly or preserves are a good choice). Recipe: Sugar Cookie Base |
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| Sugar Cookies: Simple sugar cookies go glamorous, thanks to ornament-shaped cutters and colorful icing. Recipe: Sugar Cookies |
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| Gourmet Marshmallows Decidedly mature flavors, including coffee and lavender, lend these melt-in-your-mouth delicacies a sophisticated profile. Show them to their best advantage in a simple glassine bag, tied with a length of dapper ribbon. Recipe: Gourmet Marshmallows |
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| Funfetti Shortbread Bites: These tiny cookies make it next to impossible to have just one. Get the recipe at Cooking Classy. |
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| Rolo-Stuffed Double Chocolate Chip Cookies: By adding a Rolo and some Wilton Holly Sprinkles, blogger Amy Locurto elevated plain chocolate chip cookies to adorably festive treats. Get the recipe at Living Locurto. |
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| Gingerbread Cheesecake Dip: What better way to please a crowd than a knock-out dip? You can easily whip up this fluffy treat by mixing in Cool Whip, cream cheese, and brown sugar. Add molasses, cinnamon, and ginger to the concoction, and serve with crunchy graham crackers. Get the recipe at Food Folks and Fun. |
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| Easy Homemade Cherry Cordails: This classic recipe features a luscious and sweet maraschino cherry at the center of each candy. Encapsulated by semi-sweet chocolate, guests will practically beg for the recipe. Get the recipe at Passion for Savings. |
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| Salted Caramel Turtle Thumbprint Cookies Everyone's favorite candy has been transformed into chewy cookie form. Guests will think you spent hours on this decadent batch of treats, but the secret to this time-saving recipe is the store-bought caramel. Get the recipe at Cooking Classy. |
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