Christmas Recipes

Christmas is a great time to get creative with a fancy, festive menu. We've got the recipes for all of the sides, mains, appetizers, desserts, and drinks you need.
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12 Make-Ahead Christmas Side Dishes That Taste Even Better on the Big Day
Salmon encased in pastry on a serving dish with dill sauce and tableware on a blue surface
Salmon Wellington (Salmon en Croûte With Mushroom Duxelles)
Gif of syrup pouring ontop of french toast casserole with berries, on a pink plate, with topping and casserole in the background
10 Make-Ahead Breakfast Recipes for an Easy Christmas Morning
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12 Days of Christmas Cookies to Get You in the Holiday Spirit
Tray of chocolate sandwich cookies topped with crushed peppermint
10 Editor-Loved Cookies to Bake When You Want Guaranteed Crowd-Pleasers
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The 10 Cookies I Always Pack for Loved Ones—Delicious, Durable, and Gift-Box Ready
Snowball cookies.
Perfect Buttery Snowball Cookies
Overhead view of cookies on a Christmas plate
Salty Brown Sugar Shortbread
A carved slowroasted fresh ham on a wooden serving board with a knife and slices visible
Slow-Roasted Fresh Ham With Maple-Bourbon Glaze
Beef Wellington on an oval white ceramic plate, with two slices of Wellington on the right hand side of the plate.
9 Festive Holiday Dinners Our Readers Love
Tray of chocolate sandwich cookies topped with crushed peppermint
Chocolate Peppermint Sandwich Cookies
Plate of lemon sugar cookies on a yellow textile on top of yellow and white tiles.
Lemon Sugar Cookies
A plate of baconwrapped appetizers on a countertop served with small dishes and drink glasses
3-Ingredient Devils on Horseback
A plate of cookies topped with crumbled nuts
Melomakarona (Greek Christmas Cookies)
Side view of pouring sauce on sticky toffee pudding
16 Easy Make-Ahead Desserts to Ease Your Holiday Stress
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8 Kid-Friendly Christmas Cookie Recipes for a Joyfully Messy Kitchen
Decorative board with pican tassies on it, on top of a dark green velvet fabric. Smaller plate with 3 tassies on it, one bitten into. 2 cups of water.
A Southern Holiday Classic, Perfected: The Gooey, Toasty Pecan Tassies Our Editors Make Every December
A stack of crescentshaped cookies dusted with powdered sugar arranged on a green plate placed over a festive napkin
Vanillekipferl (Austrian Crescent Cookies)
A plate of gingerbread cookies on a table setup with coffee mugs nearby
Soft and Chewy Gingerbread Latte Cookies
A cooked prime rib roast being carved with a knife and fork on a cutting board
Smoked Prime Rib
Chocolate crinkle cookies arranged on a red surface
4-Ingredient Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
A bowl of sotanghon soup with vegetables quail eggs and mushrooms served alongside a plate of quail eggs
Chicken Sotanghon (Filipino Chicken Soup With Glass Noodles)
A mug of coffee topped with whipped cream chocolate drizzle and crushed peppermint candy
Peppermint Mocha
A serving of root vegetable gratin on a plate with a fork garnished with herbs and set on a red background
Sheet-Pan Root Vegetable Gratin
Glazing poached pear
Red Wine-Poached Pears
Italian Rainbow Cookies
Italian Rainbow Cookies
Butter swim biscuit tray, with one piece on a stack of white and red plates, on a cozy tablecloth, with a french press and a cup of coffee
Butter Swim Biscuits
Glogg in two glass mugs on a wooden table
Glögg (Nordic Mulled Wine)
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German Lebkuchen
Ladle pouring mulled wine into red mugs, maroon napkin, and pink plate of christmas colored cookies
How to Mull Wine
Side view of Cranberry Crumble Galette
Cranberry Crumble Galette
A DIY McDonald's egg nog milkshake, topped with whipped cream and a maraschino cherry in a glass holiday cup, on a red background.
McDonald's-Style Eggnog Shake
Yeasted coffee cake on wooden table with blue and white plaid napkin, cup of coffee and small plate
Classic Yeasted Coffee Cake
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Rompope (Mexican Eggnog)
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Gingerbread Ice Cream
Overhead view of smoked turkey
Smoked Turkey Breast
Overhead view of tamales on a table spread
How to Make Tamales (A Comprehensive Guide)
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Perfect Prime Rib With Red Wine Jus Recipe
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Sini Manti (Armenian Baked Lamb Manti) Recipe
Overhead view of bibingka in cast iron pan
Bibingka (Filipino Rice Cake)
A large platter of fritto misto di mare with fried shrimp, squid, and smelt.
15 Crowd-Pleasing Seafood Dishes for a Standout Feast of the Seven Fishes
A whole cooked prime rib roast with two slices on a wooden cutting board with a knife, herbs, and sauce.
Roasted and Reverse Seared Prime Rib
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14 Classic Dishes for a Festive Noche Buena Feast
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Crisp-Skinned Roast Goose and Gravy
Slices of rare beef tenderloin in wooden cutting board next to fresh herbs.
Slow-Roasted Beef Tenderloin
Browned hasselback potatoes in a blue stoneware baking dish on a linen tablecloth.
13 Crowd-Pleasing Christmas Dinner Sides That Work With Any Main
Crispy golden roasted duck crown sliced
Dry-Aged Roast Duck Breast Recipe
Decorative platter of baked minced pies, with hand holding one pie close up
British Mince Pies
Overhead of a plate of shrimp risotto
Risotto ai Gamberi (Shrimp Risotto)
A crown roast of pork on a cutting board, three chops have been cut from the roast.
Easy Crown Roast of Pork Recipe
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Creamy Scrambled Eggs With Caviar
Closeup overhead of a skillet of baccalà alla napoletana.
Baccalà alla Napoletana (Neapolitan-Style Braised Salt Cod With Tomatoes, Olives, and Capers)
Sliced vegetables Wellington roast resting on cutting board with two slices cut, with gravy pitcher and fresh parsley alongside.
Vegetable Wellington
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Maple-Glazed Spiral Ham
Beef Wellington on an oval white ceramic plate, with two slices of Wellington on the right hand side of the plate.
The Ultimate Beef Wellington Recipe
glass mug of warm mulled cider with cinnamon stick
Spiced Mulled Apple Cider
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Bourbon Chocolate Eggnog Recipe
Homemade pork and cabbage dumplings with homemade wrappers, placed in a cardboard take-out container to replicate how they're served in a restaurant. There is a small plastic container of dipping sauce in the bottom right corner of the container.
Guo Tie (Chinese Fried Pork and Cabbage Dumplings with Homemade Wrappers)