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Christmas Recipes

These Christmas recipes will help you make the season extra special, without the stress. Every recipe in this collection has been tested and approved in my kitchen, so you can count on them to deliver big flavor with no guesswork.

If baking is on your holiday to-do list, you’ll love these easy Christmas cookie recipes and Christmas candy recipes — perfect for cookie exchanges, gifting, or just keeping the cookie jar full. Don’t miss my foolproof Christmas fudge recipes — they’re rich, creamy, and come together with just a few ingredients.

Feeding a crowd? I’ve rounded up the best Christmas party food recipes and Christmas potluck recipes that are festive, easy to prep ahead, and guaranteed to disappear fast. And for the main event, I’ve got reliable recipes for Christmas dinner that take the guesswork out of holiday cooking — from make-ahead sides to the perfect roast.

Here are some of my Favorites: Meringue Christmas cookies, Grandma’s old-fashion fudge, Christmas brownie balls.

A bowl of Orange Cranberry Sauce garnished with a cinnamon stick and lemon peel, with fresh cranberries, cinnamon sticks, and a lemon slice in the background.

Orange Cranberry Sauce

Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes

A hand holding a treat, with more clusters on a plate in the background.

Cornflake Cookies

A slate serving board with a pile of soft chocolate chip cookies sits on top of newspaper-style cloth.

Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

A close-up of a hand holding a sugar-coated Ginger Molasses Cookie, with more cookies blurred in the background.

Ginger Molasses Cookies

A bowl filled with bread stuffing mixed with chopped celery, carrots, and onions, garnished with herbs. Inspired by a classic Stove Top Stuffing Recipe, it’s set against a checkered cloth background.

Stove Top Stuffing

Maple Sweet Potatoes

Maple Sweet Potatoes

A bowl of the maple glazed brussels sprouts.

Maple Glazed Brussel Sprouts

A plate with a serving of Jiffy Cornbread Dressing sits beside a baking dish filled with the same flavorful stuffing, with two wooden forks placed on the plate.

Jiffy Cornbread Dressing

A plate of roasted Brussels sprouts with browned, crispy edges, topped with savory Parmesan cheese, served on a white dish.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Parmesan Cheese

A spoonful of creamy mushroom soup garnished with herbs, held above a bowl of the same soup—perfect alongside rich turkey neck gravy.

Giblet and Turkey Neck Gravy

A white bowl filled with cheesy mashed potatoes, topped with chopped chives.

Cheesy Mashed Potatoes

A bowl of finely chopped Ocean Spray Cranberry Relish Recipe garnished with orange peel, cranberries, and mint, with halved oranges and loose cranberries in the background.

Ocean Spray Cranberry Relish

A serving of pineapple bread pudding, inspired by classic Pineapple Casserole, sits on a white plate with a bowl of pineapple chunks and two forks in the background.

Slow Cooker Pineapple Casserole

A slice of Pretzel Jello Salad with a crumbly base, creamy middle layer, and bright strawberry topping sits on a white plate.

Strawberry Pretzel Jello Salad

A square baking dish filled with sourdough stuffing mixed with chopped onions, celery, and herbs, set on a striped cloth.

Sourdough Stuffing

Graham Cracker Pie Crust

Graham Cracker Pie Crust

A serving of cheesy Jiffy Cornbread Casserole with chopped parsley and sliced tomatoes on a white plate, placed on a blue cloth with a fork.

Jiffy Cornbread Casserole

Roast chicken garnished with orange, apple, and rosemary on a plate, next to a baking dish of stuffing. A pitcher of orange juice and wooden utensils rest on a brown placemat—perfect with Citrus Turkey Brine flavors.

Citrus Turkey Brine

Slow Roasted Turkey with golden brown skin, stuffed with bread cubes and herbs, served on a white platter with fresh herbs and garnished with orange zest. A tempting pie is visible in the background.

Slow Roasted Turkey

A white plate with green bean casserole without mushroom soup.

Green Bean Casserole without Mushroom Soup

A white bowl filled with Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes, garnished with chopped herbs, sits on a wooden surface with a spoon and orange napkin in the background.

Roasted Brown Sugar Sweet Potatoes

A bowl of wild rice salad with dried cranberries, chopped vegetables, and herbs is served as a vibrant rice dressing on a white surface, accented by a striped cloth in the background.

Rice Dressing

A golden brown Crisco pie crust.

Crisco Pie Crust

Slices of Pumpkin Pie Spice French Toast dusted with powdered sugar on a silver platter, with eggs, a stick of butter, a bottle of milk, and an orange pot in the background.

Pumpkin Pie Spice French Toast

Cranberry Moonshine

A serving of French’s Green Bean Casserole with crispy fried onions sits on a white plate, with the casserole dish and fresh parsley in the background.

French’s Green Bean Casserole

A wooden spoon lifts a serving of Green Beans with Bacon and Onion, mixed with tomato, from a white baking dish.

Green Beans with Bacon and Onion

An oven bird on a baking tray with halved garlic, bay leaves, and a small bowl of spice mix on the side.

Turkey Cooked in an Oven Bag

A white dish filled with roasted baby carrots, garnished with fresh herbs and small pieces of garlic.

Honey Garlic Roasted Baby Carrots

Apple Boilo with a sprig of cranberries.

Apple Boilo

A round white dish filled with creamy Cheesy Party Potatoes casserole, topped with golden, crispy cornflakes, with a spoon resting inside the dish.

Cheesy Party Potatoes

Cherries on top of a fruit salad with cool whip.

Fruit Salad with Cool Whip

A slice of No Bake Cherry Cheesecake with a creamy layer sits on a white marbled plate, topped with cherries and placed next to a blue-striped cloth.

No Bake Cherry Cheesecake

Two homemade peanut butter cups are stacked on top of each other, with a swirl of chocolate on the top cup, set against a blurred background.

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

A white bowl filled with creamed peas in a creamy white sauce, placed on a light-colored tablecloth.

Creamed Peas

A white dish with the loaded mashed potato casserole.

Loaded Mashed Potato Casserole

Cream cheese filled mushrooms are delicately topped with a creamy filling and garnished with chopped parsley, all elegantly arranged on a white plate.

Sausage Cream Cheese Filled Mushrooms

A white bowl filled with Cherry Fluff Salad, topped with two cherries and mint, sits in front of a bowl of fresh cherries and a red cloth in the background.

Cherry Fluff Salad

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