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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 delicious dish of cranberry jello salad.

Cranberry Jello Salad

A bowl of the finished substitute for poultry seasoning.

Substitute for Poultry Seasoning

A plate of Crock Pot French Toast breakfast.

Crock Pot French Toast with Apples

A skewer featuring a stack of deli meats, cheese cubes, a mozzarella ball, and a small pickle on top sits proudly against a checkered cloth background, embodying the essence of Charcuterie Skewers.

Charcuterie Skewers

Close-up image of white chocolate cranberry cookies, featuring white chocolate chips and dried cranberries, stacked on a white plate.

White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

Pickle Roll Ups feature ham rolled with creamy cheese and tangy pickles, all neatly secured with toothpicks on a pristine white plate.

Ham and Pickle Roll Ups

A bowl of homemade butter sits on a wooden board next to a buttered slice of bread and a wooden knife.

Homemade Butter

A bowl filled with buckeye candy, showcasing chocolate-dipped peanut butter balls, one with a bite taken, displayed on a white marble surface.

Buckeye Candy

A baby carrot stands upright in a bowl of everything bagel dip, garnished with a mix of black and white sesame seeds. Blurred carrots are in the background.

Everything Bagel Dip

A white plate with the breakfast stuffed bread.

Breakfast Stuffed Bread

A white bowl filled with the cooked vegetables.

Glazed Instant Pot Carrots

A plate of shrimp deviled eggs garnished with parsley, served on a blue plate with a blurred background.

Shrimp Deviled Eggs

A vodka pomegranate cocktail with slices of lemon and cranberries.

Vodka Pomegranate Cocktail

Sweet and spicy glazed meatballs garnished with parsley on a white plate.

Cranberry Sweet and Spicy Meatballs

Four halves of deviled eggs without mustard, garnished with chives on a green plate.

Deviled Eggs Without Mustard

Quiche on a wood table with a blue napkin.

Ham and Cheese Spinach Quiche

A plate of fancy deviled eggs garnished with fresh herbs.

Caesar Fancy Deviled Eggs

Three spicy deviled eggs on a wooden board, garnished with herbs.

Sriracha Spicy Deviled Eggs

Platter of southern deviled eggs with relish, garnished with parsley.

Southern Deviled Eggs with Relish

Million Dollar Deviled Eggs garnished with paprika and parsley on a white plate.

Million Dollar Deviled Eggs

Glazed Ham.

Glazed Air Fryer Ham

A plate of marinated cheese and vegetables on a white plate.

Marinated Cheese

Bacon-wrapped tater tots on a white plate.

Bacon Wrapped Tater Tots

Peanut butter stuffed cookies on a white plate.

Peanut Butter Stuffed Cookies

A baked cheese dip with bacon and green onions.

Baked Cheese Dip

A plate of vegetables with Sour Cream and Ranch Dip.

Sour Cream Ranch Dip

Olive Garden spinach dip with crackers on a white plate.

Olive Garden Spinach Artichoke Dip (Instant Pot)

Tater tot breakfast casserole on a white plate.

Tater Tot Sausage Breakfast Casserole

Baked Knorr Spinach Dip

A close up on the caramel chocolate pretzels.

Caramel Chocolate Pretzels

A top shot of the chocolate brownie crinkle cookies.

Brownie Crinkle Cookies

A white plate of strawberry jam cookies.

Strawberry Jam Cookies (Thumbprints)

A plate of Mint oreo truffles.

Mint Oreo Truffles

A slow roasted beef tenderloin with port wine sauce.

Slow Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Port Wine Sauce

A tray of cute snowman oreo balls.

Oreo Snowman Balls

A white platter of the gingerbread sugar cookies with eggnog frosting.

Gingerbread Sugar Cookies with Eggnog Frosting

A wreath shaped appetizer.

Christmas Wreath Appetizer

An adorable and festive Christmas tree brownie .

Christmas Tree Brownies

A black tray with cream cheese cookies.

Cheesecake Cookies

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