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Recipes for Christmas foods, including Christmas cookies, appetizers, candy, and food gifts. Also gift tags to print out on labels.
Sweet Potato Cake With Bourbon and Pecans
This is a flavorful holiday cake made with sweet potatoes, raisins, bourbon, and other ingredients. It's an egg-free and low fat cake for the holidays.
Blueberry Muffin Mix in a Jar - Wild Dried Blueberry Muffins Recipe
Blueberry muffin mix in a jar, put together with flour and sugar, dried blueberries, and other ingredients. Pack this muffin mix in a canning jar and give with instructions for mixing and baking the muffins.
Kentucky Pie Mix in a Jar - Kentucky Chocolate - Nut Pie Mix Recipe
Kentucky pie mix, a Kentucky chocolate chip and nut pie in a jar, with instructions for mixing and baking. An easy pie in a jar for gift giving.
Brownie Pie Mix Recipe - Brownie Pie in a Jar Recipe
Brownie pie in a jar, an easy brownie pie recipe to be assembled and given as a gift with instructions for baking. An easy brownie pie in a jar.
Blonde Brownies in a Jar Recipe - Blonde Brownie Mix in a Jar
Blonde Brownies in a jar, a blonde brownie mix recipe with instructions for making the brownies. Delicious blonde brownie mix in a jar, with chocolate chips, pecans or walnuts, and other ingredients.
White Chocolate Chunk Brownies - Great Brownies in a Jar Recipe With White Chocolate Chips
Brownies in a jar, a delicious brownie recipe to give as a gift, made with cocoa, white chocolate chips, pecans or walnuts, sugar, and other ingredients. Directions for making the jar up and baking the brownies.
Christmas Stollen Recipe - Christmas Yeast Bread With Fruits and Nuts
A Christmas Stollen recipe. A traditional Christmas bread, made with yeast, butter, milk, sugar, lemon, eggs, flour, candied fruits, and nuts, along with spices and other dried fruits and ingredients.
Festive Fruitcake Bars Recipe - Christmas Bars With Candied Fruit and Pecans
Festive fruitcake bars with candied fruit and pecans, a holiday cookie bar recipe. Festive bars with candied fruits, spices, dates, pecans, and other ingredients.
Easy Christmas Ornaments - Christmas Ornament Recipe
Christmas ornament recipe,baked and decorated.
Pina Colada Cakes in Jars - Pina Colada Cake Recipe
These pina colada cakes are baked in jars and given as gifts. Keep jar cakes in the freezer, and keep in refrigerator after opened.
Instant Cocoa Mix with Marshmallows - Christmas Gift Recipes
Cocoa mix with marshmallows, a gift mix to give for Christmas or other holiday.
Holiday Brownie Mix - Christmas Gift Recipes
A brownie mix to give in a jar, brownie mix in a jar, with directions for baking.
Amaretto Coffee Creamer
An amaretto coffee creamer mix, made with coffee creamer, almond extract, cinnamon, and powdered sugar.
Vanilla Sugar Recipe
Vanilla sugar recipe, made with granulated sugar and vanilla beans.
Festive Fruit Nut Wreath Cookies - Christmas Cookie Recipe
Butter cookies with pecans, cherries, oats, and brown sugar, along with butter and coconut. Festive fruit and nut wreath cookies for Christmas.
Christmas Chiffon Cake - Lemon Chiffon Cake for the Holidays
A Christmas chiffon cake recipe, with lemon, egg yolks, vanilla, and more. A lemon chiffon cake.
Steamed Christmas Pudding - Cranberry Pudding Recipe, Steamed
A steamed Christmas pudding recipe with cranberries, molasses, and other ingredients.
Easy Christmas Eve Cake Recipe
A nutmeg cake with broiled coconut frosting, great for the holidays. Christmas Eve cake recipe with broiled frosting.
Pistachio Cake - A Pistachio Cake for the Holidays
This pistachio cake is made with a white cake mix, oil, pistachio pudding, nuts, and a pistachio whipped topping.
Peanut Cheesecake - Peanut Butter and Peanut Cheesecake Recipe
A peanut cheesecake, made with sweetened condensed milk, roasted peanuts, graham cracker crumbs, and cream cheese, along with flavorings.
Red Velvet Cake Recipe - A Favorite Red Velvet Cake
Red velvet cake recipe with cooked frosting.
Mincemeat and Apple Crisp Recipe
An apple crisp with mincemeat. A mincemeat apple crisp recipe.
Christmas Eggnog Pie
Eggnog pie recipe made with eggnog, gelatin, and a baked pie shell, along with whipped cream or whipped topping and chocolate garnish.
Hazelnut Shortbread Cookie Recipe
Hazelnut shortbread cookie recipe.
Hard Sauce Recipe With Vanilla or Rum or Brandy
Use vanilla extract or rum in this hard sauce recipe. A hard sauce recipe for steamed pudding, bread pudding, or other desserts.
Christmas Logs - Easy Christmas Candy Logs
Christmas logs made with peanut butter, crispy rice cereal, coconut, pecans, and chocolate coating.
Cranberry Cake Recipe - Cranberry Cake With Vanilla Sauce
Cranberry cake recipe with vanilla sauce. A holiday cranberry cake recipe.
Cream Cheese Pound Cake Recipe
A cream cheese pound cake recipe.
Christmas Apple Walnut Cake - Walnut Cake Recipe
This is an apple walnut cake with walnuts and a lemon sauce. Walnut cake recipe with apples and lemon sauce.
Rum Cake With Dates and Rum Glaze - Christmas Rum Cake
Christmas rum cake with dates and nuts, along with brown sugar and rum.
Grand Marnier Cake Recipe - Christmas Cake Recipe
A beautiful cake for the holidays.
Veggie Pizza Recipe - Delicious Vegetable Pizza Appetizer
The ever-popular veggie pizza recipe, using a variety of chopped vegetables on a crescent roll dough with ranch dressing sauce. Delicious take-along for any party or get together.
Fruitcake Cookies - Christmas Lizzies Recipe
Christmas cookies with candied fruits and pecans. Christmas lizzies, or fruitcake cookies with a little bourbon.
Spinach Squares Recipe - Holiday Spinach Squares
Holiday spinach squares are made with spinach, eggs, milk, chopped onion, and ham, along with other ingredients.
Shrimp Tree With Cocktail Sauce
Shrimp are attached to a greens - coated Christmas tree. A party shrimp appetizer for Christmas.
Sausage - Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe - Stuffed Mushrooms With Sausage
Mushrooms are stuffed with browned sausage, bread crumbs, and mozzarella cheese. Sausage stuffed mushroom recipe.
Holiday Olive Cheese Ball Recipe - A Festive Cheese Ball Recipe
A cheese ball recipe with ripe and pimiento stuffed olives, along with cream cheese, Tabasco sauce, and other seasonings.
Meat Stuffed Mushrooms - Mushrooms With Italian Sausage
Large mushroom caps are stuffed with an Italian sausage and cheese mixture.
Meatballs Con Queso - Appetizer Meatballs With Cheese
Meatballs with cheese sauce, an appetizer for the holidays. Meatball appetizer recipe with cheese.
Christmas Pecan Crescents
Crescent cookies with pecans and butter. A crescent cookie recipe for Christmas.
Stuffed Mushroom Recipe - Holiday Stuffed Mushrooms
Stuffed mushroom recipe with cheese and seasonings.
Party Ham Rolls - Little Ham Sandwiches for the Holidays
Easy party ham rolls are always a hit. Party ham roll recipe with mustard, ham, and cheese.
Appetizer Pie Recipe
An appetizer dip, baked in a pie plate. Serve this baked appetizer pie with chips or assorted crackers.
Crab Appetizers - Crab Puffs Appetizer Recipe
Crab appetizers are wrapped with bacon then broiled. Easy crabmeat appetizers.
Stuffed Clams - Clam Recipe With Cheese
Stuffed clams with cheese and bread crumbs and garlic. A stuffed clam recipe for an appetizer.
Smoked Oyster Log - Oyster Spread Recipe
Smoked oyster log recipe made with cream cheese and oysters. Christmas oyster appetizer spread, or serve for any party.
Christmas Cookies - Christmas Cheer Cookie Recipe
Christmas cookies with bourbon whiskey and chopped fruits and nuts.
Pesto Cheesecake Recipe - Savory Holiday Cheesecake
A cheesecake made with an easy pesto layer, for holiday parties. A holiday appetizer cheesecake recipe.
Zesty Cheese Dip Recipe for the Holidays
A holiday cheese dip recipe with cream cheese, chili sauce, horseradish, and other seasonings.
Christmas Cheese Ball - Cheese Ball Recipe
This cheese ball recipe includes cream cheese, Cheddar, onion, garlic, and chopped pecans or walnuts. A holiday cheese ball recipe.
Crab Stuffed Mushroom Recipe - Holiday Stuffed Mushrooms
Crab stuffed mushroom recipe with crab cake ingredients. Mushrooms with crab stuffing.
Chile Cheesecake - Savory Appetizer Cheesecake
An appetizer cheesecake recipe with jalapeno chile peppers and cheese.
Herbed Boursin Cheese Spread - Boursin Spread Recipe
A boursin cheese spread, made with cream cheese, butter, garlic, and herbs. Boursin cheese spread recipe.
Festive Crab Cheese Spread - Seafood Cheese Spread Recipe
Cheese spread for the holidays, made with cream cheese, sour cream, Cheddar cheese, pimiento, and crabmeat. A festive cheese spread recipe.
Stuffed Mushrooms - Stuffed Mushroom Appetizer Recipe
Stuffed mushrooms with Parmesan cheese.
Southwestern Crescent Snacks - Crescent Roll Dough Appetizer Recipe
This snack is a crescent roll dough appetizer with ham, green pepper, onion, and a little mustard. A ham appetizer recipe.
Chicken Puffs - Baked Chicken Appetizers With Pastry
Chicken filling in baked cheesy puffs. A recipe for chicken bites, made with an easy puff pastry and chicken filling.
Stuffed Mushrooms With Clams - Clam Stuffed Mushroom Recipe
Mushrooms stuffed with chopped minced clams and bread crumbs, along with Parmesan cheese and garlic and other seasonings.
Clam Dip Recipe - Holiday Clam Dip
Clam dip recipe, with clams, cream cheese, lemon juice, hot pepper sauce, and seasonings.
Chicken Appetizers - Chicken Bites
Chicken appetizer balls are baked. Chicken bites recipe with chicken, water chestnuts, eggs, and seasonings.
Zesty Broccoli Dip - Broccoli Cheese Dip Recipe
A zesty broccoli dip with sour cream and Parmesan cheese, along with spices and seasonings. Broccoli dip recipe for the holidays.
Christmas Bourbon Balls - Bourbon Ball Recipe
Bourbon balls are made with vanilla wafers, bourbon, chopped pecans or walnuts, chocolate cocoa, and powdered sugar. Easy bourbon balls with cocoa.
Christmas Cookie Logs - Swedish Style Christmas Cookies
Christmas cookies shaped into logs and topped with chopped almonds. Swedish butter cookie recipe with chopped almonds and almond extract.
Rocky Road Fudge Recipe - Christmas Candy Recipe
Easy rocky road fudge recipe with marshmallows and nuts.
Christmas Sugar Cookies - Sugar Cookie Recipe
Christmas sugar cookies with shortening and butter, and a sprinkling of colored sugar for Christmas. A sugar cookie recipe.
Sour Cream Christmas Cookies - Sour Cream Cookie Recipe
Sour cream cookies are flattened with colored sugar or cinnamon sugar then topped with a nut. Tasty holiday sour cream cookie recipe.
Christmas Cookies - Rolled Christmas Cookie Cut Outs
Christmas cookie recipe with decorator sprinkles, cut out into Christmas shapes.
Rudolph's Antlers - Fun Christmas Candy Recipe
Fun Christmas candy, made with chocolate and butterscotch chips, chow mein noodles, and cherries.
Ribbon Cookies - Christmas Cookie Recip
Ribbon cookies, with pecans, cherry dough, and a chocolate dough ribbon. Ribbon cookie recipe - are Christmas cookies, with three different refrigerator cookie doughs.
Pistachio Swirl Fudge Recipe - Festive Christmas Fudge Recipe
A festive fudge recipe with pistachio cream cheese swirl. Easy pistachio swirl fudge recipe.
Candy Cane Cookies - Christmas Candy Canes
Candy cane cookies, made with tinted cookie dough shaped to look like candy canes.
Peanut Butter Mice
Peanut butter cookies look like mice, for Christmas. Peanut butter mice cookies.
Peanut Butter Balls - Christmas Candy Recipe
Peanut butter candy, made with peanut butter, crispy rice cereal, and melted coating. A recipe for peanut buttter balls.
Mocha Glazed Chocolate Cookies
Chocolate cookie recipe with mocha glaze.
Mint Chocolate Cookie Recipe
Cookies with mint and chocolate, including brown sugar, butter, eggs, and chocolate mint candies.
Date Balls - Christmas Date Balls
Date balls are made with chopped dates, coconut, nuts, and eggs. Date ball cookies or candy.
Hot Spiced Wassail
Hot spiced wassail for Christmas, made with apple cider, spices, cranberry juice, and orange juice.
Hot Buttered Rum
Hot buttered rum recipe with brown sugar and spices.
Cookie Decorating Icing
An easy cookie icing from our forum, made with sweetened condensed milk.
Snowcaps - Butter Lemon Cookies with Powdered Sugar
Snowcap cookies with powdered sugar coating. These cookies are made with lemon flavoring and a powdered sugar coating.
Pretzel Cookie Recipe
Easy treats made with cereal and melted white chocolate bark.
Peanut Butter Thumprint Cookies - Thumbprint Cookie Recipe
Thumbprint cookie recipe, made with peanut butter and jam. A recipe for thumbprint cookies.
Holiday Treats - Cereal Treats
Cereal holiday treat recipe with Kix or other cereal.
White Chocolate-Covered Pretzels
A holiday treat, pretzels are dipped in white chocolate or almond bark.
Oatmeal Lace Cookies - Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
Oatmeal lace cookies are very thin oatmeal cookies with oats and currants. An oatmeal cookie recipe.
Rocky Road Fudge - Holiday Fudge Recipe
This rocky road fudge is easy to make, with peanuts and miniature marshmallows. A rocky road fudge recipe.
Magic Cookie Bars - Christmas Magic Cookie Bar Recipe
Magic cookie bars with butter and graham cracker crumbs, along with chopped nuts and chocolate chips.
Easy Cookie Icing Recipe
Cookie icing is made with confectioners' sugar and corn syrup. Cookie icing recipe with powdered sugar.
Seven Layer Cookies - 7 Layer Cookie Recipe
Seven layer cookie bars or 7 layer bars, made with coconut, sweetened condensed milk, chocolate chops, and other ingredients, with a graham cracker crust.
Ritz Butterscotch Cookies - Ritz Cracker Treat Recipe
An easy holiday treat, or Christmas cookie, these are made with Ritz crackers, butterscotch chips, and peanut butter.
German Butter Cookies - German-Style Butter Cookies
A thumbprint cookie with jam center, German butter cookies.
Buttery Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies made with butter and cut out for Christmas or other holidays. Christmas cookie recipe with butter.
Birch Tree Cookies - White Birch Cookies
Christmas birch tree cookie logs with melted white chocolate coating and a little semisweet chocolate for decoration.
Christmas Tree Cookies - Big Christmas Trees
Sugar cookie dough is shaped then arranged in the shape of a big Christmas tree. A fun Christmas cookie recipe.
Gingerbread Boys - Gingerbread Cookie Recipe With Icing
Gingerbread boys with icing, a gingerbread cookie recipe. Gingerbread boy cookies.
Christmas Potpourri
Christmas potpourri recipe with spices and citrus fruits.
Festive Party Eggnog Recipe
Eggnog with nutmeg and eggs, along with milk, sugar, and optional rum or brandy. A festive party eggnog recipe for Christmas.
Taco Seasoning Mix - Taco Seasoning Recipe
Taco seasoning recipe with chili powder, cumin, onion, and other ingredients.
Cranberry Sangria Recipe - Christmas Sangria Recipe
A Christmas sangria recipe, made with cranberry juice, orange and lemon slices, and Port wine.
Cajun Seasoning Recipe - Christmas Gift Recipe
Make this homemade seasoning and give as a gift, or use in your own recipes.
Coffee Eggnog Punch Recipe - Christmas Eggnog Punch
A Christmas punch recipe made with eggnog, coffee and coffee ice cream, whiskey or bourbon, and spices.
Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments
Christmas ornaments are made with cinnamon and other spices, along with glue and applesauce.
Candied Fruit Jewels
Candied fruit jewels are cookies with candied fruits and spices.
Christmas Punch - Cranberry Punch Recipe
This Christmas punch is made with cranberry juice, pineapple juice, orange juice, and ginger ale.
Cocoa Mix - Christmas Cocoa Mix
Cocoa mix with marshmallows - a Christmas cocoa mix recipe.
Penuche Recipe - Brown Sugar Fudge
Brown sugar fudge recipe with chopped pecans and optional candied cherries for Christmas. A festive brown sugar fudge recipe.
Orange-Chocolate Truffles - Christmas Truffles
Orange chocolate truffles with orange juice and semisweet chocolate.
Velveeta Fudge Recipe - Chocolate Fudge Recipe
A holiday fudge recipe made with cheese, chocolate, and sugar.
Dorothy's Chocolate Truffles - Holiday Candy Recipe
Chocolate truffle recipe, a Christmas candy recipe with a little bourbon, chocolate cookie crumbs, and other ingredients.
Magic Truffles - Easy Chocolate Truffle Recipe
Chocolate truffle recipe, very easy, for the holidays. A truffle recipe with chocolate and vanilla or rum extract.
Fruitcake Bites - Mini Fruitcake Recipe
Fruitcake bites, made in mini muffin tins. A fruitcake recipe made in tiny muffin cups.
Easy Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes - Duchess Potatoes Recipe
Make these Duchess potatoes ahead and freeze in serving size portions. A Duchess mashed potato recipe, and scroll down for more mashed potato recipes.
Cream Cheese Cookies - Christmas Cookie With Cream Cheese and Coconut
Cream cheese cookie recipe - Christmas Cookies.
Roast Goose and Fruit Stuffing
Roast goose recipe stuffed with a fruited bread stuffing. Stuffing is made with raisins and apples.
Roast Duck With Champagne and Oranges
Roast duck recipe for the holidays. Roast duck recipe with champagne.
Holiday Goose With Fruit - Christmas Goose Recipe
A holiday goose recipe, made with fruit stuffing.
Cornflake Christmas Cookies
Christmas cookies made with corn flakes and egg whites, with chopped green and red candied cherries or chopped nuts.
Rumaki - Chicken Livers With Bacon
Chicken liver appetizer recipe with ginger and other spices. A rumaki recipe with chicken livers and bacon.
Chocolate Thumbprints - Christmas Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies
Chocolate thumbprint cookie recipe for Christmas. Chocolate cookies with a little sweet filling and chocolate candy center.
Oven Pancakes - Dutch Baby Recipe
An oven pancake, served with apples or other fruit, syrup, melted butter, and powdered sugar. A baked pancake recipe
Christmas Cookie Puffs
Christmas butter cookies have a pecan meringue topping and a candied cherry half to make them festive.
Christmas Wreath Coffee Cake - Holiday Coffee Cake Recipe
A Christmas coffee cake baked in a ring mold baking pan. Christmas wreath coffee cake recipe.
Candy Cane Coffee Cakes
Cute candy cane coffee cakes, with vanilla glaze.
Christmas Tree Coffee Cake - Easy Christmas Coffee Cake Recipe
An easy coffee cake made in the shape of a Christmas Tree. Christmas Tree coffee cake recipe for the holidays.
Cinnamon Buns Recipe
Tasty and easy cinnamon buns for a holiday morning treat. Cinnamon roll recipe for the holidays.
Christmas Stollen
Christmas stollen recipe, made with dried fruits and an apricot glaze.
Chocolate Applesauce Bread in a Jar
A bread baked in jars for gift giving. Be sure to make just before giving and give with instructions to serve immediately or freeze.
Reindeer Cookie Recipe - Christmas Cookie Recipe
Reindeer cookies are peanut butter cookies in the shape of reindeer, for Christmas cookie baking.
Jam Cookie Recipe - Jam Cookies with Ground Almonds
Jam cookies with ground almonds, butter, and almond extract, filled with strawberry preserves or other jam.
Christmas Party
Great tips and neat ideas for a Christmas tree-trimming party from Donna Pilato, the Entertaining Guide.
Candy Recipes
Pralines, bourbon balls, and other confections.
Christmas Safety
Here's a helpful page of tips to keep your home safe for the holidays, with the emphasis on children. From Pediatrics Guide Vincent Iannelli, decoration safety tips, food safety reminders, toy safety, and more.
Crockpot Appetizers
Dozens of recipes for party recipes using the crock pot.
Gifts from Your Kitchen
Food gift recipes, free gift tags, and ideas for making special baskets.
Party Snacks
Cheese straws, flavored popcorn and nuts, party mix and more.

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