101 Best Christmas Recipes

Celebrate Christmas with family, friends, and festive recipes from chefs.

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Hosting a fabulous Christmas dinner is like receiving another gift. And with our selection of the best recipes, you can be sure everyone will love your treats. But only if you plan ahead. When brainstorming Christmas dinner ideas, start with the main course: Christmas ham, spare ribs, or roast – always a great choice. Complete your menu with delicious side dishes and don't forget to add vegetables! You can set the festive table several times simple, but delicious dishes, but at least one of them must have a wow effect. Classic "Crown" of pork loinThis pork roast is sure to impress everyone. Season the pork overnight with salt, pepper, and aromatic spices to ensure the meat is as tender and juicy as possible after roasting. Glazed apples and onions will provide a pleasant sweet-tart complement to the spiced pork.

Classic "Crown" of pork loin

This festive pork loin crown roast will impress your guests with its presentation and exceptional flavor. You can order it from a butcher or tie several slices of pork loin together into a ring, trimming the rib tips for a striking appearance. Start preparing the roast the day before serving, marinating the loin in a herby blend of juniper, black and allspice pepper, fennel, and bay leaf. Bake it the next day, and a few minutes before it's done, brush it with a wine-apple glaze. Serve the crown on the table, surrounded by a side of stewed apples and onions.

Recipe: Classic "Crown" of pork loin

Crispy pork belly with braised red cabbage and caramelized potatoes

Christmas and New Year are a time for special dishes, delights, and new products that we love to surprise and spoil our loved ones with. It's also a great opportunity to experience the traditions of other countries without leaving home. Prepare a festive dinner in Scandinavian style. All the ingredients are readily available, and the beauty of these dishes lies in the combination of flavors. At the center of the table is pork belly with its super-crispy crust, achieved by baking it with baking powder. For sides, prepare caramel-glazed potatoes and braised red cabbage with wine vinegar and lingonberry jam. Its sweet and tart flavor perfectly balances the fatty pork.

Recipe: Crispy pork belly with braised red cabbage and caramelized potatoes

Roasted Butternut Squash with Orange-Maple Glaze

Drizzle thin slices of fragrant butternut squash with maple syrup and orange juice and zest, then roast until tender, golden, and glossy. Sprinkle with fresh parsley, and serve as an appetizer or side dish with meat and poultry.

Recipe: Roasted Butternut Squash with Orange-Maple Glaze

Sweet potato puree with maple syrup

Maple syrup and orange zest beautifully accentuate the sweet potato's natural sweetness in this airy mashed potato, which, despite its slightly sweet flavor, makes a perfect complement to roasted poultry or pork. A great alternative to mashed potatoes for the holidays.

Recipe: Sweet potato puree with maple syrup

Ginger roll

This festive roll is just as delicious as the cake, but a little less pompous, and will bring a cozy atmosphere to your Christmas at home. It's made with a spicy and soft gingerbread sponge, layered with a delicious cream cheese frosting. To prevent the sponge from cracking when filling, be sure to let it cool while rolled before adding the filling. Dust the roll with powdered sugar and enjoy!

Recipe: Ginger roll

Edible Cheese Cracker Gift Box

These adorable edible Christmas gifts are made with crispy homemade crackers. Each box contains a generous portion of cheese spread, perfect for dipping various snacks, including crispy vegetables, deli meats, and cheese crackers baked from leftover dough. And, of course, everyone will love eating the boxes themselves. Serve with champagne.

Recipe: Edible Cheese Cracker Gift Box

Yorkshire pudding

Yorkshire pudding and roast beef go together as beautifully as milk and biscuits. In just 30 minutes, you can prepare a delicious side dish with just four ingredients, fluffy and shining like a crown.

Recipe: Yorkshire pudding

Shrimp with lemon-vermouth sauce

Quick and easy shrimp scampi make a great appetizer or side dish for a holiday meal.

Recipe: Shrimp with lemon-vermouth sauce

Christmas ham with honey-glazed pineapple

A generous slab of bone-in ham, topped with pineapple rings and maraschino cherries and topped with a glossy honey glaze, is an American holiday classic, typically served for Christmas and New Year's. If you enjoy the combination of sweet and savory, this magnificent dish will captivate you with its flavor and become a true centerpiece on the holiday table. For this recipe, you'll need about 9 pounds of smoked pork butt, canned pineapple rings and cherries, and honey and brown sugar for the glaze. If desired, you can stave cloves into the ham for an even more wonderful flavor.

Recipe: Christmas ham with honey-glazed pineapple

Christmas steak

Porterhouse steak is beloved for its size (one steak serves four) and for its combination of beef tenderloin and striploin steak, separated by a flavorful bone. This steak is served sliced and garnished with two Latin American sauces in traditional Christmas colors. The red sauce, salsa roja, is made with tomatoes and jalapeños, while the green sauce, chimichurri, is chopped fresh herbs with spices in olive oil. The meat is generously seasoned with salt before grilling. Don't be afraid to oversalt, as this will give your steak the same delicious crust you get at steakhouses.

Recipe: Christmas steak

Beef loin with ribs and stuffing

This luxurious roast features a bone-in beef loin stuffed with fragrant garlic spinach, sautéed mushrooms, and creamy brioche cubes, then trussed and baked whole in the oven until juicy and tender on the inside and crispy on the outside. For an unparalleled flavor, you can also top the filling with truffle butter. Don't be intimidated by the idea of a stuffed bone-in cut. Read the cutting instructions in the recipe carefully and take your time. You'll succeed, and your guests will remember your meal for a long time!

Recipe: Beef loin with ribs and stuffing

Sheet Pan Dinner: Holiday Ham

This sumptuous dinner cooks all at once in the oven, so you don't even have to turn on the stove. This festive treat includes orange-glazed ham, stuffed mushrooms, baked green beans with garlic, and soft, buttered buns. This recipe calls for bone-in ham steaks, but you can substitute boneless steaks. In just an hour, you'll have a complete, elegant, stress-free dinner ready, perfect for a small gathering.

Recipe: Sheet Pan Dinner: Holiday Ham

Spiral-cut ham in apricot glaze

Prepare a festive bone-in ham, deliciously coated with a glossy glaze. The spiral-cut ham is coated with a tart-sweet glaze made with spiced apricot jam while baking. The juices left on the baking sheet are used to make a delicious gravy to serve with the ham.

Recipe: Spiral-cut ham in apricot glaze

Sunday Baked Ribs

Ina complements the baked ribs with a mustard-horseradish sauce. For an impressive presentation, cut the dish at the holiday table.

Recipe: Sunday Baked Ribs

Ham baked in dough with pineapple puree

This delicious main course is a twist on the traditional ham, topped with pineapple rings and cherries. Puff pastry and salty ham are served with a sweet pineapple sauce.

Recipe: Ham baked in dough with pineapple puree

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Seafood Soup with Fennel "Cioppino"

Giada's flavorful seafood stew is perfect for the Feast of the Seven Fishes—an Italian-style Christmas.

Recipe: Seafood Soup with Fennel "Cioppino"

Beef ribs "au jus" with thyme

Bobby stuffs whole garlic cloves into the beef to infuse it with flavor, then serves the succulent meat with a thyme-red wine sauce.

Recipe: Beef ribs "au jus" with thyme

Traditional mustard-glazed ham

Garnish the Christmas ham with pineapple and a maraschino cherry for a classic presentation. A simple glaze of Dijon mustard, brown sugar, and thyme adds a vibrant flavor.

Recipe: Traditional mustard-glazed ham

Corn casserole with ham and kale for breakfast

The combination of ham and kale has become a tradition for good reason: it's incredibly delicious. But this casserole can easily be made with other combinations of meat and green vegetables, depending on the ingredients at hand. Try fried sausage with frozen spinach, or andouille sausage with mustard greens.

Recipe: Corn casserole with ham and kale for breakfast

Brussels sprouts with brown rice and bacon

Giada's festive filling uses two types of rice instead of bread. Pearl onions, Brussels sprouts, hazelnuts, and chopped bacon provide a sweet and salty flavor.

Recipe: Brussels sprouts with brown rice and bacon

Spinach in creamy sauce

Serve this simple, classic side dish for Christmas dinner. For a spicy kick, we add a pinch of freshly grated nutmeg to the delicate sauce.

Recipe: Spinach in creamy sauce

Roast beef with Yorkshire pudding

Here's Alex's tip for the perfect roast beef: "It's crucial to place the meat on a rack inside the roasting pan, so it's raised off the bottom of the pan. This allows the heat in the oven to circulate around the meat as it cooks."

Recipe: Roast beef with Yorkshire pudding

Prime Rib Meat in the Oven

For his recipe, Michael Symon recommends asking the butcher to prepare the meat by trimming and removing the bones.

Recipe: Prime Rib Meat in the Oven

Meringue cake - a festive meringue wreath with berries

This edible wreath is not only beautiful but also delicious. Crispy meringue is topped with a bright red sauce flavored with cranberries, raspberries, and pomegranate.

Recipe: Meringue cake - a festive meringue wreath with berries

Gingerbread mitten with cherry filling

Just like with real mittens, you'll definitely want to grab a couple of these winter gingerbread cookies. The store-bought pie dough is easy to roll and cut, and the cherry filling is perfect for the season.

Recipe: Gingerbread mitten with cherry filling

Christmas coal candies

Know someone on Santa's naughty list? Give them these crunchy cocoa candies. They're sweeter than they look, and they're fun to make, breaking them into fun shapes.

Recipe: Christmas coal candies

Homemade cannoli rolls with ricotta and chocolate chips

"I love a really strong coffee with cannoli from the Italian bakery on Bleecker Street in Manhattan," says Alex. "When I make them at home, I recreate those same cannoli from my memories. The dessert consists of two parts: first, you make the thin, crispy roll, and then you add the rich, flavorful filling."

Recipe: Homemade cannoli rolls with ricotta and chocolate chips

Cranberry punch "Santa Claus"

This sweet and sour holiday drink, served in glass jars decorated with a Santa suit, will set the mood for fun.

Recipe: Cranberry punch "Santa Claus"

Baked pork loin

If you're hosting your first Christmas party, or don't want to worry about the main course, this recipe combines meat, sauce, and side dish!

Recipe: Baked pork loin

Italian-Style Banquet Beef Roll with Cheese

Looking to cook something new for Christmas? For an elegant main course, Giada stuffs a beef steak with herbs, bread crumbs, pecorino, and provolone cheese.

Recipe: Italian-Style Banquet Beef Roll with Cheese

Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Vinegar and Cranberries

Ree's balsamic vinaigrette and dried cranberries transform simple roasted Brussels sprouts into an elegant holiday side dish.

Recipe: Brussels Sprouts with Balsamic Vinegar and Cranberries

Sweet potato and parsnip tarte tatin

This beautiful side dish is a bit unusual, but it's sure to be a hit at your Christmas dinner.

Recipe: Sweet potato and parsnip tarte tatin

Cheesecake in the shape of a Christmas cookie

This wonderful holiday dessert combines sugar cookies with cheesecake. The delicate vanilla cheesecake is topped with royal icing.

Recipe: Cheesecake in the shape of a Christmas cookie

Sticky Toffee Pudding

To complete the festive meal, prepare a sweet pudding with rum-soaked dates, generously drizzled with toffee sauce.

Recipe: Sticky Toffee Pudding

Mint Bark Chocolates

Mint chocolate bars are a holiday staple, and this version is incredibly easy to make. Be sure to use completely dry containers and avoid spilling water from the pan onto the chocolate—the water will cause the melted chocolate to seize and become unusable.

Recipe: Mint Bark Chocolates

Strawberry Santa Clauses

This elegant holiday treat is perfect for brunch or a light dessert. Giada De Laurentiis coats cut strawberries with mascarpone cream, and the remaining tip becomes a Santa hat.

Recipe: Strawberry Santa Clauses

Crispy Santa Hat Cheesecake

Dry rice cereal makes a unique, sweet cheesecake base. Topped with strawberry Santa hats, these cakes are sure to become a favorite holiday dessert.

Recipe: Crispy Santa Hat Cheesecake

Pasta "Christmas Gift"

Surprise your loved ones with a unique gift—a pasta casserole that looks just like a box wrapped in wrapping paper! We've colored fresh pasta sheets with parsley and beetroot to create a "wrapper" that contains a cheesy, creamy pasta with meatballs.

Recipe: Pasta "Christmas Gift"

Gingerbread man made from cupcakes

This gingerbread man is made from cupcakes. Be sure to take a photo of this beautiful dessert before serving it to your guests.

Recipe: Gingerbread man made from cupcakes

Christmas Tree Brownies

Simple brownies are made special with green frosting and candies. We bake them in round cake pans to make cutting them into triangles easy.

Recipe: Christmas Tree Brownies

Christmas Candy Cane Cookies

Sandra Lee makes adorable cane cookies using cream cheese for a rich texture, dry sugar cookie mix, and peppermint extract for a Christmassy flavor.

Recipe: Christmas Candy Cane Cookies

White chocolate candies with cranberries and pistachios

Chocolate "bark" is an easy dessert for a group. These bars are made of white chocolate with red cranberries and green pistachios.

Recipe: White chocolate candies with cranberries and pistachios

Stollen (German Christmas cake)

This traditional German dessert with candied fruit and nuts can be served plain or covered with powdered sugar or icing.

Recipe: Stollen (German Christmas cake)

Orange pound cake with ricotta and strawberries

Giada's homemade pound cake is so sweet, light, and airy that it just needs a simple strawberry topping, no frosting or icing.

Recipe: Orange pound cake with ricotta and strawberries

Beef stew with horseradish

The cooking technique for this impressive dish is unusual, but that's no accident. Roasting at a high temperature creates a crispy crust, after which the oven is turned off, and the meat continues cooking to a perfect medium-rare finish.

Recipe: Beef stew with horseradish

Honey-glazed roast ham with roasted spices

Ham + 1 hour + 4 ingredients = perfection. The main secret is a flavorful dry marinade of toasted spices.

Recipe: Honey-glazed roast ham with roasted spices

Mac and cheese with broccoli and cauliflower

Turn macaroni and cheese into a vegetable dish with broccoli and cauliflower.

Recipe: Mac and cheese with broccoli and cauliflower

Pasta with lemon and fried shrimp

Serve lemon pasta with shrimp for Christmas dinner. For a more vibrant flavor, Ina roasts the shrimp in the oven.

Recipe: Pasta with lemon and fried shrimp

Penne with shrimp and herb cream sauce

Giada makes this special pasta as a holiday main dish.

Recipe: Penne with shrimp and herb cream sauce

Shrimp-stuffed squid with polenta

In Italy, Christmas Eve is traditionally celebrated with seafood dishes. Serve squid stuffed with shrimp, accompanied by tomato sauce and creamy polenta with Parmesan cheese, for your festive dinner.

Recipe: Shrimp-stuffed squid with polenta

Baked celery roots and carrots

Complete your holiday menu with a simple paprika-infused side dish.

Recipe: Baked celery roots and carrots

Cauliflower gratin with goat cheese

Bobby's delicate cauliflower gratin is made with three cheeses: goat cheese, Parmesan, and Monterey Jack.

Recipe: Cauliflower gratin with goat cheese

Triple Ginger Soufflé

Giada's sweet and spicy soufflé makes an elegant addition to a festive brunch. The recipe uses three types of ginger: ground, fresh, and crystallized.

Recipe: Triple Ginger Soufflé

Festive Pork Roll "Porchetta"

Leftover porchetta makes excellent sandwiches, both hot and cold. This roll also keeps well in the refrigerator.

Recipe: Festive Pork Roll "Porchetta"

Pork roll stuffed with apples and minced meat

For an elegant and affordable pork dish, Melissa stuffs the meat with Italian sausage and sweet apples.

Recipe: Pork roll stuffed with apples and minced meat

Smoked pork ham baked in a sugar-honey glaze

Sweet-glazed smoked ham is a classic Christmas dish in Trisha's family. It's her mom's recipe!

Recipe: Smoked pork ham baked in a sugar-honey glaze

Corn Casserole with Garlic

This hearty casserole takes just 10 minutes to prepare. A generous helping of cheese, garlic, and herbs makes it an elegant holiday dish.

Recipe: Corn Casserole with Garlic

Cupcake Christmas Tree

Make a stunning dessert with chocolate cupcakes that will grace your Christmas table. Sprinkle the frosted cupcakes generously with green sprinkles and secure them to a foam cone with toothpicks.

Recipe: Cupcake Christmas Tree

Cornflake Christmas Wreaths

Cornflakes mixed with green marshmallow frosting take on a festive look. These cheerful, crunchy, no-bake treats are shaped like candy-adorned wreaths.

Recipe: Cornflake Christmas Wreaths

Chocolate-almond cake with sugar-coated cranberries

Create an elegant chocolate cake using a blend of wheat and almond flours. For a festive touch, garnish with sweet and savory candied cranberries.

Recipe: Chocolate-almond cake with sugar-coated cranberries

Red Velvet Cake with Nuts

Trisha's cake is topped with a decadent pecan cream cheese frosting. For a simple garnish, sprinkle some nuts on top.

Recipe: Red Velvet Cake with Nuts

Meringues on sticks

White chocolate lollipops coated on both sides with hardened meringue make an elegant seasonal dessert.

Recipe: Meringues on sticks

Meringue sandwiches

Mini meringues are perfect for sandwich cookie desserts. Fill with berry jam or lemon curd and serve on a crystal plate for a beautiful presentation.

Recipe: Meringue sandwiches

Beef roll in horseradish breading

This impressive dish will wow your friends and family. Roll the meat with peppers, herbs, and cheese, then top with crumbled breadcrumbs for a crispy crust. When cut, the red and green filling is visible in each slice.

Recipe: Beef roll in horseradish breading

Beef Roast with Rosemary

This spiced beef is perfect for Christmas dinner. It takes just 30 minutes to prepare, and the oven does the rest, leaving you free to enjoy the meal.

Recipe: Beef Roast with Rosemary

Basic recipe for baked glazed ham

Make the perfect glazed ham for your family this holiday season. Start with a basic recipe and choose from six glazes, including mustard-orange (pictured).

Recipe: Basic recipe for baked glazed ham

Creamy lobster linguine pasta

Giada's holiday table is filled with exquisite seafood dishes, including this lobster pasta. It only takes 30 minutes to prepare, but it looks so sophisticated it looks like you spent all day making it.

Recipe: Creamy lobster linguine pasta

Honey-glazed Brussels sprouts and potatoes

The vegetables for this side dish can be prepared two hours in advance and refrigerated. Make the glaze 10 minutes before serving and add the vegetables to warm through.

Recipe: Honey-glazed Brussels sprouts and potatoes

Baked fennel with cheese

Fennel fronds and pomegranate seeds decorate this garnish with festive flowers. Salty Parmesan cheese melts gently on the hot roasted fennel.

Recipe: Baked fennel with cheese

Artichoke and Leek Soup

Spinach and artichokes make a winning combination for a dip, but they're also worth trying in a main course. Individually portioned cream soups make a great start to a meal.

Recipe: Artichoke and Leek Soup

Persimmon and Prosciutto Appetizer

Persimmon replaces traditional melon in this recipe. This sweet and vibrant fruit complements the salty prosciutto.

Recipe: Persimmon and Prosciutto Appetizer

Orange and beetroot salad

This simple, colorful salad makes a great first course.

Recipe: Orange and beetroot salad

Buckwheat pancakes

Prepare French crepes and a variety of toppings, then let guests assemble the dish to their taste.

Recipe: Buckwheat pancakes

Rack of lamb with rosemary

Seasoning is the key to perfect lamb. Michael Symon likes to use fresh rosemary, salt, and a pinch of sugar.

Recipe: Rack of lamb with rosemary

Cheese chips with pine nuts

These fragrant holiday crackers are easy to make. Top grated Asiago cheese with chopped sage and pine nuts and bake until golden brown. Bake the crackers on a silicone mat or parchment paper to prevent sticking.

Recipe: Cheese chips with pine nuts

Eggnog-flavored ice cream

Alton Brown infuses vanilla ice cream with bourbon and freshly grated nutmeg for a classic drink in frozen form.

Recipe: Eggnog-flavored ice cream

Mexican Posole Rojo

Try something new this Christmas, like this traditional Mexican dish with pork shoulder, red chili peppers, and white corn porridge.

Recipe: Mexican Posole Rojo

Champignons in Burgundy wine

The mushrooms in Ree's recipe are simmered for 9 hours, during which time they shrink in size and become infused with the flavors of red wine, dill, and broth.

Recipe: Champignons in Burgundy wine

Fennel gratin

It's like a grilled steak with vegetables: a rich, vibrant dish that deserves a good wine. The cheese and cream soften the Cabernet's tartness, while the wine's fruitiness is enhanced by the light, vegetal flavor of the fennel.

Recipe: Fennel gratin

Gingerbread men in a hot chocolate jacuzzi

Make your gingerbread men characters in a story: paint them into bathing suits with buttercream and place them in cups of hot cocoa.

Recipe: Gingerbread men in a hot chocolate jacuzzi

Baked Ham with Orange-Fig Glaze

Transform classic holiday ham with a fig jam and orange juice glaze.

Recipe: Baked Ham with Orange-Fig Glaze

New potatoes with green peas, lemon and pearl onions

Tyler adds sautéed pearl onions, peas, and lemon to the mashed potatoes.

Recipe: New potatoes with green peas, lemon and pearl onions

Pork roll with mushroom filling

Impress everyone at your Christmas dinner with this festive, rustic pork roulade. Use wild mushrooms like oyster mushrooms or maitake mushrooms for the filling.

Recipe: Pork roll with mushroom filling

Asparagus with Lemon Breadcrumbs

Dress up asparagus with a zesty lemon topping. For a festive dish, add 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs to chopped thyme, pecorino cheese, chives, and a teaspoon of Meyer lemon zest.

Recipe: Asparagus with Lemon Breadcrumbs

Mashed potatoes with garlic

Guests at your Christmas party will love this garlic mashed potatoes. Start by boiling Yukon Gold potatoes at a low simmer with 3 bay leaves to impart a herbal aroma and flavor. Add 3 more bay leaves and 5 cloves of garlic to 1.5 cups of milk and simmer for a creamy garlic sauce. Pour it over the potatoes, stir, and enjoy.

Recipe: Mashed potatoes with garlic

Lamb meatloaf stuffed with olives and salsa verde

Add a unique twist to your Christmas meal with baked stuffed lamb. For the salsa verde, puree the parsley, oregano, garlic, red pepper flakes, and capers in a food processor. Then add lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Drizzle the finished meatloaf slices with this sauce for a vibrant color and rich flavor.

Recipe: Lamb meatloaf stuffed with olives and salsa verde

Saffron rice

Saffron threads and 2 cups basmati rice are all you need for this sophisticated side dish.

Recipe: Saffron rice

Green Bean Salad with Oranges

When making this citrus salad, transfer freshly cooked green beans to a bowl of ice water to blanch them.

Recipe: Green Bean Salad with Oranges

Beef brisket meatloaf braised in red wine

For this delicious roulade you will need a bottle of dry red wine, a little brandy, tomato puree and veal demi-glace sauce.

Recipe: Beef brisket meatloaf braised in red wine

Brussels sprouts in sweet and sour sauce

Honey and red jalapeño give Brussels sprouts a sweet and tangy flavor.

Recipe: Brussels sprouts in sweet and sour sauce

Egg noodles with poppy seeds

Think pasta isn't a Christmas treat? Not at all! These hearty egg noodles are topped with a mixture of chopped chives and poppy seeds, topped with crème fraîche for a fresh, creamy finish.

Recipe: Egg noodles with poppy seeds

Flounder rolls with crab filling in shrimp and shellfish sauce

These rolls are packed with a whole host of flavors and will be a perfect addition to your Feast of the Seven Fishes menu. Stuff flounder fillets with crabmeat chunks and bake them with shrimp and clams.

Recipe: Flounder rolls with crab filling in shrimp and shellfish sauce

Steamed cauliflower with pine nuts

For cauliflower with toasted pine nuts and grated Parmesan, you'll need a steamer basket.

Recipe: Steamed cauliflower with pine nuts

Braised Escarole with Bacon

This braised escarole takes just 40 minutes to prepare. Crisp the pancetta to give the salad a smoky, salty flavor.

Recipe: Braised Escarole with Bacon

Christmas Reindeer Brownies

Candy canes, marshmallows, and wafer cookies make these brownies a festive dessert. They're so easy, you can make them with the kids!

Recipe: Christmas Reindeer Brownies

Bûche de Noël (Yule log)

Create a fairytale atmosphere by serving a traditional French Yule Log cake. Rich chocolate genoise (Genoise sponge cake) is rolled with coffee-and-brandy buttercream, then garnished with berries, pine cones, and marzipan mushrooms. Your guests' delight will be well worth the effort.

Recipe: Bûche de Noël (Yule log)

Hot chocolate mix

The true spirit of Christmas is a cup of hot cocoa on a cold winter day.

Recipe: Hot chocolate mix

New Year's Tree Cake

This impressive 3D Christmas tree cake doesn't require a special baking pan. The square layers are arranged in the correct order, covered with frosting and decorated with an edible "garland." A festive star sits atop the cake.

Recipe: New Year's Tree Cake