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Christmas Dessert Recipes

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Christmas Cherry Cake Recipe - This is a lovely white cake studded with glace cherries and golden raisins-a nice alternative to fruitcake. This loaf freezes well, too.

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Christmas Cherry Cake

This is a lovely white cake studded with glace cherries and golden raisins-a nice alternative to fruitcake. This loaf freezes well, too.

By Carol

Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread Recipe and Video - This soft and spicy cake is flavored with molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Serve it with fresh whipped cream!

Favorite Old Fashioned Gingerbread

This soft and spicy cake is flavored with molasses, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves. Serve it with fresh whipped cream!

By Charles

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Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti Recipe and Video - The red and green make a very pretty cookie. You may use other nuts instead of pistachios, if you prefer.

Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti

The red and green make a very pretty cookie. You may use other nuts instead of pistachios, if you prefer.

By Gerry Meyer

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Buche de Noel Recipe and Video - Buche de Noel is the French name for a Christmas cake shaped like a log. This one is a heavenly flourless chocolate cake rolled with chocolate whipped cream. Traditionally, Buche de Noel is decorated with confectioners' sugar to resemble snow on a Yule log.

Buche de Noel

Buche de Noel is the French name for a Christmas cake shaped like a log. This one is a heavenly flourless chocolate cake rolled with chocolate whipped cream. Traditionally, Buche de Noel is decorated with confectioners' sugar to resemble snow on a Yule log.

By TYRARACHELE

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Eggnog Cheesecake III Recipe and Video - A graham cracker crust is filled with a decadent mixture of cream cheese, sugar, eggnog and a hint of rum. Garnish with whipped cream and colored sugar, if desired.

Eggnog Cheesecake III

A graham cracker crust is filled with a decadent mixture of cream cheese, sugar, eggnog and a hint of rum. Garnish with whipped cream and colored sugar, if desired.

By Bill Sinclair

Deep South Eggnog Cake Recipe - You can really taste the eggnog in this lovely, rich, moist cake. No eggnog? No problem: you can make homemade eggnog for this recipe in a jiffy. Nothing says Southern hospitality like this impressive cake.

Deep South Eggnog Cake

You can really taste the eggnog in this lovely, rich, moist cake. No eggnog? No problem: you can make homemade eggnog for this recipe in a jiffy. Nothing says Southern hospitality like this impressive cake.

By Baricat

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Panettone Bread Pudding with Spiced Orange Sauce Recipe - This is a delicious variation on a classic made with the light and heavenly Italian Christmas bread. Panettone is similar to brioche but studded with raisins and candied orange and lemon peel. A luscious sauce made with orange liqueur, makes this dish perfect for the holidays. Serve as a dessert or a sweet and decadent breakfast.

Panettone Bread Pudding with Spiced Orange Sauce

This is a delicious variation on a classic made with the light and heavenly Italian Christmas bread. Panettone is similar to brioche but studded with raisins and candied orange and lemon peel. A luscious sauce made with orange liqueur, makes this dish perfect for the holidays. Serve as a dessert or a sweet and decadent breakfast.

By Lizzie Mac

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe - Moist and spicy little cakes made with molasses and cocoa powder, balanced by a tangy cream cheese frosting.

Gingerbread Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

Moist and spicy little cakes made with molasses and cocoa powder, balanced by a tangy cream cheese frosting.

By Kevin Ryan

Tiramisu II Recipe and Video - This tiramisu recipe features rum and coffee-soaked ladyfingers layered with mascarpone custard and whipped cream.

Tiramisu II

This tiramisu recipe features rum and coffee-soaked ladyfingers layered with mascarpone custard and whipped cream.

By Christine

How To Host A Cookie Exchange Party

How To Host A Cookie Exchange Party

Celebrate the holidays with a festive assortment of cookies—but without all the baking! Here's how to pull it all together.

By Allrecipes

Apple Pie by Grandma Ople Recipe and Video - A unique and popular recipe. Sliced apples under a lattice crust get bathed with a sweet buttery sauce before baking.

Apple Pie by Grandma Ople

A unique and popular recipe. Sliced apples under a lattice crust get bathed with a sweet buttery sauce before baking.

By MOSHASMAMA

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe and Video - Crisp edges, chewy middles, and so, so easy to make. Try this wildly-popular chocolate chip cookie recipe for yourself.

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies

Crisp edges, chewy middles, and so, so easy to make. Try this wildly-popular chocolate chip cookie recipe for yourself.

By Dora

Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe and Video - Here's an Allrecipes classic and much-loved chocolate chip cookie recipe that uses instant pudding mix in the batter.

Award Winning Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

Here's an Allrecipes classic and much-loved chocolate chip cookie recipe that uses instant pudding mix in the batter.

By Debbi Borsick

Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe and Video - Make bakery-style chocolate chip cookies with these tips.

Best Big, Fat, Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookie

Make bakery-style chocolate chip cookies with these tips.

By ELIZABETHBH

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The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies Recipe and Video - Perfect for decorating! These classic sugar cookies are great for cookie-cutting and decorating during the holidays or anytime you feel festive.

The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

Perfect for decorating! These classic sugar cookies are great for cookie-cutting and decorating during the holidays or anytime you feel festive.

By Jill Saunders

Too Much Chocolate Cake Recipe and Video - Start with a box of chocolate cake mix and add a few ingredients like sour cream and chocolate chips to make a moist, intensely-flavored chocolate cake that will win you First Prize from your friends and family.

Too Much Chocolate Cake

Start with a box of chocolate cake mix and add a few ingredients like sour cream and chocolate chips to make a moist, intensely-flavored chocolate cake that will win you First Prize from your friends and family.

By Denise

Chantal's New York Cheesecake Recipe and Video - Why go to the Cheesecake Factory to get a taste of this favorite dessert when you can make your own cheesecake at home with this recipe?

Chantal's New York Cheesecake

Why go to the Cheesecake Factory to get a taste of this favorite dessert when you can make your own cheesecake at home with this recipe?

By Taliesen

Carrot Cake III Recipe and Video - A simple, moist, yummy carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.

Carrot Cake III

A simple, moist, yummy carrot cake with cream cheese frosting.

By Tammy Elliott

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Easy Sugar Cookies Recipe and Video - Quick and easy sugar cookies! Terrific plain or with candies in them. This recipe uses basic ingredients you probably already have.

Easy Sugar Cookies

Quick and easy sugar cookies! Terrific plain or with candies in them. This recipe uses basic ingredients you probably already have.

By Stephanie

Big Soft Ginger Cookies Recipe and Video - Made with a hint of molasses, these ginger cookies stay soft for days.

Big Soft Ginger Cookies

Made with a hint of molasses, these ginger cookies stay soft for days.

By AMY1028

Beth's Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies Recipe and Video - With a little experimenting, I came up with these chewy, spicy, oatmeal raisin cookies. They make your kitchen smell wonderful while they are baking. They almost remind me of Christmas because the spices smell so good.

Beth's Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

With a little experimenting, I came up with these chewy, spicy, oatmeal raisin cookies. They make your kitchen smell wonderful while they are baking. They almost remind me of Christmas because the spices smell so good.

By Beth Sigworth

Brooke's Best Bombshell Brownies Recipe and Video - Seduction straight from the oven! Rich, dark, and chocolatey, this brownie recipe uses cocoa powder, semi-sweet chocolate morsels, and butter, of course, to make an ultra intense chocolate treat.

Brooke's Best Bombshell Brownies

Seduction straight from the oven! Rich, dark, and chocolatey, this brownie recipe uses cocoa powder, semi-sweet chocolate morsels, and butter, of course, to make an ultra intense chocolate treat.

By BROOKE

Peanut Butter Cup Cookies Recipe - Peanut butter cups wrapped in a peanut butter cookie for the most peanut buttery of treats.

Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Peanut butter cups wrapped in a peanut butter cookie for the most peanut buttery of treats.

By BUCHKO

Iced Pumpkin Cookies Recipe and Video - These wonderful iced pumpkin spice cookies are a great fall treat made from canned pumpkin and drizzled with glaze.

Iced Pumpkin Cookies

These wonderful iced pumpkin spice cookies are a great fall treat made from canned pumpkin and drizzled with glaze.

By Gina

Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe and Video - This 5-star pumpkin cheesecake layers pumpkin and cream cheese for a delicious display, combining the best of two treats.

Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake

This 5-star pumpkin cheesecake layers pumpkin and cream cheese for a delicious display, combining the best of two treats.

By Stephanie Phillips

Key Lime Pie VII Recipe and Video - This key lime pie filling has sour cream and sweetened condensed milk and is perfect for your favorite homemade graham cracker crust.

Key Lime Pie VII

This key lime pie filling has sour cream and sweetened condensed milk and is perfect for your favorite homemade graham cracker crust.

By ANNRICHARDSON

Banana Pudding IV Recipe and Video - Less than ten ingredients, including condensed milk, whipped topping, and vanilla wafers, are combined in this quick and easy banana pudding.

Banana Pudding IV

Less than ten ingredients, including condensed milk, whipped topping, and vanilla wafers, are combined in this quick and easy banana pudding.

By Patty

White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Recipe and Video - Raspberry sauce is swirled into the batter of a creamy white chocolate cheesecake. Garnish with white chocolate curls if desired.

White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake

Raspberry sauce is swirled into the batter of a creamy white chocolate cheesecake. Garnish with white chocolate curls if desired.

By Cindy Catudal Shank

Easy OREO Truffles Recipe - OREO cookies, baking chocolate, and cream cheese are all you need to make this easy chocolate truffle recipe.

Easy OREO Truffles

OREO cookies, baking chocolate, and cream cheese are all you need to make this easy chocolate truffle recipe.

By Baker's

Perfect Pumpkin Pie

EAGLE BRAND(R) condensed milk makes this perfect pumpkin pie a delicious ending to a Thanksgiving feast.

By Eagle brand