Christmas Recipes

Cookies to decorate, Christmas dinner ideas, and holiday party traditions like pudding and cake. See top recipes, videos and get tips from home cooks like you for making this Christmas special.

Deck The Halls

cheese ball with crackers

10 Great Make-Ahead Holiday Appetizers

Explore Christmas Recipes

Gingerbread Snowflakes

Gingerbread Snowflakes

Amazingly Good Eggnog

Amazingly Good Eggnog

a chocolate yule log cake decorated with meringue mushrooms, chocolate "bark", and sprinkled with confectioners' sugar snow

a medium-rare prime rib roast on a cutting board, sliced

Chef John's Perfect Prime Rib

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Swedish Meatballs (Svenska Kottbullar)

top-down view of a snowflake-shaped sugar cookie decorated with pale blue and white frosting

The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies

a close up view of creamy au gratin potatoes in a white oval casserole dish topped with fresh chives

Creamy au Gratin Potatoes

a close up view of a spoonful of sweet potato casserole, topped with pecans and brown sugar, being lifted from a white baking dish.

Yummy Sweet Potato Casserole

a high angle view looking into a green casserole dish of green bean casserole with a scoop taken out.

Best Green Bean Casserole

a close up view looking into a single slice of pumpkin pie on a blue plate and topped with a dollop of whipped cream.

Perfect Pumpkin Pie

a plated slice of apple pie is topped with a melting scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Apple Pie by Grandma Ople

an overhead view of a round platter of easy sugar cokies

Easy Sugar Cookies

an overhead view of perfectly decorated gingerbread people cookies.

Best Gingerbread Men Cookies

a close up view of a single slice of sweet potato pie plated and topped with a dollop of whipped cream.

Sweet Potato Pie

close up view of a slice of French Canadian Tourtiere on a plate

French Canadian Tourtière

less than an overhead angle, looking at a large scoop of Christmas breakfast sausage casserole served on a plate

Christmas Breakfast Sausage Casserole

high angle looking at a stack of pumpkin waffles topped with melty butter and apple cider syrup

Pumpkin Waffles with Apple Cider Syrup

a high angle view of a bowl full of golden-brown sausage balls

high angle looking down at a mug of Gluewein

close up view of Smoked turkeys in a smoker

Turkey in a Smoker

Apple-Cranberry Crostada

High angle view looking into the corner of a sweet potato casserole with marshmallow topping with a scoop being removed.

Sweet Potato Casserole with Marshmallows

a slice of cheesecake with a plain layer and a pumpkin layer, garnished with a rosette of whipped cream, on a white plate

Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake

Turkey being carved on a large platter

A Simply Perfect Roast Turkey

closeup of mashed sweet potatoes piled in serving bowl

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

A close up detail of a single slice of Libby's Famous Pumpkin pie topped with whipped cream

Libby's Famous Pumpkin Pie

The Original Fantasy Fudge

a white ceramic casserole dish of baked corn casserole with appealingly brown crusted edges

Grandma's Corn Pudding

Graham Cracker Crust

Two cinnamon-dusted sugar cookies on a white plate, one with a bite taken out of it

Mrs. Sigg's Snickerdoodles

stack of well crackled big soft ginger cookies

Big Soft Ginger Cookies

image of french toast with berries and whipped cream on a plate, and french toast in a baking dish, with forks and a glass of juice on the side

Easy French Toast Casserole

Close up view of spinach dip in a bowl, with bread cubes and crackers on the side

Best Spinach Dip Ever

Honey Glazed Ham

a close up view of a bowl of slow-cooker cocktail smokies. A slow cooker sits in the background

Slow Cooker Cocktail Smokies

turkey gravy in a clear glass gravy boat

Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy

a low angle, close-up view of a heaping scoop of cheesy potato casserole plated in front of a casserole dish with remaining potato casserole.

Cheesy Potato Casserole from Ore-Ida

Original Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies

close up view of Soft Christmas Cookies in the shapes of gingerbread men, candy canes and Christmas trees on a plate

Best Soft Christmas Cookies

overhead view of homemade chicken gravy served in a gravy boat with a side of mashed potatoes

Homemade Chicken Gravy

close up view of Tangy Honey-Glazed Ham sliced on one side, on a platter with citrus

Tangy Honey-Glazed Ham

overhead view of ham-n-potato casserole served in a casserole dish

Leftover Ham -n- Potato Casserole

high view of roast beef sliced on a cutting board

Best Roast Beef

close up view of cooked ham in a baking dish

Slow Cooker Ham

Broccoli Cheese Soup

a cinnamon roll glazed with cream cheese frosting and topped with chopped walnuts, garnished with cinnamon sticks

The Perfect Cinnamon Roll Icing

a straight on view of a whole tangy honey glazed ham on a white platter garnished with fresh citrus.

Foolproof Rib Roast

top-down view of a crumb crust in a white ceramic pie dish

Holiday Ginger Snap Crust

An overhead view of a tray full of salt dough ornaments decorated with whole spices

A white gravy boat with turkey giblet gravy sits on a table with turkey and mashed potatoes

Turkey Giblet Gravy

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Marshmallow Popcorn Balls

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Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

close up view of Easy OREO Truffles on a platter

Easy Oreo Truffles

Apple-Cranberry Crisp

a wooden bowl of mashed potatoes with two pats of butter

Chef John's Perfect Mashed Potatoes

close up view of a Nanaimo Bar

Best Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

Best Bread Pudding with Vanilla Sauce

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Brown Sugar and Pineapple Glazed Ham

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