Easy Christmas Recipes

Step into a winter wonderland of flavors with our delightful collection of Christmas recipes! Decorate a batch of our sugar cookie recipe for decorating with the family, make your own easy eggnog recipe, or make a holiday memory with the kids by crafting cinnamon ornaments or using our salt dough recipe to make ornaments. We've got hundreds of Christmas recipes to make your holiday spectacular!

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Two mugs of peppermint hot chocolate garnished with mini candy canes.

Peppermint Hot Chocolate

A stack of saltine cracker toffee.

Saltine Cracker Toffee

Lemon crinkle cookies on a white background near decorative snowflakes.

Soft Lemon Cookies

A cranberry gin fizz in a tall, narrow glass.

Cranberry Gin Fizz

A glass mug of hot buttered rum, garnished with whipped cream and a cinnamon stick.

Hot Buttered Rum

A simple cheese ball on a plate surrounded by buttery crackers.

Simple Cheese Ball Recipe

A jar of hot chocolate mix tied with a red ribbon with a kraft paper tag.

Hot Chocolate Mix Recipe

A bowl full of homemade buckeye balls.

Buckeye Balls

Peanut butter kiss cookies on a dark gray baking sheet.

Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

A glass of jingle juice with a sparkly sugar rim, whole cranberries, and fresh mint leaves.

Jingle Juice

Whipped cream on top of an eggnog latte.

Eggnog Latte Recipe

A baked pannukakku topped with berries, powdered sugar, and a sprig of mint.

Pannukakku (Finnish Pancake)

A holiday coffee drink stands on a white counter in front of decorative christmas trees.

The Best Christmas Coffee Drinks to Help You Feel Festive

A tin mug filled with peppermint mocha, garnished with whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and crushed candy canes.

Peppermint Mocha Recipe

A silver plate arranged with chocolate snowball cookies. One of the cookies has been broken in half.

Chocolate Snowball Cookies

A spoon scoops up a serving of homemade green bean casserole.

Fresh Green Bean Casserole Recipe

A roasted dry brined turkey on a roasting pan.

Dry Brine Turkey Recipe

Homemade turkey gravy seasoned with salt and pepper, in a pot.

Homemade Turkey Gravy

Instant Pot turkey breast on a white platter with a bed of fresh herbs and cranberries.

Instant Pot Turkey Breast

Slow cooker mashed potatoes in a gray bowl, topped with a pat of butter and chopped chives.

Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes Recipe

A pastry brush paints honey-mustard glaze on a sliced cooked ham.

Slow Cooker Honey Glazed Ham

Overhead of a creamy potato casserole in a white baking dish on a light counter with a wooden spoon alongside.

Scalloped Potatoes Recipe

A bloody mary cocktail kits with a gift tag and red ribbon stands in front of 5 other cocktail gift kits.

6 DIY Cocktail Kits for Easy Gifting

Spicy Black Bean Soup in a Jar

Spicy Black Bean Soup In a Jar

A Christmas charcuterie wreath in a round wooden tray with decorative pine boughs, pinecones, and red berries wreathed around the edges.

Christmas Charcuterie Board: Wreath Shaped!

A cinnamon ornament shaped and decorated like a gingerbread person hangs from a evergreen tree.

Super Easy Homemade Cinnamon Ornaments

Closeup view of a cut out sugar cookie shaped like a christmas tree topped with green icing and sprinkles.

The Best Sugar Cookie Icing Recipe for Decorating

3 Cocktail Meatballs

3 Slow Cooker Cocktail Meatballs for Your Holiday Parties

A mug of Christmas wassail sits with a cinnamon stick balanced across the rim.

Christmas Wassail Recipe

Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Brownie Cookies

Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Brownie Cookies

Five bourbon and brown sugar cookies topped with bacon pieces on a white background.

Brown Sugar & Bacon Bourbon Cookies

Three chocolate espresso cookies on a white background surrounded by espresso beans.

Chewy Double Chocolate Espresso Cookies

Bourbon Butterscotch Eggnog

Butterscotch Bourbon Eggnog

Stack of three chocolate peppermint cookies on a white plate

Fudgy Chocolate Peppermint Cookies

Cranberry Pistachio Bark

Cranberry Pistachio Bark

Bacon Wrapped Dates

Rosemary Bacon Wrapped Dates

A Christmas martini stands on a kitchen linen surrounded by holiday decor.

Sugar Cookie Martini Christmas Cocktail

Overhead of spinach and feta mini quiche on a platter garnished with a fresh parsley sprig.

Spinach and Feta Mini Quiche Recipe

Three chewy nutella cookies topped with chopped hazelnuts on a white wooden table.

Soft and Chewy Nutella Cookies