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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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

Chewy Lemon Crinkle Cookies on a white board dusted with powdered sugar

Tender Lemon Crinkle Cookies

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

Soft and Chewy Nutella Cookies

Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

The Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies

Gingerbread cookie mix in a jar packaged for gifting with colorful fabric, string, and a recipe card.

Gingerbread Cookie Mix Jars for Gifting

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

The 27+ Best Christmas Appetizers

Glass of Coconut Milk Eggnog surrounded by blue and red holiday decorations.

Coconut Milk Eggnog

A jar of eggnog overnight oats rests on a counter with two cinnamon sticks and a piece of nutmeg beside it.

Eggnog Overnight Oats Recipe

Overhead of a cast iron skillet filled with make-ahead vegan cinnamon rolls drizzled with icing.

Make-Ahead Vegan Cinnamon Rolls

Mushroom appetizers piled high on a plate.

Parmesan and Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

Top view of two braided loaves of finnish cardamom bread.

How To Make Pulla (Finnish Cardamom Bread)

Sugared cranberries atop a thick white glaze that's dripping down the sides of the cranberry Christmas cake.

Orange Cranberry Christmas Cake

Sliced bourbon glazed ham in a roasting pan with fresh cranberries and orange slices.

Orange Bourbon Glazed Christmas Ham

Close up of Sweet Potato Crostini with Goat Cheese and Pomegranate spread out on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper

Sweet Potato Crostini with Goat Cheese and Pomegranate

Six pieces of homemade saltine toffee stacked high on a counter.

How to Make Easy Saltine Cracker Toffee

A creamy eggnog martini in a martini glass on a metal serving tray dusted with nutmeg and cinnamon.

Festive Eggnog Martini Cocktail

An open jar of edible cookie dough with a white spoon in it sits in front of a packaged jar of the dough.

How to Make Healthy Edible Cookie Dough for Gifting

Homemade Eggnog

Homemade Eggnog (Spiked or Not)