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Christmas Recipes

Make this holiday season special with our favorite Christmas recipes. From fun and festive appetizers to cozy meals and sides, cookies and more, these holiday favorites are sure to become a part of your family's tradition.

For a show-stopping main course try these Beer Braised Short Ribs, Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs with White Wine and Leeks , Eye of Round Roast Beef or this Stuffed Whole Roasted Cauliflower to wow the vegetarians at your table.

Round out the meal with some delicious salads and sides like this Citrus and Olive Salad or Chipotle Mashed Sweet Potatoes.

Make breakfast for a crowd with perfectly crispy Oven Baked Bacon, Sausage Cheddar Biscuits, and the Blueberry Muffins you've ever had in your life.

And let's not forget about the sweet treats! From Gingerbread Bars to Christmas Chex Mix and Traditional Molasses Cookies you're sure to find the perfect recipe to fit your holiday menu with ease.

  • Snowball cookie. with a bite taken out of it on top of more cookies on a plate.
    Easy Vanilla Almond Snowball Cookies
  • Beef tenderloin on a platter with a small bowl of horseradish sauce and garnished with fresh herbs.
    Easy Garlic and Herb Slow Roasted Beef Tenderloin
  • Grandma Blanche's Famous Old Fashioned Pound Cake
  • Square slices of cinnamon roll pancakes on a white plate with a gold fork.
    Cinnamon Roll Sheet Pan Pancakes
  • Pear, caramelized onion and prune tart on parchment paper on a wood board with a leaf patterned napkin.
    Puff Pastry Pear Caramelized Onion and Prune Tart
  • Crispy strips of bacon on a white plate on top of a teal patterned towel.
    How to Cook Perfectly Crispy Bacon in the Oven
  • Herbed Goat Cheese and Smoked Almond Stuffed Prunes
  • Giant chocolate chip cookies on a wire rack and parchment paper.
    One Dozen Bakery Style Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Crispy Baked Spinach and Artichoke Stuffed Cauliflower
  • Roasted chicken thighs and leeks in a stainless steel braising pan, garnished with lemon slices and parsley.
    White Wine Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs and Leeks
  • Close up of crispy rice cake topped with avocado, spicy tuna, sesame seeds and a slice of Serrano pepper on a white platter.
    Crispy Rice with Spicy Tuna
  • Bowl of roasted garlic redskin mashed potatoes topped with chives and a pat of butter.
    Roasted Garlic Red Skin Mashed Potatoes
  • Old fashioned molasses cookies piled on a wire cooling rack.
    Old-Fashioned Molasses Cookies – Perfectly Soft & Chewy
  • Chipotle Mashed Sweet Potatoes
  • Round slices of mixed citrus fruit layered with thinly sliced fennel and topped with olives on a white plate on a wood table.
    Citrus Salad with Olives and Fennel
  • Mashed potato squash in a white bowl with a pat of butter and a sprig of fresh thyme.
    How to cook oven roasted mashed potato squash
  • Wood board spread with softened butter, roasted garlic paste, herbs, flaky salt and drizzled with honey. Bread in a green napkin in the background.
    How to Make a Butter Board
  • Crab cakes topped with remoulade sauce on brown parchment paper.
    Lump Crab Cakes with Remoulade Sauce
  • Fried potatoes and onions in a cast iron skillet with a pink floral napkin in the background.
    Crispy Skillet Fried Potatoes and Onions
  • A golden beet salad in a white bowl on the table.
    Roasted Golden Beet Salad
  • Close up of whole roast spatchcock chicken with baby potatoes and herbs in a cast iron skillet.
    Spatchcocked (Butterflied) Roast Chicken with Potatoes
  • Peanut butter cookies on a wire baking rack.
    Old-Fashioned Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies
  • Tender Eye of Round Roast Beef
  • Sweet potato breakfast hash being scooped up with a wooden spoon out of a blue cast iron skillet.
    Sweet Potato Breakfast Hash with Sausage and Kale
  • A white plate with creamy parmesan polenta topped with beer braised beef short ribs, carrots and a sprig of fresh thyme.
    Dutch Oven Beer Braised Beef Short Ribs
  • Best Blueberry Buttermilk Muffins with Streusel Topping
  • Oval baking dish with baked asparagus, leek and goat cheese frittata on a marble countertop with a yellow and grey pattern napkin and a white plate and gold fork
    Baked Asparagus, Leek and Goat Cheese Frittata
  • White bowl full of cioppino with crusty bread and black dutch oven in the background
    Cioppino (Fisherman's Stew)
  • Crispy smashed fingerling potatoes garnished with fresh herbs on a baking sheet.
    Crispy Smashed Fingerling Potatoes [Oven Roasted]
  • Reindeer Feed in a bowl with treat bags in the background
    Reindeer Feed (Christmas Chex Mix)
  • decorated brown sugar cut-out cookies with white icing and gold and white sprinkles on parchment paper
    Brown Sugar Cut-Out Cookies
  • Frosted gingerbread cookie bars on a baking rack
    Gingerbread Cookie Bars
  • Sausage cheddar biscuits piled on a plate and sprinkled with chives
    Sausage Cheddar Biscuits
  • Rounds of fried goat cheese on a bed of arugula with walnuts and pears on a platter
    Crispy Goat Cheese Salad
  • Roasted beets with burrata and pistachio vinaigrette
    Beets & Burrata With Pistachio Vinaigrette
  • Smoked Salmon Spread
  • Brown Butter Oatmeal Toffee Cookies

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Warm Meals for Cold Days

  • Grey bowl full of vegetable orzo soup topped with croutons and parmesan cheese. Fresh celery leaves and a towel in the background.
    Easy One Pot Vegetable Soup with Orzo [Vegan]
  • Roasted chicken thighs and leeks in a stainless steel braising pan, garnished with lemon slices and parsley.
    White Wine Oven Roasted Chicken Thighs and Leeks
  • Old fashioned pot roast in a red dutch oven.
    Old Fashioned Dutch Oven Pot Roast with Potatoes
  • A white plate with creamy parmesan polenta topped with beer braised beef short ribs, carrots and a sprig of fresh thyme.
    Dutch Oven Beer Braised Beef Short Ribs
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  • Large white bowl of mushroom and bok choy ramen noodle soup with chopsticks.
    Easy Mushroom and Bok Choy Miso Ramen Noodle Soup

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Gingerbread cookie bars with cream cheese frosting and holiday sprinkles on a baking rack.