1,520 cheery recipes

Light fruitcake is the pale, buttery holiday classic: candied pineapple, cherries and citron with golden raisins, pecans and walnuts, brightened with lemon and vanilla, then brandy-soaked and aged for weeks.

Layered orange pineapple cake with a crunchy coconut-pecan praline topping, whipped cream frosting, and crushed pineapple baked inside. A showstopper from a box mix.

Vegan potatoes au gratin layers baked potato slices with sauteed onion, celery, and carrot in a cheesy plant-based gravy. Topped with paprika and nutritional yeast for that classic golden finish.

Chocolate cherry cookies with a maraschino cherry tucked into each thumbprint and a glossy chocolate-condensed milk frosting spooned over the top before baking.

A sweet treat to impress: frosted cherry chocolate cheesecake.

Chicken and ham wrapped in a pinwheel served on a bed of lettuce. Beautiful to look at and low in fat.

Tropical poke cake soaked in warm pineapple, layered with cream cheese pudding, sliced bananas, Cool Whip, cherries, pecans, and coconut. The ultimate no-bake-topping dessert.

Toss cereal, pretzels, Bugles, and corn chips with butter and bold spices, then bake low and slow for an addictive party snack mix coated in Parmesan.

Wonderfully fresh kale salad that is so good, even my father enjoyed it-- which is saying A LOT.

Barb's Special Sweet Breads Part 7 (Vanilla Cream, Almond Butter) recipe

No-bake chocolate fingers made with powdered milk, cocoa, powdered sugar, raisins, cherries, and candied peel. A fudgy, fruit-studded candy that firms up in the fridge.

This is a very healthy salad, different kinds of vegetables, we always cook this simple and tasty salad.

Some leftover ham or turkey and roasted tomato are mixed with some olives, basil and cooked pasta, tons of flavor.

Soft chocolate drop cookies packed with maraschino cherries and topped with a glossy chocolate frosting. Buttermilk keeps them tender. Makes 4 to 5 dozen in about 30 minutes, so they're built for holiday cookie trays and bake sales.

Creamy baked cheesecake pie in a brown sugar graham cracker crust, lightened with whipped egg whites and topped with glossy glazed cherries. Served chilled.

Cold bow-tie pasta salad with cherry tomatoes, black olives, cucumbers, radishes, and roasted sunflower seeds in a tangy lemon dressing. A crunchy, make-ahead side dish that's best chilled overnight.