129 christmas baking recipes

Cool and creamy pumpkin pie folds whipped cream into a butterscotch-pudding pumpkin filling spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, then chills in a cinnamon-sugar-glazed crust. A no-bake pumpkin pie that skips the oven entirely.

Super moist, buttery and packed with pumpkin flavor. The dried cranberries are delicious additions. Great treat at Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Spiced pumpkin custard fills mini tart shells, then gets topped with a broiled pecan-sugar crust. These two-bite holiday tarts balance creamy filling with crunchy caramelized nut topping.

An easy way to make a silky and delicious pumpkin pie that will for sure please everyone around the dinner table at Thanksgiving.

No-bake rice cereal snowball cookies bound with marshmallow and butter, rolled in powdered sugar for sweet treats kids can help make.

Swedish spice cookies. Very close to the authentic recipe. See reviews for more information.

Classic British Christmas fruit cake packed with fruit that will keep without refrigeration until Christmas.

Rich West Indian Christmas cake soaked in rum and sherry with dried fruits, warm spices, and browning for deep color. Start the fruit a month ahead for a dense, boozy holiday cake worth the wait.

Cherry and almond Christmas cake: maraschino cherries, apricots, ginger, and almonds macerated in amaretto and brandy, baked into a lighter apple-puree batter, then soaked in more amaretto. A boozy, fruit-packed festive cake that keeps for a month.

Sugarplum cookies with dried or candied fruit hidden inside each ball of vanilla sugar cookie dough. Topped with creamy frosting and colored sugar for Christmas cookie trays.

Chewy praline cookies with brown sugar, butter, and chopped pecans. Thin, crisp-edged, and candy-like with a soft center. Just six ingredients and 20 minutes start to finish.

These raspberry almond bars are not only good during Christmas...

Classic no-bake grasshopper pie with a chocolate cookie crust and a creamy mint chiffon filling spiked with creme de menthe and creme de cacao. A pale green retro icebox pie for holidays and dinner parties.

Authentic springerle, the embossed German anise Christmas cookies. Egg dough pressed with carved molds, dried overnight, then baked low so the white design stays crisp. Aged to mellow the flavor.

Magic window cookies are sugar cookies with stained glass centers made from crushed hard candy that melts during baking. A holiday favorite for tree ornaments and gifts.

Christmas ribbon cookies made with a cookie press, featuring pink, green, and white striped dough. A festive butter cookie with lemon extract that makes about 60 cookies.