84 christmas cake recipes

Just like Santa, I have big orders to fill when it comes to the holidays. Everyone wants me to make them some.

Just in time for Christmas, these delicious cookies made with molasses and brown sugar are full of the holiday spirit.

These rich cookies are delightfully crisp, buttery and nutty, with just the right amount of sweetness from the filling and the sugar dusting.

German gingerbread cookies (Lebkuchen-style) with ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and dark molasses. A classic Christmas cookie that bakes drop-style or chills overnight for cookie-cutter shapes.

Lemon snowflake cookies with a tender lemon-zest dough rolled thin, cut with fluted cutters, and decorated with lemon royal icing piped into snowflake patterns. A beautiful holiday cookie.

Pleasure's Pumpkin Pie: a lighter Thanksgiving pie made with whipped egg whites and skim evaporated milk, packed with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice for classic fall warmth.

Buttery crescent cookies with ground nuts, chilled overnight, then shaped into half moons and rolled hot in powdered sugar. A traditional Christmas cookie with crumbly shortbread texture.

Silky pumpkin mousse pie made with whipped egg whites, evaporated skim milk, and a hint of orange zest. A no-bake holiday dessert that's lighter than traditional pumpkin pie.

What an excellent cookie! Not too sweet with just the right amount of spices...

With a dose of mocha, this cookies will keep the kids away but have the parents reaching for more!

Christmas Ginger Cookies with Almond Frosting recipe.

Date-pecan pinwheel cookies, delicious with a cup of coffee or tea.

Studded with chunks of maraschino cherries, pecans, and shredded coconut, this cookie is a Christmas (or anytime) favorite. Freezes very well.

A healthy and decadent pumpkin pie that tastes amazing with a fruit topping or cool whip.

Crisp nut cookies sandwiched together with a raspberry filling, which peeks through the cutout in the top cookie.

Vanilla wafer walnut rum balls combine crushed cookies, ground walnuts, honey, and golden rum into bite-sized no-bake holiday treats rolled in powdered sugar. Five-ingredient Christmas classic.