Holiday recipe collection

Whole wheat gingerbread people cookies sweetened with honey and molasses, spiced with ginger and allspice. A wholesome roll-and-cut Christmas cookie with a deep, earthy flavor and snappy edges.

Classic Kentucky pecan pie with toasted pecans floating on a brown sugar corn syrup custard. The Southern Thanksgiving and Derby Day dessert, baked in a flaky shell.

Pumpkin chiffon pie folds whipped egg whites and cream into a spiced pumpkin custard for a light, mousse-like Thanksgiving classic. Cloud-soft texture with all the warm pumpkin pie flavor.

Classic French yule log cake with chocolate meringue buttercream, caramel mushrooms, and orange-almond sponge. This stunning Buche de Noel is a traditional Christmas centerpiece.

A scrumptious torte made with almonds, rum, brandy and semi-sweet chocolate.

Buttery shortbread triangles studded with toffee brickle chips that melt into caramel pockets. Elegant one-pan bars with four flavor variations.

Molasses cookies are soft, chewy spice cookies rolled in sugar before baking, with cinnamon, ginger, and cloves balancing rich molasses. Crinkly tops, chewy centers, classic holiday cookie tray staple.

New Year's Eve chocolate clock cake stacks three layers of egg-white sponge with stovetop chocolate cream filling and Hungarian chocolate frosting, then iced with a clock face for the midnight countdown.

Amazing Stuffed Leg of Duck with Red Wine Sauce recipe

Soft cream cheese cookies studded with pecans and swirled with apricot preserves, topped with matching apricot frosting and coconut for pillowy sweetness.

A rustic apple tart where pieces of buttery shortcrust are patched together top and bottom, layered with apricot jam and clove-spiced apples. A forgiving, no-fuss bake for anyone shy of rolling perfect pastry.

It is a great appetizer, very nice cheese with asparagus, at New Year, always popular!

Aunt Velma's 3-ingredient Scottish shortbread is buttery, crumbly, and melt-in-your-mouth tender. Mixed by hand and baked golden, this old-fashioned holiday cookie recipe is pure simplicity at its finest.

Traditional British Christmas plum pudding: a dense steamed pudding rich with suet, dried fruit, candied orange, and brandy. Made weeks ahead to mellow, then reheated and flamed for the holiday table.

Slow-baked country ham with a brown sugar, honey, dry sherry, and Dijon mustard glaze applied three times for a sticky, caramelized crust. The centerpiece for any holiday feast.

Rich and creamy baked spinach casserole made with cream cheese, butter, and onion soup mix, topped with crispy breadcrumbs. Only 5 ingredients and a holiday side dish crowd-pleaser.