2,441 holiday recipes

Smashed spiced sweet potatoes are oven-roasted whole, then smashed rustic-chunky with butter, maple syrup, chili powder, cumin, and ginger. A warm-spiced holiday side that beats marshmallow casseroles.

Tzimmes with beef brisket and carrots simmered in a brown sugar broth, thickened with an einbren of browned flour and schmaltz. A traditional Jewish holiday stew that's sweet and savory.

Friendship cake using yellow cake mix, vanilla pudding, brandied starter fruit, raisins, and pecans baked in a Bundt pan. The shortcut version of the gifted-starter holiday cake.

Almond crescent cookies packed with ground almonds and almond extract, then rolled in powdered sugar while warm. A classic German holiday cookie with a sandy, melt-in-your-mouth texture.

Danish chocolate shortbread cookies shaped into finger-thick ropes, filled with raspberry preserves, and drizzled with melted chocolate. An elegant holiday cookie with a buttery cocoa base.

English trifle with sherry-soaked angel food cake, raspberry jam, raspberry jello, and creamy vanilla pudding. A festive, make-ahead holiday dessert layered in a glass bowl.

Impossible turkey pie with Bisquick that forms its own crust as it bakes. Leftover turkey, Swiss cheese, and mushrooms in a savory egg custard. Great for using up holiday turkey.

Split pea and ham soup simmered with a meaty ham bone, leek, carrots, celery, tarragon, and a finishing splash of dry sherry. The thrifty, deeply savory soup that turns leftover holiday ham into dinner.

Pecan tossies with cream cheese pastry cups filled with a brown sugar, butter, and pecan filling. Miniature pecan pies baked in muffin tins for bite-sized holiday treats.

Christmas kuchen bakes a buttery yeast bread scented with lemon, orange, mace, and coriander, then ribbon-tied for gifting. German-inspired holiday loaf that freezes for two months.

Frozen mint pie in an Oreo crust: whipped topping, sweetened condensed milk, and mint extract folded into a no-bake holiday dessert. Five ingredients, freeze and serve.

Mashed sweet potatoes blended with roasted bananas, orange juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, and a pinch of red pepper flakes. A naturally creamy, butter-free holiday side that skips the marshmallow fluff.

Sour cream coffee cake with a cinnamon-pecan ribbon and a chocolate glaze swirled through the middle. A holiday brunch standout with tender crumb and fudgy chocolate veins.

Chocolate bourbon balls: no-bake Kentucky candies with bourbon whiskey, chopped nuts, and a milk chocolate drizzle. The classic boozy holiday treat that gets better as it ages.

Creamed turkey with pastry pillows: leftover roast turkey and Italian sausage in a mushroom-sherry cream sauce, served over buttery puff pastry squares. Holiday-leftover dinner for a crowd.

Granny's Christmas punch: grape and strawberry soda blended with pineapple, sugar, and lemon, frozen, then thawed to a slushy chill. A fizzy, fruity, kid-friendly party punch that's a holiday-table tradition.