2,441 holiday recipes

Celebrate the holidays with these delicious shortbread cookies that will have you wishing Christmas came more than once a year.

Lemon poinsettia cookies decorate buttery lemon shortbread with cream cheese spread, sliced strawberries, and mint leaves arranged like holiday flowers.

Kale gratin with pancetta blanches hearty greens and folds them into a rich garlic cream sauce with crispy pancetta, then crowns with golden Parmesan breadcrumbs. A holiday-worthy alternative to creamed spinach.

Eggnog cake with rum, orange and nutmeg, layered with eggnog cream filling and chocolate frosting. Festive holiday layer cake for Christmas dessert tables.

Roasted root vegetable salad with carrot-curry vinaigrette and crispy fried horseradish. Parsnips, beets, carrots, celery root, and onion roasted hard, dressed warm. Holiday-table showstopper.

Sour cream mashed potatoes enriched with cream cheese and butter, then baked into a make-ahead casserole. The tangy, fluffy holiday side you can prep days before dinner.

Buttered rum pound cake bakes a sour cream tube cake with whipped egg whites for lift, then poked warm and soaked with a buttery rum-walnut glaze. Holiday-worthy boozy classic.

Cranberry drop cookies studded with chopped fresh cranberries and nuts, drizzled with a buttery orange glaze. A tart, festive holiday cookie with citrus frosting.

Traditional Sicilian fruit-filled pastries stuffed with figs, dates, chocolate chips, nuts, and warm spices, glazed with a lemon icing. A holiday cookie tray showstopper.

Crown roast of pork roasted low and slow, filled with stuffing midway through cooking. A show-stopping centerpiece for holiday dinners and special occasions.

Slow cooker orange-glazed carrots with butter, orange marmalade, and chopped pecans. Tender, sweet, and hands-off in the crockpot for a holiday-worthy side.

Orange star anise biscochitos: traditional New Mexican holiday cookies flavored with anise and orange juice, rolled and cut into shapes, then dusted with cinnamon sugar. Crisp, fragrant, and built for gifting.

Pistachio and white chocolate cookies with brown sugar, butter-flavored shortening, and toasted pistachios. Chewy or crisp by choice, the classic holiday cookie tin upgrade.

No-beat chocolate fudge with semi-sweet chocolate, marshmallows, walnuts, and candied cherries. Just stir, pour, and set. Makes three pounds of rich, smooth fudge for holiday gifting.

Classic cut-out Christmas cookies with almond and vanilla extract, rolled thin and topped with colored powdered sugar frosting. A holiday cookie-decorating tradition.

Brown rice stuffing with mixed dried fruit, sautéed onions, celery, and a trio of herbs. A hearty, naturally gluten-free alternative to bread stuffing that feeds a holiday crowd with ease.