Dessert, Christma Recipes

Traditional Christmas fruitcake with brandy-soaked candied citrus peel, citron, currants, and raisins, deeply spiced and aged in a tin with periodic brandy basting before the holidays.

Granny's boiled fruit cake: an old-fashioned eggless, butterless loaf made by simmering raisins with sugar and shortening, then folding into spiced flour. Plump, moist and Christmas-ready.

These bars have been a family favorite for Mary Wilhelm of Sparta for decades.

Miniature pecan pies bake up in 17 minutes for a one-bite holiday treat. Dark corn syrup filling, chopped pecans, and an egg-white-sealed tart shell keep the bottoms crisp. Sixteen tarts per batch.

Silky pumpkin pie with a delicate cinnamon-vanilla custard set in a flaky crust. Lighter than most thanks to fresh milk instead of evaporated, perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

I tried this pumpkin pie last week, it turned out delicious. At Thanksgiving I will make this pumpkin pie for my family, I bet they will love it.

Try this cookies that are suitable for Christmas time or any other holiday!

Creole pecan pie: a deeper, darker Louisiana take on classic pecan pie built on dark brown sugar, dark corn syrup, and a low slow bake. Rich molasses-tinged filling and toasted pecans in a flaky crust.

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

For as far as I can remember my Aunt made this custard filled cake that has what seemed like 100's of layers. Unbelievably good.

Farrah Fawcett's pecan pie is the classic: a rich corn syrup and vanilla custard packed with pecan halves in a flaky crust. The actress's simple, foolproof holiday pie bakes up with a glossy, crackly top.

Irish pumpkin pie made with stout or Guinness beer in place of evaporated milk, cinnamon, fresh ginger, and pumpkin puree. A boozy holiday twist on the Thanksgiving classic.

Christmas sugar cookies are buttery rolled cut-out cookies for decorating. Crisp edges, tender centers. Big-batch dough yields four dozen festive shapes for the holidays.

Fruity jam is deliciously paired with the buttery and flakey cookies. You will fall in love with these fruit bars from the first bite on.

Cayenne and chocolate make a nice combo in this cookie from Paula Tuchscherer-Jones of Milwaukee; they would provide an interesting complement when plated with more traditional cookies.

A delicately thin, not too sweet, yummy spicy cookie.