Dessert, Christma Recipes

A classic pumpkin pie spike with rum. Dark, rich and delicious.

Quick and easy to make, and they taste absolutely delicious. So far nobody who tastes them doesn't love them. These yummy treats are ideal snack at Christmas.

Decorated cookies the grownups will love---they're loaded with toasted almonds and candied orange peel.

Cranberries and pistachios are the complementary flavors of this cookie recipe submitted by Jane Bortz of Beaver Dam.

These biscotti is loaded with flavour, every bite yields bits of yummy goodness. Perfect for a snack with a cup of coffee or your favorite tea, and also make excellent Christmas gifts!

A classic and traditional Christmas fruit cake that brings your memory back to the childhood.

Dark Christmas cake is the real, old-fashioned fruitcake: dense with raisins, currants, figs, dates, and almonds, deepened with brown sugar, prune juice, and brandy, then aged in brandy-soaked cheesecloth. Make it now, slice it at Christmas.

Irish Christmas cake soaked in whiskey with dried fruits, almonds, candied orange peel, and a marzipan coating. A rich, dense celebration cake that starts with an overnight whiskey fruit soak.

Make these pretty snow flake cookies look more appealing and attractive by decorating them with Christmas icing. They may look too pretty to put into mouth :)

Shortbread pecan rum balls are a no-bake holiday cookie made with crushed shortbread, toasted pecans, dark rum, and dark corn syrup. Five ingredients, twenty minutes, no oven required.

Bonnie Graber of Oak Creek sent this recipe for an old-fashioned kitchen sink cookie that would be good any time of the year.

Spiced pumpkin custard fills mini tart shells, then gets topped with a broiled pecan-sugar crust. These two-bite holiday tarts balance creamy filling with crunchy caramelized nut topping.

Chocolate chip pumpkin cookies turn out cakey-soft with bittersweet chips melting into a spiced pumpkin batter. The whole batch comes together in one bowl with no chilling required.

Double pecan pie: a layer of crushed pecans beneath a gooey corn syrup filling, crowned with pecan halves, all in a tender homemade crust. Twice the pecans, twice the crunch.

A classic creamy pumpkin pie that is low in fat, but without sacrificing any of the rich taste and silky texture.

Rich West Indian Christmas cake soaked in rum and sherry with dried fruits, warm spices, and browning for deep color. Start the fruit a month ahead for a dense, boozy holiday cake worth the wait.