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✦ The Christmas Kitchen ✦

A holiday table to remember.

Tested recipes for cookies, mains, drinks, and treats — the kind families come back to year after year.

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🍪9 family recipes · Tested in real Christmas kitchens
Golden roasted Christmas turkey with herbs and cranberry sauce on a rustic farmhouse tableFeatured

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Roast Turkey with Cranberry Sauce

A magnificent centerpiece for your Christmas dinner table. This perfectly seasoned turkey is roasted to golden perfection and served with homemade cranberry sauce.

3h 45m·Serves 8·Hard
Decorated gingerbread men cookies with white royal icing on a wooden cooling rackcookies

Classic Gingerbread Cookies

42m·Medium

Ingredients

for 24 servings

•3 cups all-purpose flour
•1 tsp baking soda
•2 tsp ground ginger
•1 tsp ground cinnamon
•1/2 tsp ground cloves
•1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

+ 6 more

How to make it

1In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and salt.
2In a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
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Glass of homemade eggnog topped with whipped cream, cinnamon, and fresh nutmegeggnog

Classic Homemade Eggnog

20m·Easy

Ingredients

for 6 servings

•6 large egg yolks
•3/4 cup granulated sugar
•1 cup whole milk
•1 cup heavy cream
•3 oz bourbon (optional)
•1 tsp vanilla extract

+ 5 more

How to make it

1In a medium bowl, whisk egg yolks until smooth.
2Gradually add sugar, whisking until mixture is pale and thick.
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Traditional British Christmas pudding with brandy butter sauce and holly garnishpudding

Traditional Christmas Pudding

5h·Hard

Ingredients

for 10 servings

•2 cups mixed dried fruit
•1/2 cup brandy
•1 cup breadcrumbs
•1/2 cup flour
•1/2 cup brown sugar
•1/2 cup butter, grated

+ 8 more

How to make it

1Soak dried fruit in brandy overnight.
2Grease a 2-pint pudding basin thoroughly.
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Healthy date and nut energy bites rolled in coconut and cocoa, holiday treatsdessert

Sugar Plum Fairy Bites

30m·Easy

Ingredients

for 12 servings

•1 cup pitted dates
•1 cup dried plums (prunes)
•1/2 cup almonds
•1/4 cup pistachios
•1 tsp vanilla extract
•1/2 tsp cinnamon

+ 5 more

How to make it

1Soak dates and prunes in warm water for 10 minutes, then drain.
2In a food processor, pulse almonds and pistachios until roughly chopped.
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Stack of fresh chocolate chip cookies on a plate with milk for Santa on Christmas Evecookies

Santa's Favorite Cookies

27m·Easy

Ingredients

for 24 servings

•2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
•1 tsp baking soda
•1 tsp salt
•1 cup butter, softened
•3/4 cup granulated sugar
•3/4 cup packed brown sugar

+ 5 more

How to make it

1Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
2Mix flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
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Glass mug of warm milk with cinnamon and cookies on a holiday platemilk

Warm Milk for Santa

10m·Easy

Ingredients

for 1 servings

•1 cup whole milk
•1 tablespoon honey
•1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
•1 pinch of cinnamon
•1 pinch of nutmeg
•A dash of Christmas spirit

How to make it

1Pour milk into a small saucepan.
2Heat over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.
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Bunch of fresh orange carrots with green tops tied with festive ribbon for Santa's reindeercarrots

Reindeer Carrots

10m·Easy

Ingredients

for 8 servings

•8 large fresh carrots
•Cold water for washing
•A vegetable peeler
•A sharp knife
•Love for the reindeer
•Christmas magic

How to make it

1Select the freshest, crispest carrots you can find.
2Wash the carrots thoroughly under cold running water.
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Rich hot chocolate with marshmallows, whipped cream, and a candy cane stirrer in a rustic mughot cocoa

Santa's Hot Cocoa

20m·Easy

Ingredients

for 2 servings

•2 cups whole milk
•1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
•1/4 cup sugar
•1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
•1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
•1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract

+ 4 more

How to make it

1Heat milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
2In a small bowl, whisk together cocoa powder and sugar.
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Holiday baking guide

Tips for stress-free Christmas baking

A few practical pointers for getting through the holiday season with flour on your hands and joy in the kitchen — not stress on your face.