Welcome to the Season of Snacks

Whip up a few of these easy snacks, then gather a group around a crackling bonfire or cozy up on the couch with an old movie. However you're celebrating the holidays this year, the finger food situation has never been better.

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Goat Cheese and Salami Stuffed Dates

As a last-minute party snack or an addition to your dinner party table, these one-biters can’t be beat.

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Cheesy Samosa Puffs

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Chili Crab Dip With Shrimp Chips

Chaat Masala Mixed Nuts With Cornflakes

With extra crunch from cornflakes and a determined kick from cayenne, these will keep you coming back for more.

Honey Butter Potato Chip Tower With Crispy Salami

Crisp up salami slices in a skillet, mix with store-bought potato chips, drizzle everything with spiced honey butter, and build a tower as high as you can go.

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Bombay Rolls

Green chutney and cheddar belong together.

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Horsey Goat

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Miso-Maple Walnuts

Smoked Trout Croquettes

These gooey, crispy, bite-sized mashed potato croquettes are filled with smoked trout, mozzarella, Parmesan, and chives.

Spritz Cookies

This recipe adds a little cornstarch for a more delicate cookie that is also easier to pipe or push through a cookie press.

Sikil P'aak

Making this roasted tomato and pumpkin seed dip doesn’t require fancy techniques—just fresh ingredients and a little time.

Nanaimo Bars

An iconic Canadian confection that is remarkably easy to make.

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Pecan Brie Brûlée

Cheesy, spicy, crunchy, sweet.

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Pickled Shrimp

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Kue Keju

Warmed Spiced Olives

A warm, richly spiced oil turns a bowl of mixed olives into elegant party fare.

Tonnato Deviled Eggs

Wake up deviled eggs with a bright and briny tonnato-inspired filling. Top with crispy fried capers and salmon roe for extra salty pop.

Stuffed Mushrooms

Classic garlicky 'shrooms, stuffed with breadcrumbs, herbs, and salty Parmesan.

Peanut Better Blossoms

Crunchy peanut butter and a quick chocolate ganache transform classic peanut butter blossoms into a dignified two-bite dessert.

Grand Aioli

This classic French dish requires no utensils, and pairs very well with a chilled glass of wine.

Figs-in-a-Blanket

Spicy, honey-glazed figs and creamy goat cheese are baked in puff pastry in this fun vegetarian play on pigs-in-a-blanket.

Potato Latkes

For perfectly crispy latkes, start with super-starchy potatoes like russets. Grate them, soak in water, and then squeeze out the liquid to keep them from browning too quickly.

Crudités With Chile-Lime Salt

Forget dip: This zesty spiced salt wakes up any sliced raw fruit or veggie.

Five-Cheese Pimento Cheese

Complete your holiday snacking spread with this five-cheese version of the Southern classic.

Seedy Oat Crackers

This recipe features a variety of seeds, but the combination of colors and textures is ultimately up to you.

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Relish Tray

This retro-style platter of pickled vegetables and crudités makes a refreshing addition to a holiday dinner table.

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Marinated Goat Cheese with Herbs and Spices

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Pimiento Cheese Crackers

Snickerdoodle Party Cookies

We helped our snickerdoodles get party-ready by upping the spices and adding texture with toffee, cornflakes, and a sparkly finish.

Homemade Cheese Spread with Garlic and Herbs

Here's a DIY version of the flavored, spreadable Gournay cheese originally from France.

Ombre Christmas Tree Cookies

Making these glittering treats is easy enough for elves of all ages and skill levels.

Smoked Salmon 7-Layer Dip

This zesty spin on the old party classic matches hot-smoked salmon with beet horseradish, two kinds of soft cheese, and crunchy veg and herbs. Serve it with bagels or pumpernickel bread.

Bacon Crackers

When the crackers slowly sop up the fat from smoky, crisping bacon, they transform into something more akin to pie crust. Topping the "belt" of bacon with a bit of brown sugar adds a hint of sweetness to the smoke.

Sweet and Tangy Hummus

Red pepper paste gives this garlic-free hummus its color and smoky-sweet flavor; find it in Middle Eastern markets or online.

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Jammy Eggs With Smoked Paprika Aioli

This classy appetizer is just as delicious as deviled eggs, but a whole lot easier to make.

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Smoky Carrot Dip

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Sesame Breadsticks

Fried Cashews With Lime Zest and Chile

Simple but so good with an ice-cold drink.

Vanilla Butter Anchovy Toasts

Anchovy lovers: This one’s for you. The combination of vanilla butter and anchovies is the perfect combination of sweet and salty.

Lebkuchen

After baking, these resilient spiced cookies can be stored in an airtight container for at least a month more.

Easy Brie and Prosciutto Shortbread Snacks

Think of this as something like savory s'mores.

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French Onion and Blue Cheese Tart

Here, onions are the star of the show, in pride of place on a layer of light, puffy pastry and delicious crumbled blue cheese.

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Crab Louie Salad Lettuce Cups

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Chocolate–Almond Praline Cookies

Cheesy Sesame Phyllo Bites

Not feeling the squares in this phyllo bites recipe? Use a pizza cutter to cut crackers into any shape you like!

Classic Spinach-Artichoke Dip

Two kinds of melty cheese make this dip extra luxe.

Classic Cheese Ball

Served alongside boozy martinis, this is the classic cheese ball of yesteryear. A few updates make it perfect for family get-togethers and retro-chic parties alike.

Lumpia Ayam Sayur

These chicken and mushroom spring rolls are spiced with the sweet and salty flavors of kecap manis, the syrupy soy sauce for which Indonesia is famous.

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Citrus-and-Dill Gravlax

Many gravlax recipes will instruct you to drain, turn, and babysit the fish while it cures. Not this one: Set it and forget it. Three days later it will be done.