Christmas
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11 Holiday Breads to Bake Your Season Bright
German stollen, Finnish pulla, Italian panettone, and Mexican rosca de reyes all rise to the occasion.
Fireplace Eggnog
This modern eggnog recipe adds a vanilla bean and a smoky tea to the classic formula, evoking that yuletide feeling without drifting into Christmas spice.
Gourmet’s Classic Eggnog
Creamy, boozy eggnog is a classic Christmas drink; flavorful brandy and rum give the frothy drink a good kick.
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83 Christmas Cookies for the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Who needs a holiday cookie swap? These are all worth baking and keeping for yourself.
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79 Christmas Desserts Full of Merriment (and Buttercream)
Let these cakes, puddings, pies, and tarts put the joy into your Christmas festivities.
Phyllo Cardamom Pinwheels
The phyllo dough cookies are so shatteringly tender that they give palmiers a run for their money.
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61 Finger Food Ideas, Because Football Season Doesn’t Require a Fork
Finger foods for the big game, the holiday party, a chill fest, or just because.
Classic Champurrado
Champurrado is an atole defined by chocolate; the classic Mexican hot drink is pure winter comfort.
Julekake
Flavored with cardamom and often filled with dried and candied fruits, this rich wheat bread is traditionally served for Christmas in Norway.
An Easy-to-Make Panettone From the Baker Who Brought You No-Knead Bread
Learn famed baker Jim Lahey's hands-off technique for the holiday classic.
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23 Christmas Cakes That Bring the Holiday Cheer
Pop one of these cakes in the oven to make your tree-trimming experience even more festive.
Hands-Off Panettone
Our best panettone recipe, adapted from baker Jim Lahey, employs a long rise for a festive and flavorful holiday bread without much work.
Cozonac (Romanian Walnut and Rum Celebration Bread)
This bread—loaded with a rum-spiked walnut filling—is the traditional Romanian celebration bread for Christmas.
Bobalki (Slovak Christmas Dough Balls), Two Ways
These Slovak Christmas dough balls are traditionally eaten on Christmas Eve as part of a 12-course meatless meal.
My Santa Mug Makes Me Ridiculously Happy Every Morning
It’s like an extra shot of holiday spirit.
Buñuelos
These fritters are often referred to as buñuelos de rodilla, or knee fritters, as they need to be quite thin and the knee is often pressed into the dough to stretch it out.
Life of the Party
This flavor-packed nonalcoholic cocktail is delightfully bitter and tart.
Making Taylor Swift’s Chai Cookies With Eggnog Frosting Will Always Be My Holiday Tradition
It’s me, hi, I’m the baker, it’s me.
Molasses Cookies
These old-fashioned molasses cookies stay soft and chewy days after making them.
Freedom Treasure Cookies
Rose Levy Beranbaum’s base recipe allows you to mix and match pantry ingredients to create the cookie of your dreams.