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Easy, Family-Friendly Christmas Recipes

Christmas cheer is just one recipe away. No matter how you like to celebrate the holiday, we’ve got all the most festive treats your family and friends are sure to love. If you’re making goodies for your neighbors, check out our always-popular Snicker’s Fudge. Need a gift idea for your co-workers? We’d recommend our Slow Cooker Candied Almonds. Want to be the star of the show at a cookie exchange? Bring these Santa Sugar Cookies.

Christmas Dinner Ideas

A cooked ham with crispy edges is displayed on a white plate, garnished with green leaves and slices of yellow fruit.

Dr. Pepper Glazed Ham Recipe

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Slow Cooker Honey Baked Ham Recipe

slow cooker maple glazed ham

Slow Cooker Maple Glazed Ham Recipe

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A whole roasted chicken with crispy skin, garnished with herbs, placed on a white plate.

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Instant Pot Maple and Brown Sugar Pork Tenderloin Recipe

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Instant Pot Homemade Cranberry Sauce Recipe

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Fresh cranberries, orange juice, cinnamon, maple syrup and a little sugar come together to make the perfect Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce!

Christmas Side Dishes

Need the perfect compliment to your main dish? You’ll want to try these delicious side dishes.

Slow Cooker Stuffing in a Bowl

Slow Cooker Stuffing Recipe

Twice-baked sweet potato topped with marshmallows and chopped nuts on a white plate.

Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes Recipe

Classic Green Bean Casserole baked for six sisters

Classic Green Bean Casserole Recipe

A casserole dish filled with bread stuffing, featuring cube-shaped bread pieces and green herbs.

Apple, Onion & Celery Stuffing Recipe

A bowl of mashed potatoes topped with a pat of butter and garnished with finely chopped herbs.

Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes Recipe

A white bowl filled with sweet potato casserole topped with pecans and a spoon in it on a cloth surface.

Mom’s Sweet Potato Casserole Recipe

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Christmas Appetizers

You could say we have a passion for appetizers!

A dessert ball studded with chocolate and caramel chunks, surrounded by apple slices and cookies on a white plate.

Snickers Cheeseball Recipe

Small cheese balls coated with chopped nuts and bacon, each with a pretzel stick in the center, arranged on a white plate.

Holiday Cheeseball Bites

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Grandma’s Holiday Cheese Ball Recipe

Three stuffed mushrooms filled with a savory mixture are placed on a white plate, with more stuffed mushrooms visible in the background.

Parmesan Spinach Stuffed Mushrooms Recipe

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Christmas Beverages

Nothing complements a delicious meal quite like a thirst-quenching beverage.

A mason jar filled with a red iced drink and a red-and-white striped straw. A glass pitcher filled with the same drink is in the background.

Sparkling Red Party Punch Recipe

Cranberry Punch poured in mugs and pitcher

Cranberry Citrus Party Punch Recipe

Two glasses filled with a red drink, each garnished with an orange slice and cranberries.

Warm Cranberry Citrus Drink Recipe

Three clear glasses filled with a creamy dessert, each topped with raspberries, are arranged on a light pink surface.

Grandma’s Frappe Party Drink Recipe

Two glasses of brown liquid with cinnamon sticks and a slice of lemon on a wooden tray; a bowl of oranges in the background.

Grandma’s Warm Spiced Cider Recipe

Four champagne flutes filled with a non-alcoholic holiday bubble drink are placed on a wooden table, surrounded by gold ribbon decorations.

Non-Alcoholic Bubbly Drink Recipe (aka Mock Champagne)

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A white bowl filled with chocolate muddy buddies, mini peanut butter cups, and red and green candy-coated chocolates.

Christmas Reindeer Chex Mix

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Christmas Cookies

Cookies with white and green frosting decorated with green, red, and white sprinkles.

Super Soft Sugar Cookies Recipe

A plate of cookies decorated with chocolate, pretzels, and candies to resemble reindeer faces. The cookies have red noses, white eyes, and pretzel antlers.

Chocolate Reindeer Cookies Recipe

A plate of chocolate cookies topped with red and green candy-coated chocolates.

Cake Mix Christmas Cookies Recipe

A dozen frosted cookies with white icing and red sprinkles arranged on a white surface with a red and white cloth in the background.

Peppermint Snowball Cookies Recipe

A festive green cornflake wreath with red candy decorations arranged on a white surface.

Cornflake Christmas Wreath Cookies Recipe

Three chocolate-covered round cookies topped with crushed peppermint candy and drizzled with additional chocolate.

No Bake Ritz Cracker Thin Mint Cookies Recipe

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Christmas Pies & Tarts

A slice of chocolate pie with whipped cream and chocolate shavings on a white plate, with a fork holding a small piece. Other slices are visible in the background.

Easy Chocolate Cream Pie Recipe

A slice of pink peppermint pie with a chocolate crust, topped with whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, and a peppermint stick, on a white plate.

Peppermint Crunch Ice Cream Pie Recipe

Lion House copycat cheesecake on a plate with a strawberry slice on top

Lion House Restaurant Style Cheesecake Recipe

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slow cooker maple glazed ham

Slow Cooker Maple Glazed Ham Recipe

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Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipe

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Eggnog Eclair Cake Recipe

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Homemade Microwave Caramels Recipe

christmas tree dinner rolls

Christmas Tree Dinner Rolls Recipe

roasted ham shank

Roasted Ham Shank Recipe

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Cranberry Pecan Sweet Potato Bake Recipe

ginger cookies with eggnog frosting

Ginger Cookies with Eggnog Frosting Recipe

slow cooker sweet potato mash

Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Mash Recipe

homemade potato rolls

Homemade Potato Rolls Recipe

gingerbread waffles

Gingerbread Waffles Recipe

A close-up of a plate with several oatmeal cookies. The cookies have a coarse texture and visible oats. The plate is white with a gold rim and is placed on a white surface.

Oatmeal Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

brown sugar bacon green beans

Brown Sugar and Bacon Green Beans Recipe

Cherry Chocolate Nut Bar pieces stacked

Cherry Chocolate Nut Bars Recipe

Small cheese balls coated with chopped nuts and bacon, each with a pretzel stick in the center, arranged on a white plate.

Holiday Cheeseball Bites

Close-up of several white meringue cookies on a dark surface.

Easy Divinity Recipe

Three thumbprint cookies topped with green and red icing are displayed on a brown surface with pine cones in the background.

Grandma’s Thumbprint Cookies Recipe

A stack of four cookies with white chocolate chips and dried cranberries, with a bite taken out of the top cookie.

White Chocolate Cranberry Pudding Cookies Recipe

Small round cookies topped with white icing and sprinkles, arranged on a wire rack.

Gingerbread Cookie Cups Recipe

A stack of rocky road chocolate squares with visible marshmallows and nuts, placed on a light blue plate.

4 Ingredient Rocky Road Fudge Recipe

White chocolate bark decorated with candy eyes, red candies for buttons, mini peanut butter cup hats, and pretzel sticks for arms, resembling snowmen.

Melted Snowman Bark

A dozen frosted cookies with white icing and red sprinkles arranged on a white surface with a red and white cloth in the background.

Peppermint Snowball Cookies Recipe

Several chocolate-covered caramel and nougat bars with peanuts, some cut in half, are displayed on a white surface.

Snickers Fudge Recipe

a bunch of slow cooker green beans in a white bowl

Slow Cooker Green Beans Recipe (Easy Side Dish)

Paper cups filled with clusters of chocolate-covered almonds placed on a white surface.

Easy Instant Pot Chocolate Clusters

A batch of ginger cookies half-dipped in white icing, topped with green and red sprinkles, arranged on a dark surface.

White Chocolate Covered Ginger Cookies Recipe

A white tray filled with irregular pieces of chocolate-covered toffee bark, garnished with chopped nuts.

Saltine Cracker English Toffee Recipe

Orange Creamsicle Fudge Stacked

Orange Creamsicle Fudge Recipe

Three green cookies with chocolate chunks on a white plate, with one more green cookie on a cooling rack in the background.

Andes Mint Grinch Cookies Recipe

Cookies with white and green frosting decorated with green, red, and white sprinkles.

Super Soft Sugar Cookies Recipe

A stack of chocolate and peanut butter fudge cubes arranged in a pyramid shape. The fudge has a creamy texture with distinct chocolate and peanut butter layers.

Double Decker Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Recipe

A white bowl filled with chocolate muddy buddies, mini peanut butter cups, and red and green candy-coated chocolates.

Christmas Reindeer Chex Mix

Close-up of white chocolate-covered peanut butter balls, one of which is bitten into, revealing the peanut butter filling.

Peanut Butter Snowballs Recipe (No Bake Truffles)

A plate of homemade scalloped potatoes and ham

Homemade Scalloped Potatoes

Three chocolate-covered round cookies topped with crushed peppermint candy and drizzled with additional chocolate.

No Bake Ritz Cracker Thin Mint Cookies Recipe

A tray of pretzel treats topped with melted chocolate and red and green candies.

Chocolate Pretzel Bites

A cheese ball coated with crushed nuts, partially sliced and surrounded by assorted crackers, is displayed on a white surface.

Grandma’s Holiday Cheese Ball Recipe

A close-up of nine small caramel-filled pastries drizzled with chocolate, arranged in rows on a white surface.

Salted Caramel Cookie Cups Recipe

homemade caramel candies arranged on a white surface.

Homemade Caramels

A stack of five chocolate cookies with a glossy chocolate coating on top, placed in front of several more cookies on a plate in the background.

Andes Mint Cookies Recipe

Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookies flat lay

Soft and Chewy Ginger Cookies Recipe

A cooked ham with crispy edges is displayed on a white plate, garnished with green leaves and slices of yellow fruit.

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