Christmas

A collection of holiday cookie recipes you can make ahead of time

Adorn your cakes with boozy fruit.

This holiday confection is both sweet and salty.

Make sure to use plain, unflavored rooibos tea, which will complement the other punch ingredients.

The great thing about these roasted-almond thumbprint cookies? They can be any shape or size, and the fillings are customizable.

Boudin Blanc - or sausage - stuffings are a good choice for leaner cuts like this turkey breast recipe with chestnuts.

Losing the mashed potatoes would just be insane, but even classics can be tweaked. The tang of sour cream gives the illusion that this recipe is not as rich as the cream, butter, and milk would imply. The next day? Form leftover potatoes into cakes and fry them up—in butter, of course.

Braising the fennel and simmering the potatoes in cream before assembling the gratin infuses them with extra flavor.

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Cookies and milk? Really? Some Santas prefer an Old-Fashioned, deconstructed cake, or a good cigar. Some snack ideas for your chimney-diver

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For our editors' families, it wouldn't be Christmas without these (delicious) evergreens

What's better than a white Christmas? A white Christmas with crispy ham, mulled wine, views of the Rocky mountains, and an all-out family snowball fight.

...so you might not have an open fire, but that doesn't mean you can't have roasted chestnuts! Follow this recipe, and you won't go wrong.

A caffeine-free twist on the classic Italian espresso–ice cream dessert.

We especially like the combination of parsnips, kohlrabi, and celery root in this bacony mash. Prepare the dish a day ahead to allow the flavors to meld (and save time on Thanksgiving Day).

Celery root and potatoes are a mash made in heaven. Transfer cubed potatoes and celery root to a bowl of water as soon as you cut them to keep them from turning brown.

A simply roasted turkey recipe, glazed with rosemary-infused butter.