30+ Season’s Eatings Recipes for your Holiday Entertaining! You’ll find recipes for everything from appetizers and party bites, to co*cktails and cookies, food gifts and more!
I wrapped these holiday recipes up in bright red bow from the archives
to help you make your list and check it twice!
And so you can refer back when you take a break
from trimming the tree,decking the halls or the Jeep. ;)
Click on the links in red to find the complete recipe, how-to and Christmas inspiration.
Happy Black Friday, Everyone!
Christmas Tree Tailgate and Picnic
Southern Living Christmas All Through The South with The Novel Bakers
Christmas Tree Cheese Board
An easy and festive appetizer for a Christmas party
O Christmas Appetizer Tree
Sure to impress your family and friends as a centerpiece of your party or buffet, you can customize one to your tastes, using cheese, meat, olives, cherry tomatoes, or any antipasto item that you can skewer with a toothpick!
Cranberry-Orange-Pistachio Loaves
These mini loaves are merry and bright, as well as sweet, tart and nutty from the red and green of the cranberries and pistachios! A perfect little loaf to give or enjoy for the holidays!
Slow Cooker Cranberry Mulled Wine
Put your slow cooker to work for easy holiday entertaining! This simmering Cranberry Mulled Wine will warm you up from the inside out and make the house smell wonderful too!
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An easy no-bake Southern treat to enjoy with a cup of tea or for Christmas gift giving!
An Easy No-Bake Treat: Christmas Peanut Butter Bars!
These bars come together in about 10 minutes plus an hour of refrigeration time to allow them to set. . .perfect for gift giving or to enjoy with your family for the holidays!
Honey-Rosemary Cherries and Blue Cheese Crostini
Serve as an appetizer or let your guests serve themselves and assemble from bowls of ingredients. If you’re not a fan of blue cheese, substitute goat cheese or Boursin.
Easy Owl Cookies
A hoot to make!
Melted Snowmen Cookies
Turn any plain sugar or chocolate cookie into adorable melted snowmen!
No-Bake Coconut OrangeSnowballs
These no-bake confections are addictive and an easy, make-ahead treat! I made countless dozens for an annual holiday open house and they were always a hit.
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A festiveand easy appetizer for holiday entertaining
Spinach Tortellini ChristmasWreath
A 10 minute appetizer for your Christmas or holiday entertaining
Christmas Sangria with Rosemary SimpleSyrup
As easy to mix as it is to drink!
Poinsettia Sparkling co*cktail!
Festive and easy to serve for a party, brunch or Christmas Eve!
Rudolph’s Concentrated Christmas Mischief co*cktail
Concentrated with the piney note of rosemary, tart cranberry and topped off with the sparkling effervescence of your favorite bubbles. Vodka adds a dose of Christmas mischief for merry measure!
Christmas Wreath Macaroons
These festive cookies require just four ingredients, plus your decorative sprinkles. Likeall macaroons, since they are flourless, they’re gluten-free.
Red Velvet Peppermint-White ChocolateThumbprints
Red Velvet = Christmas and these festive cookies are infused with a burst of peppermint flavor and white chocolate centers!
Red Velvet Chocolate Chip Cookies
An easy Christmas cookie recipe that uses a short cut!
Marinated Shrimp andArtichokes
One of Southern Living’s best recipes. Quick and make-ahead, 8 to 12 hours in advance. It’s good anytime of year, but perfect for the busy holiday season!
Citrus Marinated Shrimp Appetizer
A light and bright appetizer to tantalize your taste buds
Reindeer Corn Snack Mix
An easy no-bake treat for holiday snacking or last-minute food gift!
Panettone Trifle with Orange Curd andRaspberries
A holiday dessert with a ‘wow’ factor that uses one my favorite holiday treats, Panettone! Link includes a recipe for easy microwave orange curd.
My favorite holiday gift basket and/or hostess gift, Panettone,and a bottle of Prosecco. Include a bottle of maple syrup and oranges for your recipient to enjoy as French toast.
German Chocolate Cake Mix Pancakes
Indulge in these over the top German Chocolate Pancakes, layered with German Chocolate “Syrup” or frosting, made with a box mix!
Parmesan-Crusted Crab Cake Bites with Chive Aioli
A great little appetizer to serve for the holidays! The crab mixture can be made a day in advance, then the bite-size cakes are baked in a mini muffin tin with a crust of Parmesan cheese and panko bread crumbs.
Bourbon-Pecan-Gingerbread Cookies
This cookie has a fluffy, muffin-like texture with a bourbon glaze on top!
Spicy Dark Chocolate NutClusters
A quick and easy food gift to makefor the holidays!
Merry Cranberry Salsa
A light, flavorful, and healthy appetizer for the holidays that comes together in 10 minutes!
Making Lists and Make-Ahead HolidayAppetizers
Make-ahead recipes and inspirationfor your holiday entertaining or Christmas party
Including Cha-Cha Chicken Salad, a molded chicken salad, made 8 – 24 hours in advance.
Candy Cane-infused Vodka
Ready to gift or sip in 3 hours and shake up a White Chocolate Peppermint Martini!
Hot Chocolate Cupcakes
Quick and easy cupcakesfor the busy holiday season, served withcandy cane handles!
Hot Chocolate Stirring Spoons
Easy and fun for kids to make with candy melts or almond bark and decorative holiday sprinkles
Candy Cane Cocoa Mix
A mix for easy seasonal sipping and ideal for gift giving.
Puff Pastry Baked Brie withCranberries
Puff Pastry Baked Brie orBrie en Croûte, an easy appetizer for the busy holiday season!
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