Made with spicy gingerbread, homemade lemon curd, and sweetened whipped cream, this easy gingerbread trifle is the perfect ending to your Christmas dinner.
Desserts
Swedish Visiting Cake
This Swedish tea cake recipe from award-winning cookbook author Dorie Greenspan is the perfect holiday treat to serve to guests.
Chocolate-Dipped Gingersnap S’Mores
Replacing the usual graham crackers with spicy gingersnaps gives these Chocolate-Dipped Gingersnap S’Mores cookies a warm holiday kick.
This easy-to-execute showstopper dessert is wrapped in ladyfinger cookies and filled with fluffy layers of espresso-flavored cream.
Mom’s Cherry-Nut Cake
Tender and moist and scented with cherries, almond extract, vanilla, and walnuts, this cherry-nut cake is the perfect Christmas treat.
This Slovak Nut Roll recipe, made with pecans, apple, and sweet spices, is a holiday and special occasion morning favorite.
Add some sweetness to your holiday season with these 15 classic Christmas cookie recipes from the Yankee archives.
Searching for Jingles Cookies
How one woman’s quest for Jingles Cookies, the anise Christmas cookies of her childhood, led her to Salerno “Santa’s Favorites” cookies instead.
This easy and delicious recipe for chocolate crinkle cookies yields a crisp exterior and chewy, brownie-like interior.
Cranberry Crumble Bars
These Cranberry Crumble Bars are a great use for those cans of cranberry sauce in the back of your cupboard: Stir them into a fruit filling for these sweet-tart-buttery bars.
Indian Pudding
Made with cornmeal and molasses and baked until perfectly wobbly and golden brown, Indian Pudding is an old-fashioned New England dessert like no other.
Pumpkin-Fluff Pie
The inspiration for this pumpkin pie came from the marshmallow-topped sweet potato side dish that, for many, defines the holiday table. Here, marshmallows take the form of Marshmallow Fluff, the iconic New England spread.