Food

The 2025 Yankee Food Awards

Whether dazzling diners or crafting the tastiest of treats, the 2025 Yankee Food Awards honorees represent the best of the new in New England food right now.

Beverages

Cranberry-Rosemary Spritz

This cranberry-rosemary spritz can be made without alcohol, and looks lovely on any holiday table.

Beverages

Snowdrift Cocktail

A dome of soft meringue is the “snowdrift” in this festive drink.

Desserts

Christmas Tree Sugar Cookie Bars

Buttery and tender, these Christmas Tree Sugar Cookie Bars are topped with a creamy “fudge” that balances the richness of white chocolate with the tang of cream cheese.

Desserts

Dubai Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies

These Dubai Chocolate Thumbprint Cookies blend chocolate, pistachio, and kataifi for a luxurious take on the viral Dubai dessert sensation.

Desserts

Boston Cream Whoopie Pies

In our Boston Cream Whoopie Pies, tender vanilla cakes are filled with silky pastry cream and finished with a glossy pour of chocolate ganache.

Desserts

Easy Lemony Shortbread Cookies

The citrus in the dough and glaze of these lemony shortbread cookies really makes the flavor pop.

Desserts

Candy Cane Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Candy Cane Chocolate Chip Cookies are the perfect blend of crisp and chewy cookie with a holiday hit of peppermint.

Cooking Advice

The 20 Most New Englandy Dishes (From 1939)

Yankee Magazine’s first food editor chose these recipes as the 20 “most typical” New England dishes back in 1939. Do her selections ring true today?

Unlock Your Roots – One Free Account, Endless Discoveries.

Get access to New England templates, research tools, and more.