Editors’ Collection

Holiday and Christmas Food Gift Recipes

The universally-loved gift.

A parchment paper-lined sheet pan holding rows of chocolate-covered pecan truffles topped with crushed pecans is shown photographed from a side angle. — Jim Wilson/The New York Times

Recipes

Pecan Pie Truffles
Tara Parker-Pope, “VegNews Holiday Cookie Collection”
4134 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,134
About 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' freezing
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Peanut-Butter Fudge
Samantha Seneviratne
518 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
518
10 minutes plus 1½ hours chilling
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One-Day Fruitcake
Claire Saffitz
573 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
573
2½ hours plus overnight soak, time to cool and time to set
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Marshmallows
Yossy Arefi
888 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
888
35 minutes, plus setting
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Eleven Madison Park Granola
Sam Sifton, Daniel Humm
11574 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
11,574
40 minutes
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Salted Cashew Brittle
Yossy Arefi
24 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
24
About 20 minutes, plus 20 minutes’ cooling
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Cookie Butter Blondies
Yossy Arefi
169 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
169
40 minutes
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Kettle Corn
Naz Deravian
144 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
144
10 minutes
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Homemade Pocky
Susan Spungen
570 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
570
1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Cinnamon Toast Cookies
Ali Slagle
341 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
341
30 minutes
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Maple Pecan Caramel Corn
Melissa Clark
930 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
930
1 hour
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English Toffee
Florence Fabricant
821 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
821
5 hours 15 minutes, plus 15 minutes' refrigeration
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Biscotti
Molly O’Neill
2028 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,028
1 hour
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Peanut Shortbread With Honeycomb
Susan Spungen
753 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
753
50 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Cheese Straws
Kim Severson
697 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
697
About 1 hour
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Hot Honey Nut Mix
Ali Slagle
392 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
392
30 minutes
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Samantha Seneviratne
1102 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,102
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Good Fruitcake
Amanda Hesser
509 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
509
2 hours
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Peppermint Bark
Samantha Seneviratne
767 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
767
25 minutes, plus 4½ hours' setting
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Gingerbread Rum Balls
Melissa Clark
533 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
533
30 minutes
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Savory Pecan Cookies
David Tanis
497 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
497
1 hour, plus chilling
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Peanut Butter Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
1104 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,104
25 minutes, plus chilling
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Rosemary Shortbread
Melissa Clark
2787 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,787
45 minutes, plus cooling
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1729 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,729
15 minutes
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Peanut Brittle
Mark Bittman
472 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
472
20 minutes
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Maraschino Cherries
Melissa Clark
197 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
197
20 minutes, plus 2 days' macerating
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Grapefruit-and-Meyer-Lemon Marmalade
Amanda Hesser, June Taylor
98 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
98
2 hours, plus cooling time
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Chocolate-Bourbon Truffles
David Tanis
592 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
592
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Dark Chocolate and Pomegranate Bark
Melissa Clark, Tom Faglon
564 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
564
10 minutes, plus chilling
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Classic Sugar Cookies
Alison Roman
3189 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,189
1½ hours, plus 2 hours' chilling
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Linzer Cookies
Alison Roman
1438 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,438
3½ hours, including chilling
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Almond and Goat Cheese Candy Bars
Melissa Clark
718 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
718
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Dark Chocolate-Cherry Ganache Bars
Melissa Clark
380 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
380
1 hour, plus chilling time
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Chocolate Ginger Bark With Green Tea Powder
Maura Egan
138 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
138
15 minutes
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Matzo Toffee With Candied Ginger
Melissa Clark
193 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
193
50 minutes, plus 1 hour’s chilling
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Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
8720 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,720
35 minutes
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Currant-Ginger Shortbread
Julia Moskin, Barbara Tropp
128 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
128
About 45 minutes, plus 1 hour’s refrigeration
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Chocolate-Mint Thins With Candy Cane Crunch
Julia Moskin
707 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
707
1 hour 30 minutes
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Black Pepper and Bourbon Caramel Chews
Melissa Clark
372 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
372
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Tamarind Spiced Nuts With Mint
Melissa Clark
382 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
382
30 minutes, plus cooling
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White Chocolate Truffles
Corby Kummer, Nick Malgieri
78 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
78
25 minutes, plus 1½ hours' chilling
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Cane Syrup Popcorn Balls
Julia Moskin, Kim Severson, Marcelle Bienvenue
89 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
89
30 minutes
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All-in-One Holiday Bundt Cake
Julia Moskin, Dorie Greenspan
837 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
837
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Truffles
Mark Bittman
809 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
809
30 minutes, plus at least one hour’s chilling
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Doris’s Salty Hot Fudge
Kim Severson
410 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
410
10 minutes
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Union Square Cafe’s Chocolate Biscotti
Alex Witchel, Union Square Cafe
1020 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,020
An hour and a half
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Olive Oil Granola With Dried Apricots and Pistachios
Melissa Clark
2037 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,037
45 minutes
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Chocolate Caramel Macarons
Melissa Clark
382 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
382
1 hour 45 minutes
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