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”
4056 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,056
About 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' freezing
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Peanut-Butter Fudge
Samantha Seneviratne
510 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
510
10 minutes plus 1½ hours chilling
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Easy
One-Day Fruitcake
Claire Saffitz
567 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
567
2½ hours plus overnight soak, time to cool and time to set
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Marshmallows
Yossy Arefi
829 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
829
35 minutes, plus setting
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Eleven Madison Park Granola
Sam Sifton, Daniel Humm
10035 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,035
40 minutes
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Easy
Salted Cashew Brittle
Yossy Arefi
22 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
22
About 20 minutes, plus 20 minutes’ cooling
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Easy
Cookie Butter Blondies
Yossy Arefi
125 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
125
40 minutes
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Easy
Kettle Corn
Naz Deravian
122 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
122
10 minutes
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Easy
Homemade Pocky
Susan Spungen
567 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
567
1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Cinnamon Toast Cookies
Ali Slagle
316 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
316
30 minutes
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Easy
Maple Pecan Caramel Corn
Melissa Clark
926 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
926
1 hour
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English Toffee
Florence Fabricant
815 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
815
5 hours 15 minutes, plus 15 minutes' refrigeration
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Biscotti
Molly O'Neill
1927 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,927
1 hour
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Peanut Shortbread With Honeycomb
Susan Spungen
752 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
752
50 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Cheese Straws
Kim Severson
672 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
672
About 1 hour
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Hot Honey Nut Mix
Ali Slagle
377 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
377
30 minutes
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Samantha Seneviratne
1092 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,092
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Good Fruitcake
Amanda Hesser
508 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
508
2 hours
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Peppermint Bark
Samantha Seneviratne
765 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
765
25 minutes, plus 4½ hours' setting
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Gingerbread Rum Balls
Melissa Clark
530 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
530
30 minutes
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Easy
Savory Pecan Cookies
David Tanis
491 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
491
1 hour, plus chilling
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Peanut Butter Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
1086 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,086
25 minutes, plus chilling
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Rosemary Shortbread
Melissa Clark
2645 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,645
45 minutes, plus cooling
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1674 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,674
15 minutes
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Easy
Peanut Brittle
Mark Bittman
467 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
467
20 minutes
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Easy
Maraschino Cherries
Melissa Clark
196 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
196
20 minutes, plus 2 days' macerating
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Grapefruit-and-Meyer-Lemon Marmalade
Amanda Hesser, June Taylor
96 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
96
2 hours, plus cooling time
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Chocolate-Bourbon Truffles
David Tanis
580 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
580
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Dark Chocolate and Pomegranate Bark
Melissa Clark, Tom Faglon
561 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
561
10 minutes, plus chilling
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Classic Sugar Cookies
Alison Roman
3152 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,152
1½ hours, plus 2 hours' chilling
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Linzer Cookies
Alison Roman
1424 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,424
3½ hours, including chilling
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Almond and Goat Cheese Candy Bars
Melissa Clark
715 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
715
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Dark Chocolate-Cherry Ganache Bars
Melissa Clark
358 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
358
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
186 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
186
50 minutes, plus 1 hour’s chilling
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Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
8492 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,492
35 minutes
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Currant-Ginger Shortbread
Julia Moskin, Barbara Tropp
125 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
125
About 45 minutes, plus 1 hour’s refrigeration
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Easy
Chocolate-Mint Thins With Candy Cane Crunch
Julia Moskin
703 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
703
1 hour 30 minutes
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Black Pepper and Bourbon Caramel Chews
Melissa Clark
371 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
371
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Tamarind Spiced Nuts With Mint
Melissa Clark
377 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
377
30 minutes, plus cooling
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White Chocolate Truffles
Corby Kummer, Nick Malgieri
76 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
76
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
827 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
827
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Truffles
Mark Bittman
767 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
767
30 minutes, plus at least one hour’s chilling
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Easy
Doris’s Salty Hot Fudge
Kim Severson
393 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
393
10 minutes
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Union Square Cafe’s Chocolate Biscotti
Alex Witchel, Union Square Cafe
984 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
984
An hour and a half
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Olive Oil Granola With Dried Apricots and Pistachios
Melissa Clark
1931 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,931
45 minutes
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Chocolate Caramel Macarons
Melissa Clark
377 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
377
1 hour 45 minutes
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