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”
4089 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,089
About 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' freezing
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Peanut-Butter Fudge
Samantha Seneviratne
512 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
512
10 minutes plus 1½ hours chilling
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Easy
One-Day Fruitcake
Claire Saffitz
572 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
572
2½ hours plus overnight soak, time to cool and time to set
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Marshmallows
Yossy Arefi
869 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
869
35 minutes, plus setting
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Eleven Madison Park Granola
Sam Sifton, Daniel Humm
10429 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,429
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
136 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
136
40 minutes
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Easy
Kettle Corn
Naz Deravian
124 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
124
10 minutes
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Easy
Homemade Pocky
Susan Spungen
569 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
569
1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Cinnamon Toast Cookies
Ali Slagle
325 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
325
30 minutes
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Easy
Maple Pecan Caramel Corn
Melissa Clark
927 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
927
1 hour
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English Toffee
Florence Fabricant
817 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
817
5 hours 15 minutes, plus 15 minutes' refrigeration
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Biscotti
Molly O'Neill
1953 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,953
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
676 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
676
About 1 hour
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Hot Honey Nut Mix
Ali Slagle
381 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
381
30 minutes
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Samantha Seneviratne
1095 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,095
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
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
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
493 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
493
1 hour, plus chilling
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Peanut Butter Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
1092 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,092
25 minutes, plus chilling
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Rosemary Shortbread
Melissa Clark
2683 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,683
45 minutes, plus cooling
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1691 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,691
15 minutes
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Easy
Peanut Brittle
Mark Bittman
469 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
469
20 minutes
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Easy
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
97 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
97
2 hours, plus cooling time
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Chocolate-Bourbon Truffles
David Tanis
585 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
585
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Dark Chocolate and Pomegranate Bark
Melissa Clark, Tom Faglon
562 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
562
10 minutes, plus chilling
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Classic Sugar Cookies
Alison Roman
3166 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,166
1½ hours, plus 2 hours' chilling
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Linzer Cookies
Alison Roman
1429 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,429
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
363 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
363
1 hour, plus chilling time
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Chocolate Ginger Bark With Green Tea Powder
Maura Egan
139 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
139
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
8587 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,587
35 minutes
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Currant-Ginger Shortbread
Julia Moskin, Barbara Tropp
127 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
127
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
378 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
378
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
833 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
833
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Truffles
Mark Bittman
791 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
791
30 minutes, plus at least one hour’s chilling
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Easy
Doris’s Salty Hot Fudge
Kim Severson
396 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
396
10 minutes
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Union Square Cafe’s Chocolate Biscotti
Alex Witchel, Union Square Cafe
994 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
994
An hour and a half
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Olive Oil Granola With Dried Apricots and Pistachios
Melissa Clark
1963 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,963
45 minutes
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Chocolate Caramel Macarons
Melissa Clark
378 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
378
1 hour 45 minutes
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