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”
3908 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,908
About 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' freezing
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Peanut-Butter Fudge
Samantha Seneviratne
489 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
489
10 minutes plus 1½ hours chilling
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Easy
One-Day Fruitcake
Claire Saffitz
506 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
506
2½ hours plus overnight soak, time to cool and time to set
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Marshmallows
Yossy Arefi
794 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
794
35 minutes, plus setting
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Eleven Madison Park Granola
Sam Sifton, Daniel Humm
9563 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
9,563
40 minutes
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Easy
Salted Cashew Brittle
Yossy Arefi
14 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
14
About 20 minutes, plus 20 minutes’ cooling
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Easy
Cookie Butter Blondies
Yossy Arefi
96 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
96
40 minutes
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Easy
Kettle Corn
Naz Deravian
108 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
108
10 minutes
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Easy
Homemade Pocky
Susan Spungen
563 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
563
1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Cinnamon Toast Cookies
Ali Slagle
300 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
300
30 minutes
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Easy
Maple Pecan Caramel Corn
Melissa Clark
916 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
916
1 hour
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English Toffee
Florence Fabricant
806 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
806
5 hours 15 minutes, plus 15 minutes' refrigeration
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Biscotti
Molly O'Neill
1840 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,840
1 hour
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Peanut Shortbread With Honeycomb
Susan Spungen
745 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
745
50 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Cheese Straws
Kim Severson
659 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
659
About 1 hour
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Hot Honey Nut Mix
Ali Slagle
365 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
365
30 minutes
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Samantha Seneviratne
1087 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,087
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Good Fruitcake
Amanda Hesser
499 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
499
2 hours
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Peppermint Bark
Samantha Seneviratne
746 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
746
25 minutes, plus 4½ hours' setting
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Gingerbread Rum Balls
Melissa Clark
508 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
508
30 minutes
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Easy
Savory Pecan Cookies
David Tanis
482 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
482
1 hour, plus chilling
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Peanut Butter Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
1044 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,044
25 minutes, plus chilling
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Rosemary Shortbread
Melissa Clark
2539 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,539
45 minutes, plus cooling
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1638 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,638
15 minutes
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Easy
Peanut Brittle
Mark Bittman
456 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
456
20 minutes
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Easy
Maraschino Cherries
Melissa Clark
194 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
194
20 minutes, plus 2 days' macerating
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Grapefruit-and-Meyer-Lemon Marmalade
Amanda Hesser, June Taylor
95 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
95
2 hours, plus cooling time
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Chocolate-Bourbon Truffles
David Tanis
563 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
563
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Dark Chocolate and Pomegranate Bark
Melissa Clark, Tom Faglon
554 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
554
10 minutes, plus chilling
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Classic Sugar Cookies
Alison Roman
3028 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,028
1½ hours, plus 2 hours' chilling
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Linzer Cookies
Alison Roman
1388 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,388
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
347 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
347
1 hour, plus chilling time
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Chocolate Ginger Bark With Green Tea Powder
Maura Egan
137 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
137
15 minutes
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Matzo Toffee With Candied Ginger
Melissa Clark
185 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
185
50 minutes, plus 1 hour’s chilling
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Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
7711 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,711
35 minutes
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Currant-Ginger Shortbread
Julia Moskin, Barbara Tropp
120 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
120
About 45 minutes, plus 1 hour’s refrigeration
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Easy
Chocolate-Mint Thins With Candy Cane Crunch
Julia Moskin
684 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
684
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
369 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
369
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
88 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
88
30 minutes
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All-in-One Holiday Bundt Cake
Julia Moskin, Dorie Greenspan
798 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
798
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Truffles
Mark Bittman
756 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
756
30 minutes, plus at least one hour’s chilling
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Easy
Doris’s Salty Hot Fudge
Kim Severson
388 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
388
10 minutes
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Union Square Cafe’s Chocolate Biscotti
Alex Witchel, Union Square Cafe
968 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
968
An hour and a half
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Olive Oil Granola With Dried Apricots and Pistachios
Melissa Clark
1898 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,898
45 minutes
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Chocolate Caramel Macarons
Melissa Clark
376 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
376
1 hour 45 minutes
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