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

Laurent Tourondel's Favorite Granola
Jeff Gordinier, Laurent Tourondel
488 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
488
30 minutes, plus cooling time
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Easy
Pear-Apple Butter With Cardamom
Melissa Clark
166 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
166
3½ hours
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Microwave Pralines
Harold McGee
193 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
193
30 to 40 minutes
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Microwave Saffron Turkish Delight
Harold McGee
75 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
75
45 minutes
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Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake
Melissa Clark
4822 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,822
1 hour 20 minutes
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White Bark Balls
Jennifer Steinhauer
119 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
119
1 hour 30 minutes, plus at least 4 hours' refrigeration
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Microwave Nut Brittle
Harold McGee
117 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
117
30 to 40 minutes
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Chocolate Streusel Poundcake
Melissa Clark
987 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
987
2 hours, plus cooling
or to save this recipe.
Spiced Holiday Pralines
Melissa Clark, Elizabeth Choinski
59 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
59
50 minutes
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Coconut Oil Poundcake With Almonds and Lime Zest
Melissa Clark
204 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
204
1 hour 15 minutes
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Spritz Cookies
Alison Roman
890 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
890
1 hour
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Spiced Brandied Cherries
Melissa Clark
270 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
270
20 minutes
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Easy
Citrus-Almond Poundcake
Mark Bittman, Grandaisy Bakery
270 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
270
1½ hours
or to save this recipe.
Parmesan Cream Crackers
Mark Bittman
614 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
614
20 minutes
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Chocolate Ganache
Julia Moskin
830 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
830
5 minutes
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Easy
Salty Peanut Chocolate Chip Cookies
Nigella Lawson
745 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
745
50 minutes
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Chocolate-Crusted Banana Blondies
Melissa Clark
736 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
736
1 hour
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Gluten-Free Chocolate Buckwheat Biscotti
Martha Rose Shulman
241 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
241
About 2 hours
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Healthy
Vanilla Meringues
Mark Bittman
582 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
582
2 hours 20 minutes, plus 1 hour’s cooling
or to save this recipe.
Easy
Gluten-Free Raisin Pistachio Biscotti
Martha Rose Shulman
180 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
180
2 hours 30 minutes
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Healthy
Scotch-Peanut Chocolate Truffles
Florence Fabricant
38 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
38
40 minutes, plus 4 hours’ chilling
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Limoncello Once Removed
Toby Cecchini, Giuliano Bugialli
298 ratings with an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars
298
5 minutes
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Gâteau Breton
Melissa Clark, Edd Kimber
447 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
447
1 hour 45 minutes, plus 2 hours' chilling
or to save this recipe.
Bacon With Mixed Nuts
Mark Bittman
98 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
98
About 5 minutes
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Easy
Cardamom Butter Crescents
Melissa Clark, François Payard
728 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
728
1 hour
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Black-and-White Cookies
William Grimes
664 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
664
1 hour
or to save this recipe.
Bacon-Onion Jam
Sam Sifton, Steve Linares
563 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
563
90 minutes
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Fudge Brownies
Alex Witchel, Kate Moses
1275 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,275
1 hour, plus several hours’ resting
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