Editors’ Collection

Christmas Dessert Recipes

Don't forget to save room for dessert. We have classic recipes for festive cakes, pies, cookies and more for your holiday table. Discover more ideas for the big day in our Christmas recipes super collection.

Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Spencer Richards.

Recipes

Sticky Toffee Loaf Cake
Sheela Prakash
131 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
131
1 hour 40 minutes
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Matcha-Black Sesame Shortbreads
Sue Li
449 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
449
1 ½ hours, plus at least 4 ½ hours’ chilling
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Big Chocolate Tart
Genevieve Ko
633 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
633
1 hour 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Coffee and Maple Chess Pie
Vaughn Vreeland
265 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
265
2 hours 15 minutes, plus 1½ hours’ cooling
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Easy Apple Buckle
Vallery Lomas
423 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
423
About 1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Old-Fashioned Shortbread
Genevieve Ko
192 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
192
4 hours
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Gingerbread Layer Cake With Mascarpone Cream
Samantha Seneviratne
190 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
190
3 hours 25 minutes
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Holiday Rocky Road
Sohla el-Waylly
461 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
461
1½ hours
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Easy
Bûche de Noël Cookies
Claire Saffitz
508 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
508
3½ hours
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Pumpkin Pecan Sheet Cake
Sohla El-Waylly
200 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
200
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Ginger Cheesecake Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
1017 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,017
About 2 hours
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Zeppole
Lidey Heuck
118 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
118
1 hour and 40 minutes
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Pumpkin Spice Honeycomb Cake
Carolina Gelen
55 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
55
2 ¼ hours, plus cooling
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Coconut Almond Blondies
Samantha Seneviratne
310 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
310
40 minutes
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Easy
Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
1229 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,229
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Pecan Sandie Pie
Genevieve Ko
1056 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,056
2 hours, plus chilling
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Southern Caramel Cake
Millie Peartree
1980 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,980
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Italian Rainbow Cookies
Margaux Laskey, Mary Carpino, Nicole Carpino Frasco
897 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
897
About 2 hours, plus overnight chilling
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Lemon Bars With Pecan Crust
Lisa Donovan
240 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
240
4¼ hours
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Apple Galette
Samantha Seneviratne
506 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
506
2 hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Brown Sugar Layer Cake With Cranberry Buttercream
Yossy Arefi
1867 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,867
2 hours plus cooling
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Raisin Cinnamon Roll Wreath
Jerrelle Guy
246 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
246
4 hours
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Angel Food Cake
Naz Deravian
156 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
156
About 2 hours
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Cranberry Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
7284 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
7,284
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Baklava
Naz Deravian
172 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
172
2 hours and 30 minutes, plus at least 4 hours resting
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Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
Yossy Arefi
1906 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,906
About 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Eric Kim
765 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
765
1½ hours
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Cranberry Spice Bundt Cake
Dorie Greenspan
1691 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,691
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Flan
Rick Martínez
403 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
403
1 hour 35 minutes, plus chilling overnight
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Skillet Gingerbread Cake With Apple Butter
Dorie Greenspan
526 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
526
1 hour, plus cooling
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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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Rice Pudding
Naz Deravian
521 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
521
55 minutes
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Figgy Pudding
Naz Deravian
346 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
346
At least 3 weeks
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Mexican Buñuelos With Piloncillo Syrup
Christina Morales, Mely Martínez
118 ratings with an average rating of 3 out of 5 stars
118
2 hours
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Rosemary-Honey Almond Tart
Yewande Komolafe
611 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
611
2 hours, plus 1 hour’s chilling
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Red Velvet Cupcakes
Millie Peartree
633 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
633
45 minutes
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Mini Gingerbread Houses
Erin Jeanne McDowell
180 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
180
About 1½ hours, plus chilling and assembling
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Cherry-Lemon Cream Jell-O Mold
Julia Moskin
267 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
267
30 minutes, plus at least 4 hours’ chilling
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Eggnog Crème Brûlée
Samantha Seneviratne
452 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
452
45 minutes
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Cranberry Lemon Meringue Pie
Genevieve Ko
1223 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,223
1½ hours, plus cooling and chilling
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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 Sheet Cake With Whipped Chocolate Ganache
Yossy Arefi
349 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
349
1 hour, plus cooling and resting
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Paris-Brest
Claire Saffitz
583 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
583
3 hours, plus cooling and chilling
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Peppermint Stripe Cookies
Susan Spungen
1234 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,234
1 hour, plus at least 4 hours’ drying
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Louisiana Crunch Cake
Millie Peartree
173 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
173
1¾ hours
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Vanilla Crème Brûlée
Mark Bittman
7017 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,017
1 hour
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Gingerbread Snickerdoodles
Genevieve Ko
902 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
902
45 minutes, plus chilling
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Southern Red Velvet Cake
Kim Severson, Adams Extract Company
3561 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,561
1 hour
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