The month before Christmas is the best time of the year for baking, in our opinion. There are so many baked goods that are part of this time of year! The fragrance of cinnamon and bread and cookies wafting through the house is an important part of what makes it FEEL like Christmas! There are some long-standing family recipes in our house which are considered de rigeur–it’s just NOT CHRISTMAS until the (your favorite family recipe here) is made. We decided to compile a list of all the recipes you might possibly need for your Christmas baking–for gifts, for family gatherings, and for memory-making. Be sure and check back in the next few weeks–we’ll be adding to the list as we beg/borrow/steal new recipes from our friends and neighbors.
Christmas Baking:
Cookies:
- Peppernuts
- Raisin Pfeffernusse
- Gumdrop Pfeffernusse
- Anise Pfeffernusse
- Crackle Top Molasses Cookies
- Molasses Ginger Snaps
- Yet Another Gingerbread Cookie Recipe
- Cookie Brittle: the fastest cookies ever
- Swedish Sandbakkles
Cakes, tortes, etc.:
- Raspberry Velvet Torte
- Anna’s Chocolate Chip Cheesecake
- Orange Fruitcake
- Classic Gingerbread
- Applesauce Butterscotch coffeecake
- Clair’s Pumpkin Cheesecake
Pies:
- Raspberry Ribbon Pie
- Christmas Pie
- Apple Tartlets
- Derby Pie
- Basic Pie Crust
- Dutch Apple Pie
- Sour Cream Apple Pie
- Heirloom Apple Dumplings
- Sweet Potato Pie
- Grandma’s Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
- Grandma’s Traditional Pumpkin Pie
- Plain Ol’ Apple Pie
Bars:
Breads:
- Simple Cranberry Muffins
- Dresden-Weihnachtsstollen: German Christmas bread
- Jeanette’s Shortbread
- Homemade Cinnamon Rolls from Cool-rise sweet dough
- Amish Friendship Bread
- Sweet Potato Bread
- Overnight Caramel French Toast
- Basic French Toast with Pear Sauce
- Perfect Pumpkin Bread
- Apple Cinnamon Baked French Toast
- Braided Pear Bread
- Amazing Raisin Pineapple Zucchini Bread
- Cinnamon Squirrel Bread with Walnuts
- Pesto Breadsticks
- Perfect Banana Bread
Pastry:
Everything else:
- Michele’s Peanut Butter Fudge
- Chex Recipes
- Karmel Corn
- Peppermint Bark
- Chex Party Mix
- Cappucino Truffles
- Miss Diane’s Christmas Toffee
- Easy No Fail Fudge
- Auntie Karen’s Homemade Caramels
- Holiday Peanut Butter Balls
- Frozen Cherry Dessert
- Deeeeeep Truffle
- Dutch Baby Pancakes
Please let us know if any of our links are broken and we’ll fix them right away.
Laura and Barb
3 Comments
December 10, 2007 at 2:58 am
Thanks for posting these recipes! I love tried and true recipes best and I’ve jotted a few of yours down. I’ll come back once I’ve made them and let you know how they turned out! Thanks again~!
December 10, 2007 at 4:10 am
Excellent, Lorraine! If you have any others to share with us, we’d love to see them!
Laura
August 11, 2008 at 6:45 pm
I love pies, will have to try this recipe for this Christmas.
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