Christmas Entertaining
Oct 10 2026
There is something especially wonderful about homemade Christmas candy. Perhaps it’s the smell of chocolate melting in the kitchen, the sight of peppermint bark covered in crushed candy canes, or the familiar sweetness of fudge made from a family recipe that only comes out in December. Christmas candy has a way of bringing back memories. …
Oct 08 2026
There’s something wonderfully festive about a tray of homemade Christmas chocolate bark. Pieces of rich dark chocolate covered in crushed candy canes, snowy white chocolate scattered with cranberries and pistachios, and crunchy pretzel bark drizzled with caramel-flavored chocolate all look as though they belong in a little Christmas candy shop. Yet chocolate bark is one …
Oct 05 2026
Christmas brunch is not complete without something festive to drink. A good brunch drink menu usually includes a few simple options rather than a long list of complicated beverages. Coffee is almost always useful. Juice gives the table something bright and refreshing. Hot chocolate is perfect for children or anyone who wants something cozy. Sparkling …
Oct 05 2026
Christmas brunch should feel festive, generous, and relaxed. The easiest way to build the menu is to combine a few sweet breakfast foods with several savory dishes, something fresh, and a couple of easy drinks. You do not need an enormous buffet to make the meal feel special. For most gatherings, a good Christmas brunch …
Oct 05 2026
Christmas breakfast for two can be every bit as festive as a large family brunch. In fact, a smaller breakfast gives you more freedom to make exactly what you both want. You do not need enormous casseroles, three dozen muffins, or enough pancakes to feed an entire household. Instead, you can focus on a few …
Oct 05 2026
Christmas shortbread cookies are proof that holiday baking does not need to be complicated. With butter, flour, sugar, and just a few simple additions, you can make rich, tender cookies that feel perfectly at home on a Christmas cookie tray. Shortbread does not need elaborate icing or complicated shaping to look festive, either. A little …
Oct 05 2026
Christmas cookies are much more enjoyable when you do not have to make every single batch during the final few days before Christmas. Many cookies can be prepared ahead, frozen, refrigerated, or partially assembled so that the busiest part of holiday baking is finished long before guests arrive, gifts need to be packed, or Santa’s …
Oct 04 2026
Christmas cookie baking can look intimidating when you see trays covered with perfectly piped snowflakes, intricate gingerbread houses, and dozens of different cookies arranged in elaborate gift boxes. Fortunately, Christmas cookies do not have to be complicated. Some of the best holiday cookies require very little decorating, use familiar ingredients, and are forgiving enough for …
Oct 04 2026
Some Christmas cookies are fun to try once. Others earn a permanent place in the holiday baking rotation. These are the cookies people ask about before December has even begun—the gingerbread that makes the entire house smell like Christmas, the decorated sugar cookies that turn into an afternoon activity, the little powdered-sugar snowballs that disappear …
Oct 04 2026
Few Christmas traditions are as comforting as a kitchen filled with the smell of cookies baking. Maybe your Christmas cookie memories involve carefully decorated sugar cookies, gingerbread people lined up across the counter, buttery little spritz cookies, chocolate treats, powdered-sugar snowballs, or a tin filled with several different cookies that only seem to appear in …
