300+ Favorite Christmas Recipes

The Complete Guide to Creating the Perfect Christmas Dinner Menu

Stir up a some Christmas spirit this holiday season with the help of our guide to all things food. This master collection of 300+ Favorite Christmas Recipes is sure to spark some spectacular inspiration in the kitchen this holiday. As the ultimate authority on edible Christmas cheer, this page features collections specifically designed to help you create every snack, dish and meal, up to and including the main event. The recipes in this collection include traditional Christmas recipes, impressive holiday main dishes, and a stunning series of Christmas desserts. Whether you're organizing a party, potluck, movie night, gift exchange, or most importantly, Christmas dinner, this extensive collection of Christmas recipes and meal ideas will keep you and yours satisfied all season long.

Table of Contents

40+ Simple Recipe for Your Christmas Cookie Exchange 

24 Christmas Party Appetizer Recipes

26 Easy Christmas Drink Recipes

17 Peppermint Flavored Dessert Recipes

10 Recipes for Overnight Christmas Casseroles

19 No-Fail Christmas Breakfast Recipes

48 Christmas Dinner Menu Ideas

12 Excellent Recipes with Eggnog

42 Christmas Dessert Ideas

BONUS! How to Package Christmas Cookies

40+ Simple Recipe for Your Christmas Cookie Exchange

Christmas baking can be overwhelming and stressful, especially when you're searching for the best holiday cookies to bring to this year's cookie exchange. But with this collection of 40+ Simple Recipes for Your Christmas Cookie Exchange, you'll find the perfect cookie recipe in no time. Choose from a wide variety of holiday cookie recipes! From peppermint cookies to sugar cookies and everything in between, this collection will help take much of the stress out of the holiday baking experience.

24 Christmas Party Appetizer Recipes

 
Celebrate the season with these 24 Christmas Party Appetizer Recipes! Our favorite Christmas recipes are delicious and simple, so you can spend more time partying and less time in the kitchen. These easy party appetizers are now available at your fingertips! We've rounded up our favorite Christmas recipes so you can throw the holiday party of the year. Your friends and family will love your hot and cold appetizer recipes like the festive So Easy Christmas Tree Pull-Apart. Don't be alarmed if your quick easy appetizers are so good, they are gone way before dinner is ready.
 

26 Easy Christmas Drink Recipes

 
This brilliant list of 26 Easy Christmas Drink Recipes leaves you with a variety of recipes to choose from! We've included everything from nonalcoholic Christmas punch recipes to Christmas cocktails recipes. Our Basic Eggnog Recipe is especially wonderful, as you can drink it as-is or transform it into an alcoholic beverage! These Christmas drink recipes are just what you need to finish off a memorable Christmas celebration, or just what you need to start them!
 

17 Peppermint Flavored Dessert Recipes

When the weather gets cold, and snowflakes start to scatter, there's nothing that hits the spot like a comforting mug of hot chocolate with a candy cane swizzle stick. Peppermint is one of our favorite flavors for Christmas dessert recipes, and the holiday season is the perfect time to start spreading the cheer. Our collection of 17 Peppermint Flavored Dessert Recipes is just what you need to get in the holiday spirit and whip up some fun and festive holiday desserts, homemade gifts, and decadent treats that are sure to delight this Christmas.

10 Recipes for Overnight Christmas Casseroles

Make this Christmas one to remember with recipes from this collection of overnight breakfast casseroles! With these 10 Overnight Christmas Casseroles, you'll discover some of the tastiest Christmas breakfast recipes around. Impress your friends and family with a mouthwatering meal without lifting a finger -- except to serve! Do what really matters this holiday season -- get the baking out of the way beforehand, and spend that extra time with your family. Food tastes better when it's shared with loved ones, so put together an easy Christmas brunch, and make new memories filled with holiday cheer.

19 No-Fail Christmas Breakfast Recipes

 
Whether you're planning a lazy Christmas brunch at your house with the family or need Christmas breakfast ideas for a gathering at an in-law's house, these fabulously easy 19 Christmas Breakfast Recipes are sure to impress! We've included a whole section devoted to coffee cake recipes alone because they're simple to throw together, easy to serve, and go great with a cup of coffee or hot chocolate while you sit by the fire opening presents. But, in case you're in the mood for something a little more savory and substantial, try any of our other Christmas breakfast recipes below, and satisfy your craving for things like eggs, bacon, and breakfast casseroles.

48 Christmas Dinner Menu Ideas 

No dinner mission is impossible with this collection of 48 Christmas Dinner Menu Ideas! These traditional Christmas recipes are laid out in perfect form for you to pick and choose from each section. Including everything from Christmas main dishes to vegetable dishes and salad recipes, this guide includes the best recipes for Christmas dinner. Check out this mouthwatering Baked Ham with Mustard Glaze and 61 more great recipes to complete your Christmas dinner mission!

12 Excellent Recipes with Eggnog
 

Eggnog is a special holiday drink because it only comes out for a few months out of the year. That's why we want to make the most out of it! In this collection of 17 Excellent Recipes with Eggnog, you'll learn how to make a homemade eggnog recipe as well as how to incorporate this classic drink flavor into desserts and breakfast recipes. Enjoy these festive recipes with eggnog this holiday season!

42 Christmas Dessert Ideas

 
Oh by golly, you'll have a holly jolly Christmas with these sensational 42 Christmas Dessert Ideas. The recipes in this collection are ideal for potlucks, parties, family dinners, buffets, movie nights and more! Jingle right into the holiday season with recipes that reflect flavors like creamy eggnog, spiced gingerbread, and tangy cranberry. Try this moist and delicious Candy Cane Roll recipe! Christmas party recipes like these come from old-fashioned Christmas recipes, so they're certain to transport you to that warm Christmas spirit.
 

BONUS! How to Package Christmas Cookies

If you have loved ones who live in other states, then you know how important the mail is. Whether you've had a bad experience sending cookies through the mail in the past or this is your first year doing so, learn How to Package Christmas Cookies the right way with our handy dandy guide.