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Celebrate with top-rated holiday cookies, appetizers, and desserts. Find the right recipe for any holiday.

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Stack of charred hot dog ends in glossy barbecue sauce on plate

Hot Dog Burnt Ends

overhead view of salted rim margarita with jalapenos and strawberries in background

Strawberry Jalapeno Margarita

lemon poppy seed tube cake, glazed with slices behind on a plate, decorated with lemon slices and mint leaves

Limoncello Poppy Seed Chiffon Cake

5 ingredient pickle dip

5-Ingredient Fried Pickle Dip

Deep Fried Deviled Eggs

Fried Deviled Eggs

six Asparagus and Ham Quiche Bites

Asparagus and Ham Quiche Bites

Homemade Vegan Cheese with Cranberries

crescent roll "carrots" with green tops filled with spinach cream cheese

Stuffed Crescent Roll Carrots

Irish Soda Bread Scones served with butter and jam

Irish Soda Bread Scones

deeply roasted leg of lamb with chili spice rub on cutting board with roast veggies in background

Barbacoa-Spiced Easter Lamb

Big Mac Slider served with fries

Big Mac Sliders

carrot shaped crescent rolls with chicken salad and leafy celery "tops" on a pink plate

Chicken Salad Easter Rolls

2 champagne flutes with pomegranate mimosas next to juice bottle and champagne bottle

Pomegranate Mimosa

golden crisp egg rolls on a plate with one cut in half an small dish of mustard sauce

Easter Egg Rolls

birds eye view of hot cheese dip with sausage and basket of tortilla chips

Rotel Dip with Sausage

closeup of chocolate mousse garnished with whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and three fresh raspberries served in a stemmed glass

Chocolate Mousse for Beginners

closeup of waffle fries with bacon, cheese, green onion, sour cream

Loaded Sour Cream and Onion Waffle Fries

Smashed potato salad with creamy Ranch dressing garnished with blue cheese and green onions

Crispy Buffalo Potato Salad

baking sheet with waffle fries loaded with ground beef, cheese, bacon, condiments

Loaded Waffle Fries

overhead view of board with bang bang chicken wings and celery sticks on navy placemat

Bang Bang Wings

overhead view of sheet pan with potato chip nachos and dipping sauce

Loaded Potato Chip Nachos

stoneware bowl filled with pretzel, Chex, peanut, goldfish snack mix on a wooden board

Buffalo Pretzel Snack Mix

heart shaped pepperoni and sausage pizza on a pizza peel

Heart-Shaped Pizza

slice of chocolate cake with chocolate frosting on white plat with starry background

Chocolate Stout Cake

a close up view of 2 buffalo chicken sliders.

Buffalo Chicken Sliders

charcuterie board arranged in Christmas tree shape

Christmas Tree Charcuterie Board

closeup of black-eyed peas with bacon in a white bowl with a spoon

Instant Pot Black-Eyed Peas

birds eye view of crab mac and penne pasta in white bowl

Crab Mac and Cheese

a low angle view of a plated slice of turkey pot pie.

stack of fudgy cookie bars with white chocolate peppermint icing

Peppermint Mocha Cookie Bars

heart shaped mini pizzas on white rectangular tray with red and white striped napkin

Mini Heart-Shaped Naan Pizzas

sausage rolls in rows on board with small bowl of tomato sauce

Sicilian Sausage Rolls (Tomasini)

clear tall glass of hot chocolate with whipped cream beside jar of hot chocolate mix and measuring spoon

Instant Gingerbread Hot Chocolate

birds eye view of tray of Nutella puff pastry twists with bowl of Nutella

a delicious looking slice of cannoli pie plated and ready to eat.

Cannoli Cream Pie

Crispy Smashed Potatoes

Crispy Smashed Potatoes

slice of layered candy cane dessert on white plate with Christmas decorations in background

Layered Candy Cane Dessert

chocolate coated candy balls with sprinkles on clear star-shaped plate with holiday greenery

Martha Washington Candy

coconut white chocolate covered rum balls arrayed on a faux moss mat with leaves and sticks in background

Chocolate Rum Snowballs

cheeseball formed into a snowman with peppercorn features and jalapeno cap, crackers and rosemary on a plate with holiday lights behind

Snowman Cheese Ball

golden chicken and cheese-topped breadsticks on black cutting board with ramekin of ranch dressing

Buffalo Chicken Breadsticks

golden-brown casserole of potatoes au gratin on grey placemat with spoon in background

Mashed Potato au Gratin

stuffing bread pudding

Stuffing Bread Pudding

sweet potato brownies.

Sweet Potato Brownies

a slice of sweet potato dump cake plated and topped with a dollop of whipped cream.

Sweet Potato Dump Cake

round mulled wine cake on glass cake plate with drizzled pink icing and purple pansy garnish

Mulled Wine Cake

tall glasses and a decorative bottle of creamy limoncello on granite counter

Crema di Limoncello (Cream of Limoncello)

upside down apple and brie puff pastry tart.

The Upside Down Apple & Brie Puff Pastry Tarts Our Test Kitchen Calls “Magic”

a pumpkin cheese ball surrounded by crackers.

Pumpkin Cheese Ball

beautiful wedge of butternut squash cheesecake with whipped cream and candied walnuts on soft gray plate

Butternut Squash Cheesecake

sweet potato casserole cheesecake wedge with marshmallow topping and graham cracker crust

Sweet Potato Casserole Cheesecake

oval casserole dish with bacon and green onion-topped loaded sweet potato casserole

Loaded Sweet Potato Casserole

white plate of pinwheel appetizers with green tortillas and cranberry cream cheese filling

Cranberry Feta Pinwheels with Jalapeño

punchbowl with bright green punch and glass of punch with red rimming sugar

tortilla pinwheel appetizers with a cream cheese feta filling flecked with red and green on wooden board

Cranberry Feta Pinwheels

Japanese Christmas Cake

Japanese Christmas Cake

1-inch square pumpkin caramels with salt flakes on a clear candy platter

Salted Pumpkin Caramels

black sesame seed crisps in two stacks on a wire rack

Black Magic Sesame Crisps

Soft gingerbread cookies on baking sheet and wire rack

Soft Gingerbread Cookies

Halloween appetizer board with prosciutto-covered cheese "hand"

“Horrible Hand” Ham and Cheese Board

beautiful pumpkin and black cocoa swirled Bundt cake slice with shiny chocolate glaze standing tall on white plate

Pumpkin-Black Cocoa Swirl Cake

Cranberry Jalapeño Dip