Our best Christmas Baking recipes - 34 recipes
More Christmas Baking recipes
Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies
By BlueSchmoo
Now you can have Gluten Free Gingerbread Cookies that are full of flavor
- 1/2 cup butter or dairy-free alternative, room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 egg*
- 1 cup brown rice flour
- 1 cup sorghum flour
- 1/2 cup potato starch (not potato flour)
- 1/2 cup arrowroot starch
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Orange Cranberry Loaf
By bjlazyl
Orange cranberry loaf is perfect for a Thanksgiving or Christmas brunch or dessert for the main meal
- ICING:
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- Zest of one orange, about 1 tablespoon
- Juice of 1 orange
- 1 packet vanilla sugar
- 1/2 cup light tasting olive oil
- 1 cup fresh cranberries and 1/4 for the top
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 to 3 tablespoons cream or orange juice or milk
Easy German Stollen
By Foodiewife, A Feast for the Eyes
This baking powder version of a classic yeasted holiday favorite (a
- 2 1/4 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt*
- 1/2 cup (8-tablespoons) cold butter
- 1 cup ricotta cheese, part-skim milk type
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons buttery sweet dough flavor, optional but good
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon oil or 1/4 teaspoon Fiori di Sicilia
- 1 cup dried fruit blend; or 1/2 cup golden raisins plus 1/2 cup of your favorite dried fruits, chopped to 1/2-inch pieces if necessary
- 1/3 cup slivered almonds, toasted and cooled
- Reduce the salt to 1/4 teaspoon if you use salted butter
- Note: I added almond paste to the center of each stollen, and it turned out great.
2-Ingredient Chocolate Cake
By tinathorn
You are only 2 ingredients away from your chocolate fix with this decadent cake recipe
- 3 eggs
- 3 3/4 (1.55-ounce) chocolate bars, 5.8-ounces of chocolate total
Pumpkin-Gingerbread Ice Cream Sandwiches
By kelsa94
Homemade pumpkin ice cream plus homemade gingerbread cookies equals delicious Halloween party snacks
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup milk caramel
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 6 large egg yolks
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup canned solid-packed pumpkin
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Christmas Stollen
By á-46561
Stollen is a deliciously stuffed German sweet bread that’s filled to bursting with raisins, ginger and nuts that ...
- 3 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 3/4 cup (3 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, divided
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, for dusting
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup almonds, sliced
- 1/2 cup crystallized ginger
- 1/2 cup orange liqueur or warm water
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoon active dry yeast
- 2 teaspoon orange zest, grated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- Vegetable oil, for greasing the bowl
Finnish Pulla Bread - Bread Machine
By á-4084
Your bread machine makes this pulla bread recipe easier
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2/3 cup milk
- 1 stick butter, minus one tablespoon
- 1 heaping teaspoon ground cardamom (more or less, to taste)
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups flour (preferably King Arthur)
- 2 teaspoons yeast (not rapid-rise type)
Garlic Rosemary Monkey Bread
By Jahel
Make sure to serve this savory Garlic Rosemary Monkey Bread warm out of the oven right after you drizzle it with a ...
- 12 ounces fontina cheese, shredded (about 3-cups)
- 7 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons fresh rosemary, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped
- 1/2 cup (1-stick) butter, melted plus more for pan
- 2 (16-ounce) cans refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
- Olive oil and flaky salt, for serving
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