Holiday Baking

Are you a holiday baker? Browse these recipes for Thanksgiving and Christmas desserts, including cookies, pies, breads, puddings, and beyond. Bake one of our best holiday desserts!

  • Cream Cheese Pie Crust (Single Crust)

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 20 minutes

    This cream cheese pie crust recipe is easily doubled for a two-crust pie. Also included are instructions for blind baking a pie crust.

  • Cranberry Walnut Yeast Bread

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 6 hours 55 minutes

    Dried cranberries and walnuts or pecans make this cranberry yeast bread the perfect bread for turkey, chicken, or ham sandwiches. Serve it on a charcuterie board or with a wheel of baked brie.

  • Cranberry Upside-Down Cake

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 1 hour

    A cranberry upside-down cake is the perfect elegant dessert for a holiday get-together!

  • Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 40 minutes

    These cranberry orange shortbread cookies are buttery, tender, and packed with tangy orange zest and finely chopped cranberries. They’re a beautiful and festive cookie for the holidays, perfect for gifting or adding to your cookie tray.

  • Cranberry Biscuits

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 26 minutes

    Take advantage of the season’s fresh cranberries and make these yummy cranberry walnut biscuits! They’re delicious with a chicken or turkey main dish, baked beans, or a holiday meal.

  • Classic Red Velvet Cake With Ermine Frosting

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 2 hours 30 minutes

    This red velvet is a traditional one made with a boiled milk ermine frosting. It’s a classic southern cake that always delights!

  • Classic Pumpkin Pie

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 4 hours 20 minutes

    Pumpkin pie is one Thanksgiving tradition worth keeping. This classic recipe for the quintessential dessert is the only one you need!

  • Pâte Brisée (All Butter Pie Crust)

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

    Pâte brisée is light, flaky, all butter pie crust with a tender texture that makes it perfect for all your sweet or savory fillings. Give it a try, and you’ll see why it’s a staple in French cuisine!

  • Chocolate Chip Sablé Cookies

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 3 hours 28 minutes

    French-style chocolate chip sablé cookies with a sparkly sugar crust and buttery, tender texture.

  • Chewy Sugar Cookies

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 24 minutes

    These chewy sugar cookies are soft and tender with a crisp sugar coating. An easy, classic recipe that’s perfect for holidays, parties, or anytime you need a quick homemade treat.

  • Baked Pumpkin Donuts With Maple Glaze

    ByDiana Rattray

    Baked pumpkin donuts are lighter and easier to make than fried donuts, and the maple glaze is the perfect finishing touch!

  • Homemade Apple Pie

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes

    This apple pie is a classic dessert with a unique buttermilk pie crust.

  • Moist Apple Bundt Cake Recipe

    ByDiana Rattray
    Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes

    This moist apple Bundt cake is loaded with apple flavor.