Over 70 Easy Christmas Recipes

A collection of over 70 easy Christmas Recipes that will immediately put you in the holiday mood. This is a mix of Indian and International recipes that are delicious and at the same time easy for anybody to put together!

Planning a Christmas menu is hard work - we know! But what if we gave you a list to choose from? A nice, thoughtfully curated list so that you don't have to look for inspiration anywhere else. Choose from recipes ranging from easy to moderate (we don't believe in too much hard work around here!) that you can include in your Christmas menu this year.

The best part? We have vegetarian options and Indian options, so if you want to do something different, we got you covered there too!

If I had to pick, my appetizer list would include Cheese Balls (prep them ahead and freeze so you only have to deep fry when guests arrive), the Apple Pie Chips (sooo addictive and who doesn't love dessert for starters - also make these ahead), and the Beetroot Dip (another make ahead and refrigerate till you are ready to serve appetizer which also adds a gorgeous colour to the table).

Moving onto Drinks, I would 100% make the Non Alcoholic Eggnog for teetotallers and a big pitcher of the Roasted Pineapple Moscow Mule. Both can be put together ahead of time and refrigerated

For an International inspired Main and Sides Menu, I'd go with the Whole Roast Chicken (classic, reliable flavours and a really crispy skin everyone will love), the Vegetable Au Gratin, Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes (so I don't have to use the stove), Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts (sooo crispy and delicious) and the Lemon Orzo Pasta Salad (make this hours ahead and just stick it in the fridge)

For an Indian Christmas Menu, I'd make whole roasted Tandoori Cauliflower, Indian Masala Roast Chicken, Egg Biryani or Mutton Yakhni Pulao, Garlic Mashed Potatoes and the Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts

And my favourite part - Dessert will be Sticky Toffee Pudding (sooo warm and cozy!) and the Strawberry Mousse (light, fluffy and refreshing).

My daughter and I have already zeroed in on the fudgy Chocolate Brownie Cookies that we've been making on repeat!

Appetizers

Spicy BBQ Chicken Wings

A sweet, spicy marinade is what sets these apart. Unlike chicken wings than can be flavourless when you bite into them, these are juicy and packed with flavour. Baked instead of fried, these can also be thrown on the grill for a fantastic barbecue.

Chicken Lollipop made at home - so easy!

Make chicken lollipop at home with this detailed, easy to follow recipe. These lollipops are crunchy, juicy and taste just as good as takeout! Plus when you make them at home, no more soggy lollipops.

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Crispy Baby corn Fry

Crispy, crunchy baby corn fry is ridiculously easy and so addictive. It's the perfect 5 PM, rainy day snack and very kid-friendly.

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Homemade Cheese Balls

Nobody can resist these so make extras! The outside is crunchy and inside is creamy, gooey and has melty cheesy center. My fail proof method to double crumb these will ensure you have perfect cheese balls every time

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KFC Style Baked Popcorn Chicken (Two Ways + GF)

The easiest recipe for baked popcorn chicken that can be made two ways - spicy and non spicy! Tastes KFC style, but gluten free and guilt free for the perfect party appetizer.

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Baked Coconut Chicken Tenders with Mango Mustard Sauce

Easy recipe for super crunchy baked coconut crusted chicken tenders which are going to be a favorite with kids and adults alike! Gluten free too.

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Crispy Veg Nuggets with Sichuan Sauce

These veg nuggets are a great alternative to chicken nuggets. They happen to be vegan, and are loaded with veggies. Kids and adults both love them!

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Leftover Mashed Potato Ham Cakes (Like Cheesy Pancakes)

Leftover Mashed Potato Ham Cakes are the best way to use up extra mashed potatoes for a delicious, cheesy appetiser that everyone will go crazy for! These are like cutlets or cheesy pancakes and taste amazing served with sour cream. Recipe Video ABOVE.

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Easy Cheese Fondue Recipe with White Wine

Easy cheese fondue recipe with white wine is a perfect gourmet appetizer that you can make at home! Cheeses like emmental, gruyere and cheddar work best for a silky, creamy, indulgent swiss fondue. Amazing for New Years Eve, Valentines Day or a date night!

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Apple Pie Chips

Crisp, caramelized apple pie chips which are a creative twist on the immortal apple pie and make a great snack or a fabulous looking dessert.

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Baked Firecracker Chicken Meatballs (Juicy, Spicy and Saucy)

Baked firecracker chicken meatballs are juicy, spicy and saucy! This easy appetizer is perfect for holiday parties. Each meatball is super tender and full of flavour.

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Spicy Bacon Deviled Eggs

If you think regular deviled eggs are great, these spicy bacon deviled eggs are the bomb! They have a kick from the heat, and smokiness from the bacon and are really fast to put together. Watch Recipe Video ABOVE.

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Egyptian Beetroot Dip

This quick and easy Egyptian beetroot dip is healthy and looks beautiful on the table, which makes it perfect to serve at holidays, parties and family get togethers. Nobody will be able to resist that vibrant color. Serve it with crackers for a crunchy, creamy combination.

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Drinks

Vanilla Cinnamon Old Fashioned

Vanilla Cinnamon Old Fashioned is a twist on the classic cocktail. This whiskey based drink has warm notes from cinnamon and vanilla and is a delicious winter drink

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Roasted Pineapple Moscow Mule

Moscow Mule is a classic cocktail that's made with only two ingredients. We decided to take it up a notch by adding roasted pineapple. This adds a nice sweet smoky flavour to the drink and really takes it up a notch.

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Strawberry Pepper Gin and Tonic

Our take on Gin and Tonic with strawberries and pepper is super refreshing and fun. Fruity, tart, sweet and slightly spicy notes make this strawberry pepper gin and tonic cocktail perfect for brunches and family meals.

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Orange Cinnamon Whisky Smash

Simple tips to make orange cinnamon whiskey smash. A great fall cocktail that's perfect for the holiday table. Can be made with bourbon too.

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Cranberry Ginger Holiday Cocktail

Cranberry Ginger Holiday Cocktail recipe is a chilled, refreshing vodka based drink that can be made in a pitcher and is perfect for a crowd!

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Non Alcoholic Mulled Wine

This non alcoholic version of mulled wine is so good that it'll make you forget alcohol! It's aromatic, infused with spices and a perfect remedy for a sore throat.

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Best Marshmallow Butterbeer Latte for Harry Potter fans

The best homemade butterbeer latte made with coffee, toffee and topped with toasted marshmallows. Just like the one you get at Starbucks!

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Non Alcoholic Eggnog

Non Alcoholic Eggnog is so easy to make at home. With only six ingredients, this creamy, custardy drink is perfect for adults and kids - a christmas mocktail that everyone can enjoy!

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Main Course

Whole Roast Chicken

Classic roast chicken made scrumptious with our very own herb garlic marinade. This detailed foolproof recipe will help you make the perfect homemade roast chicken.

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Roasted Spatchcock Chicken with Orange Rosemary

Roasted spatchcock chicken is butterflied chicken marinated in orange rosemary butter. It's a technique that produces a beautiful, juicy chicken with crispy skin.

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Indian Style Whole Masala Roast Chicken

This Indian Style Whole Masala Roast Chicken is a spicy, juicy roast chicken recipe that makes for a great main dish at holiday tables!

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Easy Tandoori Whole Baked Cauliflower

Easy tandoori whole baked cauliflower recipe which makes a stunning, healthy vegetarian main course!

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Instant Pot Lasagna (vegetarian)

This vegetarian version of Instant Pot Lasagna tastes amazing and has some beautiful layers of pasta, sauteed veggies, ricotta spinach, pasta sauce and lots of cheese. Nobody will guess that this was made in the pressure cooker so forget the oven and try this foolproof way of making Lasagna instead.

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Kerala Style Egg Biryani

This Kerala Style egg biryani or mutta biryani has a slightly different flavour profile than most biryani recipes because of the spices used in the recipe. It's really easy to make, and a fantastic way to feed a big family or a crowd. Also eggs work so well in a biryani that you really won't miss the meat.

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Spicy Chettinad Pepper Chicken Fry/Roast

Spicy Chettinad Pepper Chicken Fry or Roast is made with whole ground spices, is fragrant, fiery hot and a popular Tamil Chicken recipe.

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Paneer Makhani Biryani

This Paneer Biryani with Makhani gravy is a unique twist on a vegetarian biryani that combines my love for paneer makhani and biryani! It's got layers of paneer makhani, fragrant basmati rice, mint, coriander and fried onions and every bite is super tasty.

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Mutton Biryani

My Mutton Biryani recipe will give you fantastic results every single time. It needs a little time and effort but you'll be rewarded with juicy, flavourful, tender pieces of meat and really fragrant rice.

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Restaurant Style Veg Biryani

Insanely delicious veg biryani is a great alternative for vegetarians. This recipe is so good that even meat lovers will be impressed! It's the perfect family style meal. My tips and tricks will make sure you have the perfect vegetarian biryani every single time.

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The Best Chicken Biryani (Step by step video recipe)

Watch Recipe Video ABOVE for step by step directions. This homemade chicken biryani recipe is easier than you think. I have broken down the entire recipe into a step by step process so that you can make this at your own pace. This biryani recipe is closest to Hyderabadi Biryani where chicken and rice are layered to make the most fragrant, and well spiced biryani.

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Creamy Chicken Meatballs in Mushroom Sauce

These creamy chicken meatballs in mushroom sauce are soft, juicy, full of flavor and tossed in a luscious sauce made up with lots of mushrooms. This is a delicious 30 minute dish that's perfect for dinner with some noodles or pasta.

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Creamy Baked Vegetable Au Gratin

Vegetable Au Gratin or Baked Vegetables in white sauce is a retro favourite. This recipe used a lot of vegetables that tossed in bechamel sauce that are baked till bubbling. Topped with a cheese and panko breadcrumb crust, its best paired with toasted garlic bread or dinner rolls.

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Pressure Cooker Beef Bourguignon

This pressure cooker beef bourguignon has all the right flavors and is inspired by Julia Child's beef stew with red wine and has tender, fall apart beef chunks. Easy and fast because its made in an Instant Pot but with the same flavors!

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Creamy Lemon Chicken Scallopini

Creamy Lemon Chicken Scallopini is a super quick recipe that takes less than 30 minutes to put on the table and has a delicious lemon sauce that you'll want to drink straight from the pan! Studded with capers, this dish looks fantastic and tastes great. Its gluten free, and keto friendly.

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Chicken Roulade

Here's our take on the French classic stuffed chicken roulade. The creamy cheesy stuffing is made with fried bacon, sautéed mushroom and spinach.

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Easy Vegetarian Lasagna

This easy vegetarian lasagna is the queen of comfort food. Its loaded with spinach ricotta, vegetables and a super easy homemade pasta sauce plus lots of cheese! A truly hearty meal in itself.

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Mutton Yakhni Pulao

Flavourful, elegant mutton yakhni pulao is so easy that you can whip it up for dinner, especially if you make it in a Pressure cooker. Fragrant rice, tender pieces of meat, this is fit for a celebration.

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Side Dishes & Salads

Creamiest No Mayo Parsley Baby Potatoes

The creamiest parsley baby potatoes you'll ever make, without any mayonnaise!

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Air Fryer Brussel Sprouts - Sweet and Spicy

Brussel Sprouts roasted in the Air Fryer to crispy perfection with sweet, spicy, garlicky flavours that are addictive!

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Vegetarian Gravy with Mushrooms

Make this brown vegetarian gravy from scratch with easily available ingredients from your pantry - onions, carrots, celery, mushrooms, a dash of red wine and some fresh herbs. Its rich, luxurious and full of umami!

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Creamy Parmesan Mushroom Sauce

Creamy parmesan mushroom sauce is the star of all sauces. Toss it with pasta, serve it on grilled chicken or steak, or just with leftover rice. It'll add flavor to everything!

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Thai Prawn Mango Salad

This Thai Prawn Mango salad comes together in 15 minutes and is delicious, fresh and zesty - the perfect way to celebrate summer! The trick is not to overcook prawns - based on the size, the cooking time varies from 30 secs to 2 minutes. Make the salad ahead of time because as it sits in the fridge, the flavours get a chance to meld together and get absorbed.

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Vegan Pasta Salad with Italian Balsamic Dressing

Watch the recipe video above. This Vegan Pasta Salad is packed with five cups of veggies and tossed in a light, flavorful Italian balsamic dressing that makes it a firm summer favorite. Its light and healthy, and is a meal on its own.

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Easy Mediterranean Chickpea Salad

This mediterranean inspired chickpea salad is like a party in your mouth! It's got a healthy combination of protein, carbs, fibre and fats which makes it a great dinner dish too. Carry it in your lunchbox or serve it as a side with some pita and hummus - this bowl will disappear in minutes. Ready in 15 minutes if you already have cooked chickpeas at hand.

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Lemon Orzo Pasta Salad

Super zippy and summery lemon orzo pasta salad is vegetarian, and bursting with summer produce. Tossed with corn, broccoli, cherry tomatoes, red bell peppers, spinach, feta and a light but delicious lemon salad dressing, this salad is perfect to make ahead and serve cold.

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Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes (Pressure Cooker Recipe)

These Instant Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes are super creamy and take 30 minutes and one electric pressure cooker from start to finish. They should be called melt-in-your-mouth mashed potatoes because they are sooo good! Watch recipe video ABOVE

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Best Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes + 4 Add In Ideas

Learn how to make creamy, buttery mashed potatoes in the slow cooker. This is a really hands off process which saves you a burner if you are making several holiday dishes. The result is amazing! Plus the slow cooker also keeps them warm.

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Extra Creamy Garlic Mashed Potato

I have an amazing tip to make mashed potatoes extra creamy. Use a sieve which requires a little more arm strength than usual but combined with infused garlic butter and milk, these mashed potatoes are silky smooth and have a beautiful garlic flavour that takes these to the next level!!

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How to make Ghee Rice

Ghee Rice is a simple recipe that takes less than twenty minutes to make. Its flavorful, aromatic and a great way to elevate steamed rice if you want something extra on the table!

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Dessert

Sticky Toffee Pudding

This is the ultimate British dessert but made non fussy with this recipe. Very simple, pantry ingredients that come together to make a rich, intense, caramel-y sticky toffee pudding without any special ingredients like treacle.

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Classic Cassata Upgraded with a Cheesecake Layer

Cassata is so easy to make at home. I'm showing you to make it, customize it and add a layer of cheesecake because cheesecake makes everything better! This is better than store bought cassata ice cream and you won't believe how easy it is.

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Jaggery Mawa Cake

This Parsi bakery style Mawa Cake is a rich, indulgent dessert, scented with cardamom and topped with almond slices. Moist, luxurious and festive!

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Lavender White Chocolate Truffles

Lavender white chocolate truffles are fragrant, creamy white chocolate bites that are perfect for the festive season and holidays! Use them to serve as mini desserts, or for gifting.

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Garam Masala Eggless Apple Bundt Cake

Garam Masala Eggless Apple Bundt Cake - easy, moist, spiced cake made with fresh apples and glazed with a brown butter rum sauce.

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Last Minute Plum Cake (Christmas Fruit Cake)

This recipe for plum cake is what you can use if you want to make some at the last minute. No pre-soaking dried fruits and nuts for days, but the same intense flavour and moist cake that everyone loves. Its an easy Christmas fruit cake recipe that you'll be making again and again!

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Classic Vanilla Panna Cotta

This classic vanilla panna cotta recipe is an elegant and easy dessert. Most people think panna cotta will have a lengthy process because the results are so amazing, but this needs five simple ingredients and twenty minutes to put together. Make sure to use the best quality gelatin for great results.

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Masala Chai Panna Cotta

Masala Chai Panna Cotta will be the perfect finish to a holiday dinner. Flavored with chai tea, whole spices like cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and vanilla, its rich, creamy and really elegant. Make it for thanksgiving, Christmas, or even Diwali - this dessert leave your guests asking for seconds.

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Strawberry Mousse

This simple 3 ingredient strawberry mousse is an elegant dessert that comes together in less than 30 minutes.

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No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Jars

No Bake Strawberry Cheesecake Jars are creamy, made with fresh strawberries and have a creamy, mousse like texture that's absolutely delicious! Make these for valentines day or take them to a picnic because these are so easily transportable, or just serve these individual cheesecake jars at a party.

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Orange Buttermilk Pound Cake

An easy to follow recipe for soft, moist orange buttermilk pound cake which is full of fresh, tart flavors and is a perfect tea-time snack.

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Eggnog Tres Leche - 3 Milk Cake

Taking tres leches to another level by soaking it in eggnog instead of the traditional milk mixture. This cake is soft, spongy and moist and you'll taste eggnog in every bite. The sponge for this tres leches is really airy which helps it soak up all the liquid turning this into a beautiful dessert that everyone will love.

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Scottish Dundee Cake

The Scottish Dundee Cake is a great alternative to the rich Christmas Cake or Plum Cake. This is the cake if you want a lighter, fluffy crumb and a moist cake that works as a great holiday dessert or an everyday tea cake. This cake is simpler to make but checks all the right boxes for a great family style dessert!

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Vegan Coconut Caramel Custard

A delicious recipe for coconut caramel custard that's vegan and made on the stovetop in a steamer. It's a stunning dessert that's light and creamy.

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Cookies

Extra Fudgy Chocolate Brownie Cookies

These chocolate brownie cookies are extra fudgy and have a crinkly top with the brownie interior peeking through. They are pretty easy to put together and are amazing when dunked in milk. The key is to whip the egg and sugar mixture till it forms a ribbon like consistency as shown in the video above.

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Danish Brown Butter Cookies

These Danish brown butter cookies are sweet, salty with a beautiful nuttiness from brown butter. One dough can be used to make various shapes and these buttery cookies make amazing Christmas gifts.

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Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies

These soft, chewy chocolate chip cookies are completely eggless and you won't even know the difference!

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Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies - Soft and Chewy (No Cream of Tartar)

These Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies are soft and chewy have all the fall flavours - pumpkin, cinnamon, chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. Snickerdoodles are usually made with cream of tartar, but this recipe gives you an option to get the same taste but without it.

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Cakey Red Velvet Cream Cheese Crinkle Cookies

Cakey Red Velvet Cream Cheese Crinkle Cookies are soft, chewy cookies that are made from scratch and will fit right in with your holiday plans. Use them for cookie swaps, gifting or just to pass around the Christmas table!

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Biscoff Cookie

These 3-ingredient Biscoff cookies are ridiculously easy to make and come together in less than 30 minutes!

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I hope you find inspiration in this list of Christmas Recipes that we've put together for you and find something that you and your family love! Happy Holidays!