Editors’ Collection

Holiday and Christmas Food Gift Recipes

The universally-loved gift.

A parchment paper-lined sheet pan holding rows of chocolate-covered pecan truffles topped with crushed pecans is shown photographed from a side angle. — Jim Wilson/The New York Times

Recipes

Pecan Pie Truffles
Tara Parker-Pope, “VegNews Holiday Cookie Collection”
3672 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,672
About 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' freezing
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Peanut-Butter Fudge
Samantha Seneviratne
483 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
483
10 minutes plus 1½ hours chilling
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Easy
One-Day Fruitcake
Claire Saffitz
497 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
497
2½ hours plus overnight soak, time to cool and time to set
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Marshmallows
Yossy Arefi
763 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
763
35 minutes, plus setting
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Eleven Madison Park Granola
Sam Sifton, Daniel Humm
8755 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,755
40 minutes
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Easy
Salted Cashew Brittle
Yossy Arefi
13 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
13
About 20 minutes, plus 20 minutes’ cooling
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Easy
Cookie Butter Blondies
Yossy Arefi
78 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
78
40 minutes
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Easy
Kettle Corn
Naz Deravian
84 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
84
10 minutes
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Easy
Homemade Pocky
Susan Spungen
559 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
559
1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Cinnamon Toast Cookies
Ali Slagle
238 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
238
30 minutes
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Easy
Maple Pecan Caramel Corn
Melissa Clark
905 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
905
1 hour
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English Toffee
Florence Fabricant
799 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
799
5 hours 15 minutes, plus 15 minutes' refrigeration
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Biscotti
Molly O'Neill
1791 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,791
1 hour
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Peanut Shortbread With Honeycomb
Susan Spungen
742 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
742
50 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Cheese Straws
Kim Severson
638 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
638
About 1 hour
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Hot Honey Nut Mix
Ali Slagle
347 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
347
30 minutes
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Samantha Seneviratne
1076 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,076
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Good Fruitcake
Amanda Hesser
491 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
491
2 hours
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Peppermint Bark
Samantha Seneviratne
744 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
744
25 minutes, plus 4½ hours' setting
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Gingerbread Rum Balls
Melissa Clark
506 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
506
30 minutes
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Easy
Savory Pecan Cookies
David Tanis
473 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
473
1 hour, plus chilling
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Peanut Butter Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
993 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
993
25 minutes, plus chilling
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Rosemary Shortbread
Melissa Clark
2425 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,425
45 minutes, plus cooling
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1596 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,596
15 minutes
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Easy
Peanut Brittle
Mark Bittman
454 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
454
20 minutes
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Easy
Maraschino Cherries
Melissa Clark
193 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
193
20 minutes, plus 2 days' macerating
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Grapefruit-and-Meyer-Lemon Marmalade
Amanda Hesser, June Taylor
95 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
95
2 hours, plus cooling time
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Chocolate-Bourbon Truffles
David Tanis
559 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
559
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Dark Chocolate and Pomegranate Bark
Melissa Clark, Tom Faglon
551 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
551
10 minutes, plus chilling
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Classic Sugar Cookies
Alison Roman
3014 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
3,014
1½ hours, plus 2 hours' chilling
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Linzer Cookies
Alison Roman
1381 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,381
3½ hours, including chilling
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Almond and Goat Cheese Candy Bars
Melissa Clark
711 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
711
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Dark Chocolate-Cherry Ganache Bars
Melissa Clark
339 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
339
1 hour, plus chilling time
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Chocolate Ginger Bark With Green Tea Powder
Maura Egan
135 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
135
15 minutes
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Matzo Toffee With Candied Ginger
Melissa Clark
184 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
184
50 minutes, plus 1 hour’s chilling
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Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
7612 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
7,612
35 minutes
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Currant-Ginger Shortbread
Julia Moskin, Barbara Tropp
119 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
119
About 45 minutes, plus 1 hour’s refrigeration
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Easy
Chocolate-Mint Thins With Candy Cane Crunch
Julia Moskin
679 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
679
1 hour 30 minutes
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Black Pepper and Bourbon Caramel Chews
Melissa Clark
371 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
371
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Tamarind Spiced Nuts With Mint
Melissa Clark
363 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
363
30 minutes, plus cooling
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White Chocolate Truffles
Corby Kummer, Nick Malgieri
74 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
74
25 minutes, plus 1½ hours' chilling
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Cane Syrup Popcorn Balls
Julia Moskin, Kim Severson, Marcelle Bienvenue
88 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
88
30 minutes
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All-in-One Holiday Bundt Cake
Julia Moskin, Dorie Greenspan
771 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
771
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Truffles
Mark Bittman
748 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
748
30 minutes, plus at least one hour’s chilling
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Easy
Doris’s Salty Hot Fudge
Kim Severson
380 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
380
10 minutes
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Union Square Cafe’s Chocolate Biscotti
Alex Witchel, Union Square Cafe
953 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
953
An hour and a half
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Olive Oil Granola With Dried Apricots and Pistachios
Melissa Clark
1817 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,817
45 minutes
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Chocolate Caramel Macarons
Melissa Clark
375 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
375
1 hour 45 minutes
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