Editors’ Collection

Christmas Dessert Recipes

Don't forget to save room for dessert. We have classic recipes for festive cakes, pies, cookies and more for your holiday table. Discover more ideas for the big day in our Christmas recipes super collection.

Linda Xiao for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Sophia Eleni Pappas.

Recipes

Apple-Blueberry Crisp With Panko-Pistachio Topping
Andy Baraghani
257 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
257
1½ hours
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Easy
Doughnut Shop-Style Apple Fritters
Rick A. Martínez
44 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
44
About 3 hours
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Badam Burfi Bark
Priya Krishna, Hetal Vasavada
69 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
69
1 hour 10 minutes
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Chocolate Fondue
Ligaya Mishan, Laura Bilodeau Overdeck
116 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
116
10 minutes
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Easy
Cardamom Coffee Banana Bread
Sheela Prakash
977 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
977
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Vanilla Bundt Cake
Yossy Arefi
390 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
390
2 hours
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Easy
Cranberry Ricotta Cheesecake
Genevieve Ko
152 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
152
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling and chilling
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Spice Bun
Brigid Washington
107 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
107
3¼ hours
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Croissant Bread Pudding
Vallery Lomas
54 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
54
About 1 hour, plus at least 1 hours’ chilling and cooling
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Easy
Apple Tart
Samantha Seneviratne
185 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
185
2 hours, plus cooling
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Sweet Potato Pound Cake
Millie Peartree
139 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
139
2 ¾ hours
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Dutch Apple Pie
Cybelle Tondu
153 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
153
9½ hours
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Chocolate Amaretti Cookies
David Tanis
270 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
270
1 hour
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Granny’s Five-Flavor Pound Cake
Genevieve Ko, Carla Hall
344 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
344
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Fruit Crumble
Genevieve Ko
401 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
401
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Cranberry Citrus Meringue Pie
Vaughn Vreeland
162 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
162
3 hours, plus 3 hours’ chilling and cooling
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Junkberry Pie
Melissa Knific, Royers Round Top Cafe
95 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
95
5½ hours
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Cinnamon Toast Cookies
Ali Slagle
278 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
278
30 minutes
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Easy
Pomegranate Cardamom Apple Pie
Vaughn Vreeland
145 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
145
2 hours 40 minutes, plus 4 hours’ cooling
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Sticky Toffee Loaf Cake
Sheela Prakash
52 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
52
1 hour 40 minutes
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Matcha-Black Sesame Shortbreads
Sue Li
421 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
421
1 ½ hours, plus at least 4 ½ hours’ chilling
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Big Chocolate Tart
Genevieve Ko
624 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
624
1 hour 35 minutes, plus cooling
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Coffee and Maple Chess Pie
Vaughn Vreeland
231 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
231
2 hours 15 minutes, plus 1½ hours’ cooling
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Easy Apple Buckle
Vallery Lomas
383 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
383
About 1½ hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Old-Fashioned Shortbread
Genevieve Ko
181 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
181
4 hours
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Gingerbread Layer Cake With Mascarpone Cream
Samantha Seneviratne
162 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
162
3 hours 25 minutes
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Holiday Rocky Road
Sohla el-Waylly
431 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
431
1½ hours
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Easy
Bûche de Noël Cookies
Claire Saffitz
485 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
485
3½ hours
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Pumpkin Pecan Sheet Cake
Sohla El-Waylly
140 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
140
1¼ hours, plus cooling
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Ginger Cheesecake Cookies
Samantha Seneviratne
970 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
970
About 2 hours
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Zeppole
Lidey Heuck
116 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
116
1 hour and 40 minutes
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Pumpkin Spice Honeycomb Cake
Carolina Gelen
24 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
24
2 ¼ hours, plus cooling
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Coconut Almond Blondies
Samantha Seneviratne
294 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
294
40 minutes
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Easy
Rum-Buttered Almond Cookies
Vaughn Vreeland
1140 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,140
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Pecan Sandie Pie
Genevieve Ko
1045 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,045
2 hours, plus chilling
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Southern Caramel Cake
Millie Peartree
1971 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,971
50 minutes, plus cooling
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Italian Rainbow Cookies
Margaux Laskey, Mary Carpino, Nicole Carpino Frasco
891 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
891
About 2 hours, plus overnight chilling
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Lemon Bars With Pecan Crust
Lisa Donovan
234 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
234
4¼ hours
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Apple Galette
Samantha Seneviratne
372 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
372
2 hours, plus cooling
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Easy
Brown Sugar Layer Cake With Cranberry Buttercream
Yossy Arefi
1789 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,789
2 hours plus cooling
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Raisin Cinnamon Roll Wreath
Jerrelle Guy
246 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
246
4 hours
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Angel Food Cake
Naz Deravian
146 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
146
About 2 hours
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Cranberry Lemon Bars
Genevieve Ko
6813 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
6,813
1 hour, plus cooling and chilling
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Baklava
Naz Deravian
161 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
161
2 hours and 30 minutes, plus at least 4 hours resting
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Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
Yossy Arefi
963 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
963
About 30 minutes, plus cooling
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Easy
Cream Cheese Pound Cake
Eric Kim
727 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
727
1½ hours
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Cranberry Spice Bundt Cake
Dorie Greenspan
1587 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,587
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Flan
Rick Martínez
387 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
387
1 hour 35 minutes, plus chilling overnight
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