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”
4111 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
4,111
About 30 minutes, plus 2 hours' freezing
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Peanut-Butter Fudge
Samantha Seneviratne
515 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
515
10 minutes plus 1½ hours chilling
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Easy
One-Day Fruitcake
Claire Saffitz
573 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
573
2½ hours plus overnight soak, time to cool and time to set
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Marshmallows
Yossy Arefi
878 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
878
35 minutes, plus setting
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Eleven Madison Park Granola
Sam Sifton, Daniel Humm
10886 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
10,886
40 minutes
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Easy
Salted Cashew Brittle
Yossy Arefi
24 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
24
About 20 minutes, plus 20 minutes’ cooling
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Easy
Cookie Butter Blondies
Yossy Arefi
148 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
148
40 minutes
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Easy
Kettle Corn
Naz Deravian
131 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
131
10 minutes
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Easy
Homemade Pocky
Susan Spungen
570 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
570
1¼ hours, plus chilling
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Cinnamon Toast Cookies
Ali Slagle
330 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
330
30 minutes
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Easy
Maple Pecan Caramel Corn
Melissa Clark
929 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
929
1 hour
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English Toffee
Florence Fabricant
817 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
817
5 hours 15 minutes, plus 15 minutes' refrigeration
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Biscotti
Molly O'Neill
1984 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,984
1 hour
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Peanut Shortbread With Honeycomb
Susan Spungen
753 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
753
50 minutes, plus chilling and cooling
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Cheese Straws
Kim Severson
685 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
685
About 1 hour
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Hot Honey Nut Mix
Ali Slagle
387 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
387
30 minutes
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Samantha Seneviratne
1099 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,099
50 minutes, plus chilling
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Good Fruitcake
Amanda Hesser
509 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
509
2 hours
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Peppermint Bark
Samantha Seneviratne
767 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
767
25 minutes, plus 4½ hours' setting
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Gingerbread Rum Balls
Melissa Clark
530 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
530
30 minutes
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Easy
Savory Pecan Cookies
David Tanis
493 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
493
1 hour, plus chilling
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Peanut Butter Balls
Samantha Seneviratne
1097 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,097
25 minutes, plus chilling
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Rosemary Shortbread
Melissa Clark
2733 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
2,733
45 minutes, plus cooling
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No-Bake Cookies
Margaux Laskey
1706 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,706
15 minutes
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Easy
Peanut Brittle
Mark Bittman
469 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
469
20 minutes
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Easy
Maraschino Cherries
Melissa Clark
197 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
197
20 minutes, plus 2 days' macerating
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Grapefruit-and-Meyer-Lemon Marmalade
Amanda Hesser, June Taylor
98 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
98
2 hours, plus cooling time
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Chocolate-Bourbon Truffles
David Tanis
589 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
589
20 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Dark Chocolate and Pomegranate Bark
Melissa Clark, Tom Faglon
564 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
564
10 minutes, plus chilling
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Classic Sugar Cookies
Alison Roman
3175 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
3,175
1½ hours, plus 2 hours' chilling
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Linzer Cookies
Alison Roman
1432 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
1,432
3½ hours, including chilling
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Almond and Goat Cheese Candy Bars
Melissa Clark
715 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
715
30 minutes, plus chilling
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Easy
Dark Chocolate-Cherry Ganache Bars
Melissa Clark
370 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
370
1 hour, plus chilling time
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Chocolate Ginger Bark With Green Tea Powder
Maura Egan
138 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
138
15 minutes
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Matzo Toffee With Candied Ginger
Melissa Clark
192 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
192
50 minutes, plus 1 hour’s chilling
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Peanut Butter Blossoms
The New York Times, the Gerrero family
8639 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
8,639
35 minutes
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Currant-Ginger Shortbread
Julia Moskin, Barbara Tropp
127 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
127
About 45 minutes, plus 1 hour’s refrigeration
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Easy
Chocolate-Mint Thins With Candy Cane Crunch
Julia Moskin
704 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
704
1 hour 30 minutes
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Black Pepper and Bourbon Caramel Chews
Melissa Clark
372 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
372
40 minutes, plus cooling
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Tamarind Spiced Nuts With Mint
Melissa Clark
381 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
381
30 minutes, plus cooling
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White Chocolate Truffles
Corby Kummer, Nick Malgieri
77 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
77
25 minutes, plus 1½ hours' chilling
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Cane Syrup Popcorn Balls
Julia Moskin, Kim Severson, Marcelle Bienvenue
89 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
89
30 minutes
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All-in-One Holiday Bundt Cake
Julia Moskin, Dorie Greenspan
835 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
835
1½ hours, plus cooling
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Chocolate Truffles
Mark Bittman
804 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
804
30 minutes, plus at least one hour’s chilling
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Easy
Doris’s Salty Hot Fudge
Kim Severson
403 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
403
10 minutes
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Union Square Cafe’s Chocolate Biscotti
Alex Witchel, Union Square Cafe
1001 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,001
An hour and a half
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Olive Oil Granola With Dried Apricots and Pistachios
Melissa Clark
1991 ratings with an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars
1,991
45 minutes
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Chocolate Caramel Macarons
Melissa Clark
379 ratings with an average rating of 4 out of 5 stars
379
1 hour 45 minutes
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