Best 2022 Christmas Recipes for the Holidays

Find the perfect Christmas recipe for your holiday entertaining. Whether you’re bringing a dessert, appetizer, or main course to the table, these recipes will certainly inspire feelings of joy.

Christmas Appetizer Ideas

Start your Christmas feast off with appetizers that are small in size, but big on flavors and textures.

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Deck the Halls – and Your Table – With a Christmas Charcuterie Board

Pear and Apple Crostini Appetizers

Christmas Wreath Appetizer with Charcuterie and Cheese

Christmas Dinner Ideas

Spruce up your Christmas dinner traditions with new Christmas dinner recipes that will wow everyone at the table.

Going Coastal: Joe Flamm’s Adriatic-inspired Seafood Pasta

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Honey Balsamic Roasted Chicken With Baby Vegetables

Smoked Turkey With Apple Cherry Chutney

Christmas Cookie Recipes

It's not Christmas without cookies and these Christmas cookie ideas will become the main event at your holiday table this year.

Hot Cocoa-Inspired Chocolate Crinkle Cookies

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Watch Chocolate Peppermint Cookies Get Dipped in Homemade Ganache

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Holiday Dessert Board With Homemade Gingerbread Cookies

Christmas Cocktails and Drinks

Raise a glass to the holidays with these thirst quenching Christmas cocktail recipes and wine pairings.

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Shake up Your Holiday Libations With a Gingerbread Lady Cocktail

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Wine Guide: How to Pair Food and Wine for Christmas

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Raise a Glass This Holiday Season With a Pear Bellini

Influencer Christmas Recipes Top Picks

Top food photographers and recipe developers will get you into the festive mood with themed recipes from wreath-shaped charcuterie boards to seasonal cocktails.

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This Holiday Breakfast Scone Cobbler Is the Best Way to Start Your Day. Bar None.

Sweeten Up the Holidays With a Poached Pear Chocolate Cake

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Chocolate Peppermint Bark Bundt Cake

Flip the Script on Dessert With a Pear Tarte Tatin

Our Favorite Christmas Recipes

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Our favorite Christmas recipes include dishes with ingredients are synonymous with the holiday: ham and pears.

Next Level Cooking: Cider-Brined Grilled Pork Chops With Apples

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One-Pot Pasta With Tomatoes and Crispy Salami

The Most Mouthwatering Three-Cheese Baked Mac and Cheese

Christmas Recipes FAQ

The holidays are all about family, friends...and food! If you're serving enough for the people you love, there's no wrong recipe to cook. From a wreath-shaped charcuterie board and traditional glazed ham to peppermint bark brownies and a pear bellini, Christmas recipes should imbue the holiday spirit of comfort among others. Don’t forget the wine.

Eat, drink, and be merry this holiday season with the best Christmas recipe ideas to spice up any festive party. If you’re not sure what to whip up this year, you’ve found the best place for Christmas dinner recipes, whether you’re making Christmas appetizers, main course, side dishes, desserts, fancy cocktails, or anything delicious in between. From gourmet staff and influencer picks to our famous pepper onion relish dip, The Table by Harry & David is here for you for all your cooking and entertaining needs.

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