Christmas
Braised Chile-Marmalade Duck Legs With Brussels Sprouts
Simmer duck legs in a chile-infused, maramalade-based braise until tender, then reduce the sauce to a sticky-rich lacquer to glaze over the crisp skin.
Hot Butterscotch
This luscious drink gives hot chocolate a run for its money. Really caramelizing the sugar keeps the drink from tasting cloyingly sweet. Add a glug of good rum or skip it as desired.
Fleming Fizz
This winter cocktail is bright and fizzy, spicy with ginger, and smoky with Scotch. Think of it as a Penicillin, gone extra-festive.
Sprinkle Sugar on Your Cheese for the Best Holiday Snack
Cheese and crackers gone fancy.
Everything You Need to Build Judy Kim’s Mid-Century Modern Cookie House
An epic list of tools for an epic gingerbread house.
This Mid-Century Modern Gingerbread House Is the Winter Baking Project We All Need Now
Okay, it’s not actually gingerbread—it’s better. Use Judy Kim’s detailed templates and blueprint to build the ultimate edible holiday centerpiece: a cardamom cookie house complete with twinkly lights, shimmery doors, ceiling beams, and color-coordinated wallpaper.
Mid-Century Modern Cookie House
This cardamom cookie house is the ultimate edible holiday centerpiece, complete with twinkly lights, shimmery doors, ceiling beams, and color-coordinated wallpaper.
Grated Dough Equals Great Shortbread
Featuring a layer of jam streaked through the center, these shortbread bars are made with dough that’s frozen (for up to a month!) and then grated right into the pan.
Diamond Cardamom Sparkle Cookies
Freshly ground cardamom seeds and black peppercorns perfume these holiday cookies, adding a punch of flavor to the speckled dough.
Chocolate Miso Bread Pudding
In this rich and custardy bread pudding, the chocolate’s flavor is enhanced by the addition of coffee and savory-salty miso. Serve the pudding as a holiday dessert, or as a midday snack.
71 Easy Christmas Appetizer Recipes (and Hors d'Oeuvres, Too)
These are so good, you might skip dinner.
It’s Time to Pour a Whole Bottle of Wine Into Your Dessert
Dousing the world’s most aromatic fruit with spiced rosé and then piling it into this impressive, glossy tart is a project that conjures some much-needed holiday magic.
Grated Shortbread Bars With Rose Jam
These delicate jam-filled bar cookies are made with dough that you freeze and then grate into the pan. They have a delightful light and crumbly texture.
The Best Chocolate Gifts for Any Occasion
There is no gift greater than that of chocolate.
Salted Miso Brownies
A practically perfect brownie: dense and fudgy thanks to the chia seeds; rich, but not sickeningly so; with a salted caramel-like flavor that comes from using white miso and salt together.
Malted “Forever” Brownies
The secret to this brownie’s chewy-and-fudgy texture? Chilling them in the fridge.
Quince and Almond Tart With Rosé
Poach quince in rosé with a dash of cocktail bitters and a few warm spices, then assemble into a tart with almond paste using an upside-down, Tatin-style method.
The Best Eggnog Has No Eggs in It
I know what you’re thinking, but this almond milk–based “holiday nog” can do it all.
Caramelized Honey Pumpkin Pie
Browned butter, caramelized honey, warm spices, and few extra eggs make this a pumpkin pie that's truly custardy and wonderfully delicious.
Cranberry-Orange Snacking Cake
This simple snacking cake could be breakfast—or an afternoon pick-me-up. It’s a great way to put any lingering cans of cranberry sauce to good use.