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Christmas Wreaths

Author: Rose Levy Beranbaum

Bourbon Sea Salt Caramels

Author: Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

Shrimp, Chicken, and Andouille Gumbo

Author: Jeanne Thiel Kelley

Brûléed Bourbon Maple Pumpkin Pie

This chocolate and pumpkin mashup is surprising yet delicious. It's so good that you don't have to brûlée the top,though that effect surely makes the pie a show stopper.

Author: Kierin Baldwin

Spiced Hazelnut Pear Cake With Chocolate Sauce

Capture the holiday spirit with this warm spiced cake, packed with nutmeg, cinnamon, and clove. Wine-infused pears add a richness to the cake and are a pretty finishing touch.

Author: Katherine Sacks

Mulled Apple Cider with Orange and Ginger

Come in from the cold to this warmly spiced hot apple cider.

Puerto Rican Coconut Eggnog (Coquito)

Author: Maricel Presilla

Chocolate Hazelnut Napoleons

Weighting the puff pastry with an extra sheet pan while it blind-bakes is a classic way to get the crackle without the height and also gives the pastries a sleek, modern look.

Author: Lillian Chou

Orange Ginger Pickled Baby Carrots

Crisp pickled vegetables go brilliantly with cocktails (or with sandwiches, a hunk of cheese, a juicy steak...the possibilities are endless). Fresh ginger and dried chiles give them a bracing boost and...

Author: Lillian Chou

Rompope (Mexican Milk, Egg, Spice, and Liquor Punch)

Rompope is served chilled, often over ice, but it can be served warm, which is how I prefer it when cold weather sets in. Either way, it's rich, velvety, fragrant, and certainly full of cheer.

Author: María Del Mar Sacasa

Coffee and Mocha Buttercreams

This is called a meringue buttercream because its foundation is egg whites, not the more traditional yolks. That makes it very light, satiny, and easy to spread-a plus if you're making a many-layered cake...

Author: Ruth Cousineau

Flourless Chocolate Walnut Cookies

This signature Payard treat delivers a delicious dose of heart-healthy fat and antioxidants, courtesy of the nuts and cocoa.

Author: Francois Payard

Gingerbread Raisin Scones

Author: Heidi Dalzell

Chocolate, Cinnamon, and Hazelnut Thumbprints

These decadent cookies make the most of their headlining ingredients. The hazelnuts are toasted, which deepens their sweetness and makes them the perfect complement to a luscious dark chocolate and cinnamon...

Author: Samantha Seneviratne

Iranian Rice Cookies

The textured end of a meat mallet is gently pressed into the dough of these cardamom- and rose water-scented cookies to form a grid pattern.

Author: the editors of Martha Stewart Living

Pistachio Cranberry Oatmeal Icebox Cookies

Author: Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez

Cardamom Orange Sugar Cookies

Author: Dede Wilson

Apple Pie with Oat Streusel

The technique: Streusel-a crumbly mixture of flour, butter, sugar, and spices-often shows up on coffee cakes. The sweet, crunchy stuff also makes a great pie-topper. The payoff: You have to roll out only...

Author: Jeanne Kelley

Brown Rice and Barley

Author: Lillian Chou

Patricia's Viennese Crescents

Author: Patricia Reilly

Potato Basil Purée

Author: Ina Garten

Chocolate Pistachio Sablés

You've got a lot of cookies to make, so do yourself a favor and clear some freezer space. Many doughs can be made as far as a month ahead if wrapped properly. (That means airtight! In plastic!) Logs of...

Author: Alison Roman

Triple Ginger Cookies

Author: Dede Wilson

Crunchy Chocolate Caramel Layer Cake

Sandwich layers of crisp chocolate pastry with an oozing chocolate-caramel sauce for a stunning-but-easy celebratory dessert.

Author: Donna Hay

Chicken Liver Mousse with Riesling Thyme Gelée

Author: Bon Appétit Test Kitchen

Raspberry Almond Linzer Cookies

Author: Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez

Chocolate Dipped Hazelnut Caramel Squares

Author: Janet Taylor McCracken

Sesame Breadsticks

A basket of unusual breadsticks will vanish in no time. The fact that you scatter the strips of dough on baking sheets rather like pick-up sticks results in great texture: they're chewy where the strips...

Author: Lillian Chou

Buttery Sugar Cookies

Author: Gina Marie Miraglia Eriquez

Roast Turkey with Black Truffle Butter and White Wine Gravy

When food editor Shelley Wiseman was asked to develop a recipe for an over-the-top turkey, she began by rubbing truffle butter under its skin. "It's a cheap shot," she admitted, "but it’s damn delicious."...

Author: Shelley Wiseman

Kale and Potato Purée

Author: Ruth Cousineau