Our Favorite Holiday Recipes & Stress-Free Holiday Feeding Tips

Updated December 11, 2025

If you enjoy baking cookies for the holidays and making food gifts like pumpkin bread and homemade granola, we’ve got some recipes you’ll want to try this holiday season!

Five oatmeal craisin cookies on a tarro East Fork cake plate.

The Best Oatmeal Craisin Cookies

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Ingredients for Molasses Cookies in East Fork Pottery bowls on a maple cutting board surface.

Old Fashioned Molasses Spice Cookies

These Old Fashioned Chewy Molasses Cookies are soft, chewy, packed with flavor, and have a lovely sugar crust.

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Four carmelitas (caramel, chocolate, oat bars) on a bright blue plate.

Carmelitas: A Simple Delicious Dessert

A simple, delicious crowd pleaser! Carmelitas are a go-to for potlucks, care packages, and cookouts.

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M & M Cookies

In the recipe I use Valentine's M & Ms, but you can use Thanksgiving or Christmas M & Ms for the holidays.

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Pumpkin Pie (Easy)

Anna's family pumpkin pie recipe is one you'll definitely want to try. It's so simple and delicious.

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Pumpkin steamed pudding on a blue and white plate. Red and white plates and coffee cups in the background.

Steamed Pumpkin Pudding

A delicious alternative to pumpkin pie.

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Pumpkin Bread

This spiced pumpkin bread makes great gifts during the holidays.

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Three bowls on a wooden surface: one with cooked apples and the other two filled with granola.

Homemade Granola

This sweet, slightly salty, nutty granola is sure to become a family favorite.

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Family Holiday Side Dishes

We’ve entered the holiday season. Maybe you’re headed to celebrate with family or friends. What dish do you like to contribute? What are your favorite foods if you order or enjoy your meal at a restaurant?

The Best Corn Pudding

This corn pudding is so easy and delicious, you'll want to make it as a side every Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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A golden corn pudding sits in a white ceramic baking dish on a wooden surface. Reminiscent of a Kentucky corn pudding, the puddings surface is evenly cooked and slightly puffed, showcasing a smooth, appetizing texture.

Sautéed Brussels Sprouts

These are a family favorite! My husband and I always make these sautéed Brussels sprouts for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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Five pairs of hands preparing Brussels sprouts for sauteed Brussels sprouts.

And if you’re looking ahead to New Year’s, you’ll love our one-pot pork, sauerkraut, and black eyed peas recipe.

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Tips to navigate food and diet talk during the holidays

If you’re wondering how to navigate food and diet talk around the holidays, we’ve got just the resources for you. Check out our podcast episode and blog posts.