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Christmas

Ginger-Stout Layer Cake With Ermine Frosting

This ginger-stout cake from famed pastry chef Claudia Fleming gets generous layers of buttermilk frosting, with the sides of the cake left au naturel.

Grasshopper

Put a spring in your step with this creamy after-dinner drink, which offers all the flavor of a boozy mint-chocolate shake.

Apple Strudel

These raisin-studded apple strudels have a hint of cinnamon and a zingy whipped cream topping fortified with sour cream.

The Ultimate Turkey Dinner Leftovers Soup

When you've got mashed potatoes, carrots, and roast turkey leftovers, it's easy to add a little cream and broth to make something entirely new.

Triple Chocolate Brownie Fingers

This sneakily easy but elegant dessert comes together by dipping brownies in a chocolate glaze and then piping a whipped chocolate ganache on top.

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Six ingredients (including salt and pepper) stand between you and what may just be the world’s most perfect side dish.

Easy Chocolate Pudding

A dessert that never disappoints, this easy recipe uses a handful of pantry staples and comes together in less than an hour.

Olive Oil Thumbprints With Lemon Curd

Adding a healthy glug of olive oil to shortbread dough causes what are already tender cookies to dissolve into crumbs in your mouth.

Fluffy and Fabulous Coconut Cake

This version of the classic Southern coconut cake keeps things simple with a fuss-free white cake enrobed in frosting with a layer of shredded coconut.

Our Favorite Pie Crust

This easy recipe for pie dough takes all the guesswork out of making a buttery, flaky pie crust. It’s ideal for pretty much any pie you want to make.

Chocolate Croissants

This illustrated guide to making pains au chocolat will point you toward patisserie perfection.

Chocolate Cream Pie

This easy chocolate pie recipe is a dream: creamy chocolate custard piled into a chocolate cookie crust and topped with whipped cream.

Fursecuri în Două Culori (Cocoa and Vanilla Cookies)

The spiral is a good starting point for you to test the waters with these German-influenced cookies, but feel free to vary their patterns and shapes to your liking.

Classic Cocktail Sauce

While many cocktail sauce recipes call for chili sauce, ketchup lets you add your desired level of spice to tailor it to your exact taste.

Shrimp Cocktail

This homemade shrimp cocktail gets dressed up with classic cocktail sauce—plus two other optional sauces that'll really make it a party.

Black Forest Cake

With three layers of chocolate sponge cake, a spiked sour cherry filling, and whipped cream frosting, this German classic is bound to impress.

Double Chocolate Potato Drops

These cakey chocolate cookies are made with mashed potatoes and melted unsweetened chocolate.

Iced Irish Coffee

A classic Irish coffee revives in the winter, but in summer, we prefer this chillier version.

Green Beans Amandine

Made with haricots verts, nutty brown butter, and toasted almonds, this French classic is a perennial favorite.

Grits and Greens Soufflé

Saucy greens slurp up well when mixed into grainy grits in this individually portioned breakfast soufflé.