Holidays & Events

It’s time to celebrate! Get inspired to go above-and-beyond with our special recipes for holidays and events that take you from appetizers to dessert.

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    Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Bread

    5 reviews

    Skip the line and bake Starbucks pumpkin bread in your own kitchen. This copycat recipe may be even better than the original! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen

    Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies

    2 reviews

    I love using zucchini in the summertime. This recipe reminds me of a zucchini bread my aunt makes, but I...


    Melomakarona

    1 review

    Growing up in Cyprus, we would see this melomakarona cookie everywhere during the holidays. Every year my mother, Thelma, would...


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    Apple Spice Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting

    25 reviews

    I am a healthy eater most of the time, but this apple spice cake is worth the splurge! Every year...


    Olive Oil Cake

    3 reviews

    A good olive oil cake isn't overly sweet, so it can just as easily be a breakfast treat or an...

    Meringue-Topped Pecan Custard Pie

    I only use this recipe on special occasions. It's an amazing variation on the pecan pie everyone knows—the filling is...


    Crackled Cranberry Pecan Cookies

    1 review

    Cranberries, orange and nuts make one of my favorite flavor combinations, and this special drop cookie fits in particularly well...

    Honey Walnut Delights

    5 reviews

    Even after being frozen, these no-fail cookies stay moist and taste freshly baked. They are among my best holiday giveaway...


    Skillet Chocolate Chunk Walnut Blondies

    2 reviews

    Put these beauties out at a potluck and you’ll find only crumbs on your platter when it’s time to head...


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    Carrot Spice Thumbprint Cookies

    9 reviews

    Carrot cake is a family favorite, and these delicious cookies with shredded carrots, dried cranberries, toasted walnuts, cinnamon and cloves...


    Chocolate Chunk Walnut Blondies

    4 reviews

    Put a stack of these beauties out at a potluck and you'll find only crumbs on your platter when it's...

    Mexican Chocolate Biscotti

    Nancy C. Evans of Phoenix, Arizona captured the spicy cinnamon flavor of Mexican chocolate in her original recipe for biscotti....


    Soft Almond Biscotti Bars

    These bars are a variation on the fabulous cinnamon almond biscotti that my mom and grandmother always made for the...


    Peach Crumble Bars

    4 reviews

    My favorite way to enjoy these bars is to eat one while sitting on the porch with an iced tea...


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    Mississippi Mud Pie

    11 reviews

    This southern favorite is one my family can never get enough of and there are never any leftovers. My grandmother,...


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    Pumpkin Pecan Whoopie Pies

    2 reviews

    These whoopie pies are chock-full of pumpkin flavor—a perfect treat for fall! For a finishing touch, I like to roll...

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    Walnut-Date Pumpkin Pie

    I'm forever looking for a little something extra to add to a favorite recipe. In this case, crunchy walnuts and...


    Pear Upside-Down Gingerbread

    I prefer to bake from scratch, but this Christmasy cake mix recipe is a favorite. For a change of pace,...


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    White Chocolate-Coconut Layer Cake

    This cake is special to me because I took a recipe I had been making for years and added my...


    Apple-Spice Angel Food Cake

    14 reviews

    I dressed up an angel food cake mix with some nuts, spice and applesauce to make an easy and light...


    Coconut Chocolate Muffins

    3 reviews

    With their rich dark chocolate flavor and luscious cream cheese-coconut topping, these irresistible muffins taste more like a decadent dessert...


    Salted Caramel Cookie Cups

    5 reviews

    When I brought these salty sweet cookies to a potluck, I overheard people talking about how wonderful they were. I'm...


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    Upside-Down Banana Monkey Bread

    5 reviews

    Everyone digs in to monkey bread thanks to its pull-apart shape. We add banana slices and pecans to top this...


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    Pine Nut Snowballs

    My great aunt Commie’s Russian tea cakes, along with pine nuts and amaretto, inspired this recipe. —Christianna Gozzi, Astoria, New...


    Spiced Apricot Baked Oatmeal

    1 review

    Eat these spiced oatmeal squares while they're still warm for a cozy morning treat. I freeze mine in single servings...

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    Cherry-Chip Oat Scones

    1 review

    My family loves scones and anything with oatmeal. I started with my basic scone recipe and added oat flour to...


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    Double Chocolate, Orange and Hazelnut Biscotti

    Biscotti are easier to make than you might think, and they’re delicious with breakfast or as a snack. They store...


    Hazelnut Pear Cake

    1 review

    From the hazelnuts to the yummy browned butter glaze, this dessert is a little different from an everyday pound cake....


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    Cranberry Double-Nut Pie

    This has to be on our holiday table or there'd be lots of unhappy campers. Tart cranberries provide delicious contrast...


    Amaretto Ricotta Cheesecake

    1 review

    There's a good reason why a relative handed this cherished recipe down to me. It's a keeper! The amaretto and...


    Coconut-Macadamia Biscotti

    5 reviews

    I came up with this recipe after my husband and I returned from our first trip to Hawaii. Dipping these...