Holiday Baking Recipes

Warm the hearts of your family and friends this holiday season by baking something special.

Cranberry Turtle Bars - Dee Dee's

By Diane Atherton

Cranberries, a short bread, caramel and chocolate. Does it get better than this? ...

(6 ratings)

Chocolate Covered Shortbread With Toffee & Pecans

By Fran Say

In Hawaii, there are fierce competitions to see who makes the best shortbread - many ...

(4 ratings)

Bacon Baklava

By Cheryl Miller

The current trend of bacon bacon bacon got me thinking. Everyone knows the salty, ...

(6 ratings)

Apple Walnut Dessert

By Cassie *

A great apple dessert. My photos

(4 ratings)

Granny’s Grand Cake & Pumpkin Cheesecake Filling

By Brenda Watts

When I was little I remember the great smells that filled my granny's home when ...

(3 ratings)

Dulce de Leche Sweet Potato Pudding Cake

Dulce De Leche Sweet Potato Pudding Cake

By Emily Hobbs

This is a delicious, easy cake that "bakes" in a slow cooker. It's a ...

(8 ratings)

I am 55 years old and my mom has been gone for 3 years. Ever since I can remember on every Thanksgiving, Christmas and family reunion my mom baked her fresh apple cake in a big old bundt pan. I have to say growing up I hated this cake done but loved the raw cake batter. But anyone who ever tasted it could not get enough and wanted the recipe but mom would not give it out. Well I never wanted or tried to make it until after she died. I have always loved cookbooks and cooking so my best treasure left to me was all her cookbooks. In them she wrote her special recipes down that she did not share with anyone. So one day about 6 months after death I started reading her cookbooks and wow! I found all of her secret recipes and a love letter my dad had written her when they were dating what an inheritance! My parents were married 50 plus years and my husband and I are working on 36 years of marriage.
So for the first time I made this cake. Not quite as good as hers according to my uncles and cousins but close. Probably because she did not write down how long to bake or what temperature so I had to try again and again. and finally I got it right.
So now I not only have my moms treasured cake recipe but I have a treasured love letter to go with it. Now I am calling it Mom’s Fresh Apple Love letter Cake! I must say when this cake is baking in my oven it takes me back to my childhood sitting on the counter top and licking the batter from the empty bowl. What a heritage and tradition!

Mom’s Fresh Apple Love Letter Cake

By Barbara Mayo

I am 55 years old,my mom has been gone for 3 years. Ever since ...

(4 ratings)

Toasted Southern Pe-can Brown Sugar Butter

By Francine Bryson

This is too good NOT to eat every day!

(9 ratings)

Mmmmm mmmmm!

Cookie Challenge: Pecan Bars With Cherries

By Stacia Osborn

What's a challenge cookie you ask? I will baking and delivering to you, a new, unboring, ...

(6 ratings)

A slice of Turtle Ooey Gooey Cake on a plate.

Turtle Ooey Gooey Cake

By Wendy Weber

OMG! They can't stop eating and asking for this cake! My lazy family members ...

(19 ratings)

Maraschino Cherry Bars

By Gail Springsteen

A dear friend's mom gave me this recipe; she is an amazing woman and an ...

(25 ratings)

My momma's love all wrapped up in a delicious - wonderful smelling pie!

Ghee's Old-fashioned Apple Pie

By Patti Smith

My mother (my kids called her Ghee) was a "from scratch baker". To save time, ...

(26 ratings)

Brownie Turtle Cheesecake

By Debbie W

I have tried alot of Cheesecake recipes since Ive been on JAP.This is a combo ...

(5 ratings)

Cranberry Crunch Coffee Cake

By Carol Junkins

Coffee cakes of all kinds, easy to make and many varieties to make. Can never ...

(3 ratings)

Not your mama's pecan tassies. These have a touch of bourbon which complement the crunchy pecans and buttery cream cheese pastry.

Sweet William's Spirited Pecan Tassies

By Lisa Keys

I created this recipe in memory of my dear sweet son, William. William was a ...

(4 ratings)

Chocolate Flan Cake

By Roberta Broussard

The cake will stay moister than most cakes you’ve ever made and you will see ...

(90 ratings)

Slices of Sweet Alabama Pecan Bread on a white plate.

Sweet Alabama Pecan Bread

By Amy Borne

My soon to be sister in law gave me the base of this pecan bread ...

(26 ratings)

A stack of pumpkin cream cheese bars on a white plate.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars

By Terrie Hoelscher

Woo-hoooo! This is my 100th recipe posted! :o) These pumpkin cream cheese bars are just right ...

(25 ratings)

Triple Berry Cheesecake Cobbler

By Tammy Stephens

My family loves cheesecake and cobbler. So I made this recipe to satisfy all ...

(10 ratings)

Pumpkin Crisp

By Missy Wimpelberg

This is my cousin's recipe. She makes this every year for Thanksgiving. It ...

(39 ratings)

Missy's Peanut Butter Passion Cake with a slice cut out.

Missy's Peanut Butter Passion Cake

By Melissa Dommert

I have never shared this specific recipe until now. It’s a wonderful cake and has ...

(177 ratings)

Magic Crust Custard Pie with a sprinkling of powdered sugar.

Magic Crust Custard Pie

By Robyn Witte

My mom used to make this yummy custard. The flour settles to the bottom and ...

(311 ratings)

Finished cookies

Slice And Bake Peppermint Candy Shortbread

By Kitchen Crew

These Peppermint Candy Slice and Bake Cookies offer alternating flavors of creamy white chocolate and ...

(1 rating)

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