Christmas

Spread holiday cheer with Simply Cooking Recipes’ collection of Christmas dishes. From festive mains and sides to decadent desserts and cozy drinks, discover recipes to make your Christmas celebration merry and delicious.

Lyonnaise Potatoes Recipe

Lyonnaise potatoes in a cast-iron skillet

Lyonnaise Potatoes Recipe That Outsmarts Mashed Every Time I’ve cooked more potatoes than I can count. I’ve mashed them for a hundred weddings, roasted them by the sheet pan for college kids who ate like wolves, stacked them in gratin…

Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts

maple roasted Brussels sprouts with bacon

Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Everyone Actually Eats The Sprout Story Nobody Tells Here’s the truth: when I was a kid, Brussels sprouts were the worst. Not just “I don’t like this” bad… I mean, boiled to death, sulfur…

Cheesy Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole

cheesy broccoli cauliflower casserole

Cheesy Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole That Vanishes First Some casseroles go heavy and sleepy. This one doesn’t. It smells like browned butter and sharp cheddar, tastes bright from a whisper of lemon on the crumb, and still gives you that spoon-deep…

Toasted Pecan Shortbread

Toasted Pecan Shortbread That Smells Like Holidays And Tastes Like Right Now Shortbread doesn’t beg. It just sits there, quiet, then steals the room. Here’s the rub. So many pecan shortbreads look perfect, then taste shy. Pretty edges, vanilla in…

Easy Royal Icing Recipe

easy royal icing recipe

Perfect Easy Royal Icing Recipe That Always Works Making royal icing shouldn’t feel like a mystery. Yet, so many of us struggle with the right consistency, flavor, or how to make it work for all types of cookie decorating. If…

Holiday Eggnog Recipe

holiday eggnog recipe

The Best Holiday Eggnog Recipe You’ll Ever Make Imagine it’s Christmas Eve, the fire’s crackling, and you’re craving something festive. You pour a glass of eggnog, take a sip, and… it’s just okay. Sound familiar? Most eggnog recipes are good…

Easy Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe

snickerdoodle cookie recipe

The Perfect Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe Everyone Should Know Snickerdoodles hold a soft spot in our hearts. The cinnamon-sugar coating and that tangy twist make these cookies irresistible. But if you’ve ever tried baking them and ended up with flat, hard…