Christmas Rice Pudding is a pretty treat to serve during the holiday season. It’s easy to make and inexpensive. The whole family will love it.

Bake a brilliantly coloured holiday treat. Stained Glass Fruitcake looks spectacular when sliced. Make several for feasting and for giving away.

These small spicy cakes are part of many family holiday celebrations. Pfeffernuesse (Pepper Nuts) feature spices that were once luxuries to be saved for festive occasions.

These delicious Basic Butter Cookies or Butter Biscuits are easy to make and perfect for any holiday or celebration table. Let the whole family help with cutting them out and decorating them. This simple Butter Cookie recipe can be used to make other pastries by adding fillings or toppings.

These spiced cakes are one of the sweet pleasures of the holiday season. Spicy Lebkuchen contain winter dried fruits and nuts plus warming spices. They can be left plain or decorated lavishly.

Get that spritz cookie/biscuit press out of the cupboard! Spritz Cookies are delicious, fast and easy to make. Decorated or plain, Spritz Cookies are a holiday hit!

For some, the best part of the Christmas dinner is the Traditional Christmas Cake. Rich with dried fruits and often flavoured with rum or brandy, Traditional Christmas Cake is a perfect ending for a festive holiday meal.

For many people in England, Christmas dinner would be incomplete without Traditional Christmas Pudding. A steamed or boiled pudding, Christmas Pudding contains dried fruit, breadcrumbs and plenty of dark sugar. There are as many recipes as there are cooks. Traditional Christmas Pudding is made by many families on "Stir-Up Sunday", the last Sunday before Advent. Each family member stirs the mixture, making a wish in the process.