Gingerbread Men

The trick with Gingerbread Men is to keep the dough cold when cutting out the shapes. So much easier to work with!

Construction Gingerbread

Gingerbread that is sturdy enough to make any kind of gingerbread structure you can imagine, but also tasty enough that snacking on scraps is a delight.

Cookie Mix In a Jar: White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies

Fantastic Cookie Mix in a Jar gift! Melted butter, an egg and a wooden spoon is all you need to make these soft Christmas White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies.

Gingerbread Cookies

These easy, homemade gingerbread cookies come together fast because there's no need to chill the dough before rolling.

Little Debbie-Style Christmas Tree Cakes

Making this cake isn't hard at all, but describing the entire process makes it seem more daunting. Put simply: bake a cake. Make buttercream. Sandwich them together. Cut into shapes. Glaze. Put more obnoxiously, well, read on.

Gingerbread Muffins

Sweetened with molasses and brown sugar, and packed with warm spices, these simple gingerbread muffins are perfect for the winter season!

Gingerbread House Icing

This thick and sturdy royal icing is perfect for building a gingerbread house, or giving it quick-dry embellishments.

Chocolate and Salted Caramel Bûche de Nöel

A traditional Christmas cake roll, frosted with chocolate icing and filled with salted caramel filling.

Moist and Chewy Lebkuchen (German Spiced Christmas Cookies)

These classic German Christmas cookies are rich with warm spices, toasted nuts, and candied fruit, with a cakey, chewy texture and a sweet, crackly glaze.

Gingerbread Buche de Noel From 'Baking Chez Moi'

Among the plethora of simple, straightforward French desserts that fill the pages of Dorie Greenspan's new Baking Chez Moi, there is a handful of more involved desserts, and those she reimagines in her own way. Her Gingerbread Buche de Noel is both. Yule logs are a staple of the French holiday season, but this version seems quite American, with it's cream cheese filling and sweet meringue frosting.