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Expecting a house full of guests for the holidays? From make-ahead meals, to easy finger food recipes, and crowd-pleasing seasonal favorites—holiday cookies included!—celebrate the season with these holiday delights.

A montage of homemade gifts.

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Sister Pie's Salted Maple Pie

Sister Pie’s Salted Maple Pie
Favorite all-purpose pie dough plus all of the pies and pastries I use it with.

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A parbaked pie crust.

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Classic bread stuffing in a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Thanksgiving Menu 2023: Pull-Apart Rolls, Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes, Classic Stuffing, Pie, Make-Ahead Gravy, and More
A tray of popovers in the oven.

Lofty Popovers (Yorkshire Pudding)
Overhead shot of brioche cinnamon buns.

Christmas Menu 2023: Ham, Mustard Sauce, Potatoes, Yorkshire Pudding, Punch, Tiramisu & More
A carved brown sugar glazed ham on a platter.

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The best brioche buns.

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The best brioche buns.

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Sarah Kieffer's brown sugar cookies.

Soft and Chewy Brown Sugar Cookies
A glass of iced tea.

The Very Best Iced Tea

Perfectly Moist Pumpkin Bread
Just-baked buttermilk biscuits on a cooling rack.

Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits

Bolzano Apple Cake

Red Velvet Cupcakes
An overhead shot of a dozen blueberry muffins on a cooling rack.

The Best Lemon-Blueberry Muffins
A gift box filled with rum balls.

Easy, Festive (and Boozy!) Rum Balls Recipe
Overhead close-up of buttermilk breakfast cake fresh from the oven.

Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake
Mother's Day gift guide montage.

Mother’s Day Gift Guide
A platter of oven-roasted fingerling potatoes.

Crispy Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

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