Hearty Turkey Pot Pies

A peppery cream sauce speckled with fragrant thyme makes these individual pot pies the ultimate weeknight comfort food. Look for a packaged whole grain blend that cooks in 15 minutes or less to ensure the grains become tender while you're baking the pies.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Fudge

How do you make creamy fudge even dreamier? Add chunks of homemade cookie dough, of course! Stir the fudge mixture gently to ensure the cookie dough stays in bite-size chunks.

Mini Cherry Galettes

Juicy fresh cherries star in this simplified alternative to pie. Make the fruit filling at the last minute, otherwise the sugar will draw out the cherry juices, making assembly messier.

Lentil & Vegetable Pie

Baked Breakfast Frittata

Kouign Amann

This impressive treat from the Breton region of France is made by folding together layers of pastry that have been spread with butter and sprinkled with sugar. As they bake, the butter and sugar create a crispy, caramelized crust outside and a gooey sauce inside.

Gingerbread Rocking Horse

This year, consider opting for a whimsical rocking horse rather than a traditional gingerbread house. It's a full afternoon's activity and children will delight in decorating it. Leave it on display throughout the holidays. Build the horse on a foil-lined inverted jelly roll pan or large cake board. Use the extra dough to make cookies, or freeze it for up to one month. 

Easy Chocolate Walnut Fudge

Brownie Bow Ties

Tender cream cheese dough surrounds apricot-studded fudgy brownies. They take a bit of time to put together so bake one tray while assembling the second.

Pistachio Baklava