Holiday Favorites: Seasonal Sweetness

Sugar cookies are often decorated with red and green sprinkles to celebrate the Christmas season.

Stollen is a sweet bread filled with dried fruits, nuts, and spices, and is a popular Christmas treat in Germany.

Apple pie is often made with a lattice crust, which is a decorative pattern made by weaving strips of dough over the top of the pie.

Pumpkin pie is a classic Thanksgiving dessert in the United States, made with a sweet pumpkin filling and a flaky crust.

Rugelach are crescent-shaped cookies filled with nuts, fruits, or chocolate, and are often coated in powdered sugar.

Bûche de Noël is a chocolate sponge cake rolled into a log shape and decorated to resemble a Yule log.

Oatmeal raisin cookies are made with oats, raisins, and spices, and have a chewy texture and sweet flavor.

Sufganiyot are jelly-filled doughnuts that are a popular Hanukkah treat in Israel.

Linzer cookies are made with a shortbread crust and a filling of jam or preserves, and are often decorated with a lattice crust.

Plum pudding is a rich, dark fruitcake that is a traditional Christmas dessert in England.

Chocolate chip cookies are made with chocolate chips, butter, sugar, and flour, and have a soft and chewy texture.

Karamu is a sweet potato pudding that is a traditional Kwanzaa dessert in the United States.

Biscotti are twice-baked Italian cookies that are crispy and have an anise flavor.

Panettone is a sweet, domed bread filled with dried fruits and candied citrus peel, and is a traditional Christmas dessert in Italy.

Peanut butter cookies are made with peanut butter, butter, sugar, and flour, and have a soft and chewy texture.