Christmas gifts recipes
Make Christmas more personal by making your own gorgeous gourmet gifts including chutneys, biscuits and super special chocolates. Don't forget the pretty packaging!
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Christmas cupcakes
- Ready in 1 hr 25 mins
These beautiful and classy little cakes make lovely gifts, and kids will enjoy decorating them too
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Easy
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Chocolate truffles
By Good Food
- Ready in 4 hrs 35 mins
Chocolate truffles, beautifully wrapped in boxes, will put a smile on anyone's face
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Easy
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Cherry & coconut Florentines
By Good Food
- Ready in 50 mins
Cute chewy bites. Make one giant version, then stamp out the star shapes - leaving lots of bits to nibble!
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Red onion marmalade
- Ready in 2 hrs 15 mins
Soft, sticky onion marmalade - great with pâtés and terrrines or a ploughman's lunch
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Moderately Easy
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Fruity Christmas biscotti
By Good Food
- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
The perfect make-ahead gift, these will keep for up to a month after baking and look really impressive
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Baileys and white chocolate fudge
- Ready in 45 mins
This deliciously creamy fudge makes the ideal Christmas gift, just wrap it in cellophane, then finish with a stylish ribbon
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Moderately Easy
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Chilli vodka
By Good Food
- Ready in 5 mins
This fun gift takes just a few minutes to prepare, perfect for adding some kick to a Bloody Mary, or just enjoying over ice
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Salted caramel lollies
- Ready in 30 mins
These pretty yet sophisticated sweets make lovely stocking fillers or small Christmas gifts
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Moderately Easy
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Apple & cranberry chutney
By Good Food
- Ready in 1 hr 30 mins
Chutneys are fantastic presents because they really improve with age and go brilliantly with Christmas cheeses and cold meats
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Spiced arancello
By Good Food
- Ready in 1 hr 15 mins
If you're a fan of the Italian liqueur, limoncello, try this Christmassy version made with oranges and spices
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Sugar-dusted vanilla thins
By Good Food
- Ready in 40 mins
Great for keeping the biscuit tin topped up over Christmas, these sweet thins make a perfect treat
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Snow-topped holly cakes
- Ready in 2 hrs 30 mins
This square Christmas cake is cut into two loaf-shaped cakes, so you can give one to a friend
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Spiced beetroot & orange chutney
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- Ready in 1 hr 20 mins
Serve this vividly coloured chutney with cheeses and cold meats - great to give as a gift, too
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Festive jammie dodgers
- Ready in 50 mins
Another great gift idea from Tana Ramsay. These jammie dodgers get the nostalgia flowing and are great for the kids to help out with too
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Simple gingerbread house
- Ready in 1 hr 12 mins
Christmas doesn’t come better than the smell of gingerbread and a pinch of excitement in the air so get the kids in the kitchen and create some magical memories
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Moderately Easy
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Little frosty Christmas cakes
- Ready in 45 mins
These delightful mini fruitcakes make perfect gifts for friends and neighbours
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Double chocolate almond biscotti
- Ready in 50 mins
Try these sophisticated Italian-style biscuits, perfect as a gift or an after dinner treat
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Moderately Easy
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Star cookies
- Ready in 1 hr
Get creative and use this master dough to make any shape or colour of cookies for Christmas
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Chunky chocolate nut bars
By Good Food
- Ready in 1 hr
Adding cinnamon to basic vanilla shortbread lends these bars an extra Christmassy fragrance
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Pickled pears
By Good Food
- Ready in 45 mins
A stylish and gorgeous treat, spooned out of the jar with a little of the syrup
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Lemon star biscuits
By Good Food
- Ready in 55 mins
Gorgeous, edible decorations for the Christmas tree which will delight your children
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Snowball truffles
- Ready in 35 mins
Festive fun for the kids, these snowy truffles are great to give as gifts and fun to make in school holidays
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Milk chocolate & pistachio truffles
- Ready in 3 hrs 40 mins
Gain maximum brownie points by making these stylish chocolates for friends or family
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Little candy canes
- Ready in 1 hr
Show off your cooking skills with these cute little candy canes; decorate your tree, or just give as a gift
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Moderately Easy
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Homemade marzipan thins
By Good Food
- Ready in 25 mins
Sweet treats for friends and family
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Caramelised nuts
- Ready in 15 mins
A moreish treat that can be a little addictive. These nuts are so yummy you'll need to make double
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Christmas muffin mix
By Good Food
- Ready in 35 mins
A festive treat to give or receive
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Apricot stilton pots
By Good Food
- Ready in 15 mins
Treat your guests to an extra special cheese course or give these away as little gifts
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Melting middle truffles
- Ready in 50 mins
Get these made and in the freezer up to a month ahead, then simply pull them out when you’re ready
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Cranberry oatcakes
- Ready in 35 mins
Add a little extra to your cheese board with these light and fruity oatcakes. Perfect with a chunk of Stilton and a glass of port
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Peppermint creams
- Ready in 45 mins
Peppermint creams make a gorgeous homemade edible Christmas gift. Pack into mini sweet cases and wrap in cellophane or pack into little boxes
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Millionaire's shortbread
- Ready in 1 hr 30 mins
This luxurious shortbread is a great treat to have around the house at Christmas, or pack in a pretty tissue-lined box and give it away as a gift
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Moderately Easy
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Grown-up rocky road
- Ready in 20 mins
This is an adult version of the traditional American rocky road, but you can add mini marshmallows as well if you like
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Pine nut cookies
- Ready in 30 mins
Delicious with a warming cup of coffee or a hot chocolate, these little biscuits make lovely Christmas gifts
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Moderately Easy
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Smoky paprika peppers
- Ready in 40 mins
A great gift for a dinner party host, or just a tasty snack on their own
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Moderately Easy
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