Get ready for the holidays with this special collection of Southern Living holiday desserts, featuring cakes, candy, pies, cookies, breads, and more. We’ll share some of our greatest hits, including the storied white cakes that have appeared on our covers over the years, plus new favorites featuring flavors like gingerbread, peppermint, hazelnut, and more.
COOKING SCHOOL • TIPS AND TRICKS FROM THE SOUTH’S MOST TRUSTED KITCHEN
MERRY CHRISTMAS, SUGAR! • Make a batch (or two or three) of nostalgic Southern holiday candy and other sweets
TAKES THE CAKE • Candy-covered houses and cookies are fun to decorate, but when it comes to flavor, this is the real deal
Know Your Ginger
FRESH BAKED • These sweet and savory breads make great gifts and are a perfect addition to any holiday morning
THE SOUTHERN LIVING COOKIE COOK BOOK • Presenting a winter wonderland of 30 spectacular homemade goodies to share with your friends, family—and Santa, of course
BAR • If you really want to shine at the cookie exchange, bake an assortment of festive layered treats, from cranberry shortbread to white chocolate-peppermint blondies
CUTOUT • Do you have visions of sprinkles, sparkles, and festive-shaped treats? Break out the cookie cutters and get rolling on this year’s flavorful mix
The Cutting Edge
DROP • If you’re a beginner or a baker with kids helping in the kitchen, try these fast, easy, joyful bites—we created them with you in mind
A Family Affair
SANDWICH • What’s better than a holiday cookie? Two delicious holiday cookies—with a luscious, creamy, surprising filling in between
SHAPED • From Walnut Crescents to Key Lime Tassies and bourbon fudge balls, these are the crown jewels of the cookie tin. And yes, they taste just as good as they look
SLICE & BAKE • You can prepare the dough ahead of time and still show up with impressive batches of cookies. (You’re welcome.) Cue the biscotti and pinwheels
Sugar Overload
Taste of Home
CUT TO THE CAKES • We’re celebrating the sweet tradition of our annual December cover, which always features a showstopping “Big White Cake,” by sharing six of our favorite recipes
COOKIE SWAP • Here’s one quick and easy cookie dough that turns out endless—and delicious—variations
Five-in-One Dough • Whip up a few batches of this versatile dough, even if you just remembered that the cookie exchange is tonight. (Yikes!)
OLD FAITHFUL PIES • Apple. Pumpkin. Pecan. The shining stars of any holiday sideboard. We asked three of the South’s top bakeries to share their recipes. The results remind us that you can’t beat the classics
THE SWEETEST ENDING • Looking for a unique trio of desserts that is sure to wow guests? Here’s our gift to you
Southern Living Christmas Baking
