The Christmas season is a time for fellowship with family and friends, reaching out to strangers, celebrating traditions and making memories.
It’s also a time when food becomes more than food—even common recipes take on a magical quality.
The following recipes were taken from The 12 Days of Christmas Cookbook and were chosen because they warm and inspire. They are easy to make and easy to share. We hope you will see the magic in each and every one as you move tastefully through your holiday season.
A Prayer for Your Family Father God, as we celebrate Christmas with all the joyful traditions that make this time of year so special, may we also give praise for the gift of Your Son, Jesus, who was born to redeem us. Amen.
1. Cinnamon Cocoa
Ingredients
4 cups whole milk
1 cup cream, whipped
1 cup chocolate syrup
¼ cup semisweet mini chocolate chips
1 teaspoon cinnamon
Cooking InstructionsHeat together milk and syrup in saucepan. Stir in cinnamon and serve in mugs. Garnish with whipped cream and chocolate chips.
Yield5-6 cups
2. Quick and Easy Coffee Cake
Ingredients
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 cup whole milk or buttermilk
½ cup shortening, melted
Topping
½ cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter, melted
¾ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Cooking InstructionsCombine first three ingredients in large bowl. In separate bowl, mix together eggs, sugar, milk, and shortening. Add to dry ingredients and mix well. Pour half of batter into greased 9x13-inch pan. Mix together topping ingredients. Sprinkle half of topping mixture over batter. Repeat batter and topping layers. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Yield12 servings
3. Pork Tenderloin
Ingredients
1 tablespoon dried minced onion
1 ½ cups soy sauce
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ cup dry cooking sherry
½ teaspoon salt
2-4 (1 pound) pork tenderloins
¼ teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons cornstarch
¼ teaspoon ginger
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon dry mustard
Cooking InstructionsMix first eight ingredients together and pour into ziplock bag with meat. Refrigerate until ready to cook, up to two days. Drain off marinade into saucepan. Whisk cornstarch and heat, stirring constantly, to make sauce. Sear meat in olive oil in heavy skillet. Turn to brown all sides. Set pan in 400-degree oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from heat and cover. Let meat rest for 5 minutes before carving. Serve meat with sauce on side.
Yield3 servings per tenderloin
Excerpted from The 12 Days of Christmas Cookbook 2015 Edition.
Learn More About The 12 Days of Christmas Cookbook
The 12 Days of Christmas Cookbook includes an organization structure that plays off the classic "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and Scripture throughout.
Featuring tasty recipes organized into fun categories including "Breads a Rising," "Soups a Simmering," "Sides a Steaming," and "Kids a Cooking," this big book has you covered for the entire Christmas season and beyond!