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Need a little gift for a neighbor or friend this holiday season? These gifts from the kitchen are the perfect thing!
We love giving and receiving gifts from the kitchen. It's so nice to have a little something to give out around the holiday season. These sweet and savory recipes are perfect for that! From fudge to bread, there is something for everyone on your list. Looking for even more ideas? These are jams and jellies you can make now and give later. Happy holiday cooking!
This easy, 4-ingredient Brown Sugar Fudge takes less than 30-minutes to make and is beyond delicious. Be prepared for requests to make it again and again! Package it up in some pretty little gift boxes and add a festive label (below) for an awesome gift for anyone with a sweet tooth!
Keep a stash of these Cranberry Clementine Conserves handy for a super easy and absolutely delicious appetizer. It’s also fabulous for gift giving! Pair it with a wedge of your favorite cheese and a box of good crackers or a bag of these Copycat Rosemary Pecan Raincoast Crackers (there's a fun gift tag to go with them -see below).
These Microwave Salted Caramels are crazy delicious homemade caramels you can make in less than 15 minutes! Everyone who tries them, begs for more! Package these treats in clear bags tied with a pretty ribbon for a fabulous gift.
Stir together this one-bowl, Overnight No-Knead Brioche Bread before bed. When you rise, it will be ready to shape and bake. It’s the most tender, buttery bread that’s wonderful for toast, sandwiches, your next dinner party or for gifting! Pair a loaf of this with a jar of one of our delicious jams, jellies or marmalades (like one of the ones below) and you've got a gift that anyone would love! The jam and the jelly can both be made with frozen berries and the marmalade ingredients are easily available right now!
This fresh-tasting raspberry freezer jam, prepared with frozen berries, can be made any time of year! And it takes less than 10-minutes of hands-on time! It's like summer sunshine on a cold winter morning slathered on a piece of toasted homemade bread!
This Easy Blackberry Jelly recipe yields delicious, shimmering clear jelly that’s perfect for toast, scones, biscuits, bagels, crumpets, etc. with a super simple technique! And it can be made from frozen berries so we call it "Any time of Year Blackberry Jelly"! There's a pretty gift label (below) to go with it that you can request and print up yourself.
A delicious, sweet concoction of juicy oranges, lemon, fresh cranberries & sugar, this Easy Christmas Marmalade is fabulous on toast, English muffins, biscuits, yogurt, ice cream… A gift that will be sure to inspire delicious joy. Be sure to request the festive gift label (below)!
Addictively delicious and so easy to make, this best ever granola will become one of those recipes that you make over and over again! I have friends who call this "crack". They request it frequently and find it better than candy! I like to gift this in a wide mouth jar, tied with a pretty ribbon, so good!
These shatteringly crisp Lemon Rosemary Flatbread Crackers are perfect with hummus and dips but also pair well with salads and soups. Tie a bag of these with a pretty bow and add a container of good hummus or a jar of this Guasacaca (Venezuelan Guacamole) for a delicious gift!
This delicious, no-knead, no-mixer, Cinnamon Raisin Brioche Bread has a sweet, buttery, tender-crumb that studded with plump raisins and swirled with cinnamon sugar. Who wouldn't love a loaf (or two) of this crazy delicious bread in their mailbox?
A fabulous, silky smooth sauce with the delicious flavors of butter and brown sugar, this Easy Butterscotch Sauce is wonderful drizzled on ice cream, tarts, pies and so much more! Deliver a jar of this irresistible sauce and a carton of good vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt for a super gourmet gift! We also have a fun label available for this one (see pic below).
This Candy Cane Fudge is the most fun, festive and delicious sweet treat, EVER! Everyone goes crazy over it!
With a crisp, crinkly, crackly exterior and a chewy, intensely butterscotch interior, these one-bowl, easy-to-put-together cookies always bring rave reviews. And the free printable labels (below) make these delicious Butterscotch Cookies perfect for gifting!
Kathleen Cleveland says
Hi Chris, I am making the Butterscotch sauce for my book club friends and would appreciate the labels. I really enjoy your recipies and look forward to all the e-mails.
Chris Scheuer says
Thank you, Kathleen! We will send the labels your way.
Debi says
Hi Chris,
Greetings from Chapel Hill! Love your recipes, tips, inspirations, EVERYTHING you share! I’m finalizing gift bags & would like tags/labels for the Brown Sugar Fudge & Blackberry Jelly.
Thanks so much. Merry Christmas 😊
Lisa says
My girls and I are so excited to make the fudge and butterscotch cookies to give to our neighbors and friends at church. Do you have a label for the Candy Cane Fudge? I might just be missing it. Also, can you please send the labels for the Brown Sugar Fudge and Butterscotch cookies? Thanks so much! We always love every recipe from you. You are my most trusted site!!!!
Chris Scheuer says
Hi Lisa, just sent the labels. Hope you have fun cooking with your girls. I don't have a label for the Candy Cane Fudge at this point. Thanks for your kind words!
Laurie P. Monypeny says
I absolutely love your recipes and thank you for sharing them.
Could you send me the butterscotch sauce label PDF? I would really appreciate it.
Laurie Monypeny
Chris Scheuer says
Thank you, Laurie! Just sent the butterscotch sauce labels!
June says
Love all your suggestions for Christmas but really, I enjoy your blog and recipes year round! Please send the PDF labels!
Chris Scheuer says
Thank you June!💕 We'll be happy to send you the labels you'd like. Just request them in the individual posts, that way we can keep track and be sure you get the ones you'd like.
June says
PleasE send PDF for flatbread crackers, which I’ve made many times—love them.
June says
Please send recipe for rosemary pecan crisps.
Ems says
Can the dough be frozen to bake closer to Christmas? Meanwhile, I'm buying dark brown sugar tomorrow to make these cookies!
Please send your cute PDF labels. Thank you!
Chris Scheuer says
Hi Ems, you could make the dough, shape into the balls and then freeze the balls. When you want to bake them, just remove them from the freezer, let them thaw a bit, then roll in the sugar to coat and bake. Will send you the labels now!
Linda says
Hi Chris,
I'd love for you to send me the PDF labels for all your Christmas goodies. Also where do you get your wonderful boxes. Thanks Linda
Chris Scheuer says
Hi Linda, as I mentioned to a few others, just go to the posts you'd like labels for and leave a comment. That way we can make sure you get the labels you want.
Regarding your question about the boxes, I share that info in the posts for that particular recipe along with a link for the boxes, ribbons, etc.
Jen says
I’d love to have the PDFs! Everything I’ve made from your blog is delicious. We had the spinach salad at Thanksgiving and the method you shared for removing pomegranates was so easy! Thanks-I always trust your recipes.
Jen says
Make that “removing pomegranate seeds”! It was also interesting to read about all the health benefits of pomegranates; my 13 month old grandson has a condition for which he has to take folic acid daily, probably for life. Nice to know pomegranate seeds supply that!
Chris Scheuer says
I knew what you meant 😊 Yes, pomegranates truly are "super" foods!
Chris Scheuer says
Thanks so much Jen, just let us know which labels you would like as we have SO many of them now. I'm so happy you enjoyed the salad and the pomegrante technique!
Toni says
Please send all of the pdf files for the gifts. Merry Christmas andthank you.
Chris Scheuer says
Merry Christmas to you, Toni! We have a ton of gift labels so if you would go to the posts that you'd like the labels for and request them individually, we would be happy to send you as many as you want.
Sharon Gilmore says
I want to make them all! Please send me the PDFs 🤗 Also, do you have sources for the pretty bakery boxes? I'd love to buy some of those too! Thanks Chris
Chris Scheuer says
Hi Sharon, the bakery box sources are in the individual posts. And if you don't mind asking for the labels on those posts, that would be great. It helps us keep track of things better and it makes sure you get the labels you want as we have a LOT of them.
Brigitte says
Hi Chris
All these ideas are wonderful, would love to try the crinkly crackly butterscotch cookies with my granddaughter, she is 9 years old and quite a baker, would love to make these cookies with her and gift them to her friends. Can you please provide me with the PDF labels for these cookies.
Thank you
Chris Scheuer says
That's a wonderful idea, Brigitte! The labels have been sent.
Katrina says
I frequently make the Rosemary Pecan Crackers and would love to have your pdf labels for this and the other recipes above. Thanks for all of the informative posts. I always learn something good from you.
KLF
Chris Scheuer says
You're welcome, Katrina! The labels should bein your email!
Janet Siewert says
Love your recipes and always get compliments. Please send me the tags for the Brown Sugar Fudge. Will make wonderful gifts for our neighbors.
Chris Scheuer says
Thanks, Janet! Just sent the labels, enjoy!