The time of year has finally arrived, when homes are aglow with twinkling lights, air filled with joyful melodies of carols and the warmth of gifts that brings one with smiles. Christmas a festival celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ and spreading joyis a special festival celebrated across the world.

The festival is a synonym for delightful feasts, gathering people of all ages and indulging them in sweet traditional delicacies. Every year, Christmas is being observed on December 25. With its roots in Christianity, it has now become a global holiday being observed by people of many faiths and cultures around the world.

The day is also marked with festive decorations, music, and community events. Considering the religious aspect, Christmas has become a time of goodwill, charity, and joy. It offers people a chance to reflect on the year and spend some time with their loved ones.

To mark the day special, many people start preparing for the festival a week or day before, i.e. on Christmas Eve (Dec 24). They indulge in making cakes, pastries, Santa cookies, and other culinary delights to enjoy and share with their guests, family members, neighbors, and loved ones.

So, this Christmas weve also got some exclusive holiday-themed, savory, hot, sweet delicacies to make your day go extra sweet. Get ready to wow your guests with these amazing jaw-dropping recipes.

Honey Xmas Cake

A Honey Christmas cake is a delightful twist on the traditional holiday dessert, adding rich and sweet flavor to the festive season. Heres a step-by-step recipe to prepare it.

Ingredients:

• Honey: 600 gms
• Rum: 120 ml
• Clove Powder: 30 gms
• Cinnamon Powder: 40 gms
• Ginger Powder: 30 gms
• Chopped Chocolate: 720 gms
• Flour Refined: 3000 gms
• Chopped Almond Roasted: 1500 gms
• Mixed Peels: 600 gms
• Baking Powder: 30 gms
• Baking Soda: 30 gms

How to Make it:

• Heat up honey and sugar and water for about 40 C, cool.
• Beat eggs and honey mixture.
• Place all the dry ingredients into a mixing bowl.
• Put the honey mixture in and knead for a short time.
• Portion the batter and bake it for 1 hour at 180 C.

Coffee Oats Cranberry Cookies

Coffee Oats Cranberry Cookies are a delicious and wholesome treat, which is just perfect to have not just in Christmas but any time of the year. Heres a detailed yet simple

Ingredients:

• Refined flour: 200 Gms
• Oats meal: 270 Gms
• Coffee powder: 20 Gms
• Brown sugar: 300 Gms
• Expresso shot: 30 Ml
• Salt: 2 Gms
• Baking soda: 5 Gms
• Butter: 170 Gms
• Eggs: 1 Nos
• Water: 60 Ml

How to make it:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Stir together the refined flour, salt, baking soda, and coffee powder and set aside.
• Take a medium bowl and add cream along with butter and brown sugar until it gets light and fluffy. Also add egg, water, and vanilla essence and stir them well.
• Mix the flour mixture and oats and then stir it.
• Drop the mixture into the prepared cookie sheets and bake them for 12 to 15 minutes. Remove the sheets once its done.

Cinnamon Stars

Cinnamon Stars, or Zimtsterne, are a classic German Christmas cookie, which is quite popular in Germany and around the world. It is a healthy cookie richly made with dry fruits like ground nuts or almonds. Heres a recipe for it:

Ingredients:

• Almond meal: 700 gms
• Egg whites: 240 gms
• Marzipan: 750 gms
• Sugar castor: 625 gms
• Sugar icing: 500 gms
• Cinnamon powder: 40 gms
• Flour refined: 70 gms
• Sugar icing: 500 gms
• Egg whites: 150 gms

How to make it:

• Add all the dry ingredients together.
• Cream the marzipan and add the egg whites gradually and cream further.
• Add all the dry ingredients to the creamed marzipan and make a smooth mixture.
• Let the mixture stand in the fridge overnight.
• Roll the mixture with the rolling pin.
• Apply the prepared icing with the help of the below icing sugar and the egg white.
• Cut the cookies with the help of the cookie cutter and bake them at a moderate temperature.