This collection of Christmas recipes and tutorials contains my most special, family-loved holiday treats, including the always-popular gingerbread cookies, sugar cookies with a complete guide to royal icing, peanut butter blossoms, and peppermint bark. Tap into your artistic side with an edible centerpiece like a gingerbread house, yule log cake, cinnamon roll wreath, or this stunning star bread. In need of some gift ideas? Or maybe just writing your own wish list for Santa? Check out 100+ gift ideas for a baker, or gift something homemade like cookies in a jar or homemade vanilla extract.