I am totally not ready for Christmas. Toby and I were both traveling for work, and I have baked a TON of cookies for various events and other people, but the only thing we have in our house right now is some peppermint bark I made yesterday. I obviously need to get on the ball, but I wanted to give you some ideas for holiday baking and cooking, in case you are a little behind as well!

Cookies
Boom chunkas
Bourbon brown sugar shortbread
Chai shortbread
Chocolate-dipped peppermint meringues
Christmas ornament cookies
Confetti cookies: Make them with red, green, and white jimmies for more Christmas vibes!
Double chocolate peppermint cookies
Gingerbread men with pumpkin dip
Jam thumbprints
Macaron
Mexican wedding cookies
Snickerdoodles
Spritz
Toasted coconut-cardamom shortbread
Triple chocolate cookies with sprinkles
World peace cookies

Cakes and pies
Buttermilk pie with bourbon sauce
Cranberry upside-down cake
Pecan pie
Pecan praline cake
Pumpkin cupcakes with maple frosting
Pumpkin gooey cake
Pumpkin pie
Sweet potato-pecan pie
Tiny pecan pies

Other desserts
Cherries on a cloud
Cherry-pecan scones
Cinnamon rolls
Lemon bars
Peppermint marshmallows
Peppermint patties
Pumpkin coconut bars
Pumpkin-gingerbread trifle
Pumpkin-pecan fudge
Vanilla marshmallows

Drinks
Cranberry-orange margarita
Poinsettia
Wassail

Real food
Bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin
Best-ever sweet potatoes
Biscuits with uber-flaky layers
Buttermilk biscuits
Butternut squash soup
Cheesy grits casserole
Cheese and bacon strata
Cranberry-apple fluff
Green chile corn pudding
Macaroni and cheese
Mashed potatoes
Spinach souffle
Winter fruit salad