It’s that time of the year again—when the air smells like cinnamon, homes twinkle with lights, and desserts dominate the culinary scene!

This Christmas, we’ve got you covered with exclusive holiday-themed recipes from bakery experts and pastry chefs who know how to make your celebrations extra sweet. Get ready to wow your guests with these festive and delicious treats that’ll make Santa’s cookie plate look basic.

Honey X’mas cake

Try the step-by-step guide by Chef Rajesh Paramashivan, Head Pastry Chef at Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach.

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

Steps to make:

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 into and knead for a short time.

Portion the batter and bake it for 1 hour at 180 C.

Coffee oats cranberry cookies

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

Steps to make:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Stir together the refined flour, salt, baking soda and coffee powder set aside.

In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the egg, water and vanilla. Mix in the flour mixture, and then stir in the oats. Lastly, add an expresso shot.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets. Cookies should be about 2 inches apart.

Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from baking sheets to cool on wire racks.

Cinnamon stars

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

Steps to make:

Add all the dry ingredients together.

Cream 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, and 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.