Foolproof Christmas

Easy-to-make recipes for new cooks, newlyweds and families on the go at Christmastime!

Updated with 22 photos and packed with sweet Christmas memories as well as recipes.

Christmas is coming! Swirling snowflakes have us reaching for our coziest scarves and mittens, thinking about tree trimming and cookie baking. Foolproof Christmas is filled with yummy tried & true recipes shared by home cooks across the country...sure to put you in the spirit in no time at all. After a day of frosty winter fun with the kids, serve up crescent-top chicken casserole and tossed salad with apple cider dressing. Relax with a steaming bowl of creamy chicken & rice soup and a basket of warm applesauce muffins after shopping.

On Christmas morning, slow-cooker sausage & egg casserole is perfect after opening gifts. Serve up a memorable holiday dinner of homestyle pot roast, garlic smashed potatoes and honey-glazed carrots. And since it’s Christmas, we can’t forget the sweets! Almond butter cookies, chocolate crinkle cookies, fudgy mocha brownies and peppermint snowballs are all easy to make and sure to be welcome on cookie platters. So get comfy by a crackling fire, enjoy a steamy cup of tea and get ready to create sweet new memories for Christmases to come! 234 Recipes.

Gooseberry Patch was founded more than 40 years ago by Vickie Hutchins and JoAnn Martin, two moms looking for a way to do what they loved and stay home with kids too. Gooseberry Patch is best known for their collection of family-friendly, community-style cookbooks. Each book is created with today’s time-strapped, budget conscious families in mind and filled with recipes shared by cooks all across the country... with some from friends in Canada and occasionally ＂across the pond＂. Along with treasured family recipes, each book includes the stories the go along with these tried & true dishes.