10,000 goose recipes

Fermented mincemeat made with venison or beef tongue, suet, apples, dried fruit, red wine, cider, and brandy. A six-to-eight-week crock cure transforms the ingredients into the deep, boozy filling of old hunting cabin Christmas pies.

Peppernuts cookies with ground raisins, coconut, and nuts in a brown sugar-buttermilk dough, rolled into ropes and cut into bite-sized pieces. A Mennonite holiday tradition.

Simple Danish apple cake with diced apples, pecans, and cinnamon baked in one bowl, one pan. Barely sweet, warmly spiced, and calling for a dollop of whipped cream on top.

Fudgy chocolate raspberry brownies with a hidden layer of raspberry preserves sandwiched between rich unsweetened chocolate batter loaded with toasted walnuts.

Homemade hamburger buns made in a bread machine, then shaped, proofed, and baked into soft golden rounds. Freezer-friendly and far better than store-bought.

Ultra-moist bundt cake loaded with fresh apples, cinnamon, and crunchy nuts. No mixer required for this simple oil-based batter that bakes up tender every time in angel food or small loaf pans.

Chocolaty double cruncher cookies with rolled oats, crushed corn flakes, coconut, and a chocolate filling. A crunchy sandwich cookie with triple texture.

Orange oatmeal cookies sweetened with banana, honey, and orange juice concentrate. A low-fat cookie with no butter, no oil, raisins, walnuts, and fresh orange zest.

Honey-lavender biscotti with orange zest and dried lavender blossoms baked into a crisp, twice-baked Italian cookie. Fragrant, floral, and built for dipping.

Pineapple breakfast bread bakes up tender with crushed pineapple, buttermilk tang, and a warm hit of cinnamon. Cut-in butter gives it a scone-style crumb. Serve warm with cream cheese spread.

This is a wonderful version of Black Russian Cake.

Hand-kneaded whole wheat and white flour loaf with molasses, dry milk, and a touch of ascorbic acid for a tall rise. Crusty outside, soft and slightly sweet inside.

Double peanut butter sandwich cookies with peanut butter in the dough and between two slices. A slice-and-bake cookie with freezable dough for make-ahead baking.

Crunchy no-bake cookies with melted chocolate and peanut butter chips coating crushed corn flakes and raisins. 5 ingredients, microwave method, kid-approved.

Almond crescent cookies with toasted ground almonds and a tender shortbread base, finished with a chocolate drizzle or powdered sugar dusting. A Christmas cookie tin classic that holds for a week or more.

Santa cookie wreath, a festive gingerbread ring shaped from boxed mix, ringed with holly-leaf cookies and finished in melted candy coating. A fun edible centerpiece for the holiday table.