Bitter chocolate truffles

These bitesize chocolate treats are an impressive way to end a meal and also make a great gift

Sugar-dusted vanilla shortbread

Great for keeping the biscuit tin topped up over Christmas, these sweet shortbread thins make a perfect treat

Stollen mince pies

Two festive giants collide in these shortcrust pastry bakes with marzipan, madeira cake and mincemeat

Orange pastry mince pies

Good Food reader Helen Carmichael shares her homemade citrus pastry recipe – perfect for filling with your own mincemeat

Nutty chocolate crunch

Turn all those nuts, biscuits and chocolate from Christmas into these delicious tiffin bites, great for gifts

Edible name place biscuits

Finish off a beautifully laid table with these simple, mint-iced cookies – they're fun to make with the kids!

Mint chocolate truffles

Make chocolate truffles as an impressive accompaniment to after-dinner coffee, or box them up and give them as gifts

Fruity biscotti

The perfect make-ahead gift, these will keep for up to a month after baking and look really impressive

Snow-topped holly cakes

This square Christmas cake is cut into two loaf-shaped cakes, so you can give one to a friend

Simmer-&-stir Christmas cake

An easy-to-make alternative to traditional Christmas cakes which requires no beating