New Zealand Woman’s Weekly’s Christmas baking recipes

Your friends and family will marvel at these artistic and clever Christmas hazelnut cookies.

These are so good – imagine a full chocolate flavour and sweet chewy fruit. Just make sure you leave some for Santa! They are also ideal for junior samplers as the recipe contains no alcohol.

Make this pate for a mid-year Christmas to remember.

These raspberry filled biscuits are fun to make and look delicious, piled up on a plate and dusted with icing sugar.

A decadent gift to be served with coffee and a little tipple on the side.

This is the perfect baker’s present. Buy a jar and fill it with the flour, coconut, oats, seeds and cranberries. Then present it, along with the recipe, to a friend or loved one.

An easy, tasty gift idea.

This festive biscotti uses a basic biscotti recipe but the taste is altered with different types of nuts, chocolate and fruit.