Martha Stewart told us the 3 recipes she thinks everyone should learn how to make for the holidays

Martha Stewart spoke to B-17 about her favorite holiday recipes.

If you’re searching for inspiration for your holiday menu, look no further — Martha Stewart is here to help.

We asked the queen of hosting to share the recipes she thinks everyone should learn how to make for the holidays.

Whether you’re planning a holiday menu or just want to bring an impressive dish to your next party, Stewart’s recipes will have you covered.

Martha Stewart thinks everyone should whip up her eggnog during the holidays

Stewart told B-17 that her eggnog recipe, which she makes every year for her annual holiday party, is “one of the best eggnogs you’ll ever taste.”

The recipe, which can be found on Stewart’s official website, packs a boozy punch with three types of liquor — bourbon, cognac, and dark rum.

If you want something sweet, Stewart recommends making her sugar cookies

“My sugar cookies are a really, really good cookie,” Stewart said. “Make them in the shapes of Christmas trees and little glass balls and decorate them.”

Stewart’s website features a variety of sugar cookie recipes. You can find cinnamon sugar cookies and gingered sugar cookies, as well as a classic sugar cookie recipe “for decorating and cutting into any shape you desire.”

You’ll also find a recipe for royal icing on Stewart’s website to help with the decorating.

Stewart loves making homemade cheese straws for her holiday parties

“I’m having a party for everyone who works on my farm, and I’m definitely going to have my cheese straws,” Stewart said. “I love making my puff-pastry cheese straws during the holidays.”

“They’re nice with a glass of wine, and when people come by, it’s nice to have those instead of store-bought crackers,” she added.

Stewart recommends using all-butter puff pastry “for the best flavor and texture” with her cheese straws recipe.

Stewart also shared her holiday hosting tips with B-17. 

We also asked Stewart to share her tips for bringing a gift to holiday parties, and she revealed that she always picks something that’s personal or homemade.

“I oftentimes take a cake or cookies that I’ve made,” she told B-17. “I often take a panettone, or something that’s especially delicious, something I found.”

But Stewart never gifts scented candles.

“I hate scented candles, so I would never give anybody a scented candle, I just don’t like them,” Stewart said.

“I know they’re so popular,” she added. “But some houses have a different scented candle burning in each room, and it’s so annoying.”