Christma recipe collection

These rich chocolate-toffee bars from Mary Lueke of Menasha were our top pick in the bar category.

Use your favorite cookie cutters to create these delicious and interesting shaped cookies!

Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth piped shortbread cookies dipped in chocolate. Only 5 ingredients and no eggs needed for these classic Viennese Fingers.

Italian baked stuffed littleneck clams on the half shell with seasoned breadcrumbs, Parmesan, olive oil, and white wine. Broiled until golden and served sizzling.

Thin, crispy wafer cookies rolled into delicate tubes while warm, then dipped in melted chocolate and crunchy pecans. A show-stopping holiday cookie that bakes in just 6 minutes.

A delicious drink made with lemonade, orange juice and apple cider that's best served steaming hot.

Traditional German Christmas butter cookies (Weihnachtsplätzchen) with vanilla and almond extract, rolled and cut into festive shapes. Decorated with colored sugar, nuts, and candied cherries.

Make your own decadent pumpkin pie with this simple recipe that will for sure become one of your favorites!

Crunchy Golden Grahams cereal coated in melted chocolate and peanut butter, tossed with pecans and golden raisins, then dusted in powdered sugar. A no-bake snack mix that vanishes at every holiday party.

If you need to make a quick dinner, try this dish which is sure to please your tastebuds and keep you and others full.

Whole wheat Christmas fruit cake with grated carrot, raisins, almonds, hazelnuts, and warm spices, lightly sweetened and finished with a brandy soak. A wholesome, nutty take on the classic holiday cake.

This delicious and moist Christmas cake will satisfy everyone at your dinner table.

A sweet, buttery brown sugar sauce with vanilla, fresh lemon juice, and melted marshmallows spooned warm over Christmas plum pudding. A cherished family recipe ready in just 10 minutes.

Full of mushrooms and a variety of nuts and spices, this decorative dish is sure to attract people to the dinner table!

Award-winning thumbprint cookies with buttery dough rolled in finely chopped nuts, pressed with your thumb, and filled with ruby raspberry jam: elegant holiday baking that won first place.

No Christmas feast in medieval times was complete without a 'grete pye'. In some recipes, it could contain many varied meats, but quite often only two or three different kinds were suggested; change the meats suggested here if you wish.