Christmas/45 recipes

Very nice cheesecake!

The crisp, densely chocolaty cookies, with an unusually long baking time, were an annual favorite among the 20-plus recipes that Susan Couchman of Hartland remembers were made each year by her mother, Gloria Kuchler.

Mexican wedding cakes are always a holiday favorite but this recipe takes it up a notch or two, writes Mary Wilhelm of Sparta.

Easy Elephant Ears recipe

Creamy Squash, Apple, and Corn Bisque recipe

This co-winner in the filled-cookie category from Gerry Cofta of Milwaukee has a great, rich flavor in the filling.

A sweet treat to impress: frosted cherry chocolate cheesecake.

Christmas is never complete without a visit from the aromatic, sweet-tasting gingerbread kids.

Butter Cookies are one of those traditional Christmas cookies that everyone adores. This homemade butter cookie recipe is much better than what you find in the tins at the store during the holidays.

A frozen confection filling with a Christmas garden of cherry poinssttias and gumdrop holly atop.

They make great Christmas gifts for family and all the various people you give them to. Mailman, garbage man, paperboy, school teachers, your kids' friends. etc. I figure if the kids have to help me cut, they get some to give to their friends.