From Fine Cooking Magazine

Like the Italian pastry, these cakey cookies are enriched with whole-milk ricotta and scented with grated orange zest.

Cannoli Cookies

From Better Homes and Gardens

The beauty of this soup, in addition to the leek and bacon flavor, is its make- ahead option. Prepare it in advance of any Christmas celebration.

Christmas Potato Soup

From Betty Crocker

Try this Christmas snack mix recipe from Betty Crocker.

Christmas Snack Mix

From Betty Crocker

These cookies will be the highlight of your holiday cookie tray or the perfect gift for the Santa collector on your list!

Jolly Santa Cookies

From Better Homes and Gardens

Make these appetizers ahead and freeze up to 3 months. That way, you can bake what you need whenever guests arrive.

Petite Quiches

From Better Homes and Gardens

Move over gingerbread boys--make room for sugar and spice and all things nice. Chai tea, pumpkin pie spice, and molasses flavor this all-time favorite Christmas cutout cookie recipe.

Chai Spice Girls

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cinnamon and vanilla ice cream make this Christmas party punch creamy and spicy. Embellish each serving with a candy cane.

Eggnog Punch

From Better Homes and Gardens

As pretty as sand sculptures, these jars of cookie mix store now for baking later. To give as Christmas gifts, include labels with the recipe and the mixing and baking instructions.

Trail Mix Bars

From Better Homes and Gardens

These patchwork cookies warm hearts as surely as real mittens warm fingers.

Patchwork Mitten Cookies

From Campbell's

This simple-to-prepare, oven-baked risotto gets a wonderfully smooth and creamy flavor from cream of mushroom soup, Parmesan cheese and sun-dried tomatoes.

Oven-Baked Risotto

From Better Homes and Gardens

Unabashedly sweet, create these wintertime cookie reciipe with your kids for an afternoon of fun.

Marshmallow Snowmen

From Better Homes and Gardens

Your kids will enjoy getting into the Christmas spirit by stamping designs onto these shaped cookies. The recipe may be made ahead and frozen.

Brown Sugar Shortbreads

From Better Homes and Gardens

This homemade candy snack is a little bit sweet and a little bit salty.

Pretzel Yummies

From Better Homes and Gardens

Look familiar? These classic cookies have made appearances at Christmas parties for decades.

Pecan Balls

From Better Homes and Gardens

Made from a sweet yeast dough, these chewy ring-shape cookies add joy to Christmas celebrations. Flavors of orange and lemon add tang.

Bussolai

From Better Homes and Gardens

The holidays wouldn't be the same without a traditional fudge recipe. A great make ahead recipe for your Christmas platter.

Opera Fudge

From Better Homes and Gardens

Pressing the edges of the cookies with the tines of a fork serves two purposes: you create a tight seal to hold the raisin-nut filling and you give the cookies an appealing old-fashioned look.

Raisin-Nut Filled Cookies

From Ladies' Home Journal

Dip the wet rims of champagne glasses into colored sugar to make these sparkling wine and fruit drinks.

Christmas Sparklers

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Lightly sweet from the honey mustard and heady from orange zest and brandy, this unusual condiment is elegant enough to adorn your holiday table (if you don't give it all away, that is). It goes perfectly with any kind of roasted meat, fowl, or game.

Brandied Mustard

From Fine Cooking Magazine

For best results, store these cookies without the glaze. (After a day, the glaze will begin to absorb the raspberry color.)

Raspberry Diamonds

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Chocolate Fudge Cookies

From Fine Cooking Magazine

These gorgeous two-layer bars have a brownie base topped with a gooey nut-and-coconut-studded topping.

Macadamia Double-Decker Brownie Bars

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Dark Chocolate Crackles

From Better Homes and Gardens

Why wait for Christmas to enjoy one of these frozen pops? Try this red and green treat anytime!

Christmas-Tree Pops

From Fine Cooking Magazine

Raspberry Linzer Cookies