Katie Holmes´ Christmas treats for Tom Cruise

21 December 2007 - Katie Holmes will treat Tom Cruise to a feast of her own festive specialities this Christmas.

The 29-year-old actress plans to cook her husband "garlic mashed potatoes and cheesecake" on Christmas day, while Tom helps her out by preparing cookies with "extra chocolate chips" and their 20-month-old daughter Suri "plays in the dough".

She said: "We will be celebrating with all the family in Telluride, Colorado. I will probably cook some garlic mashed potatoes and maybe a cheesecake. Tom's really good in the kitchen, he has shown me the greatness of extra chocolate chips.

"Suri will be in the dough everywhere while we make sugar cookies."

Katie says the family - including Tom's adopted kids with Nicole Kidman, Connor, 12 and Isabella, 14 - plan to spend most of their time skiing.

The 'Batman Begins' star also paid tribute to her husband and their "extraordinary" life.

She added to Parade magazine: "I appreciate the man that I'm with and my family and my work.

"I feel very lucky to be able to say that. I mean, what we do in a week is extraordinary."

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