14 Sugar Cookie Decorations You Haven't Tried Before
For those of us who enjoy decking the halls and cookies, falalalala lala la la.
It's time to break out that bag of holiday cookie cutters you've got stashed in the back of the cabinet! Everyone knows Christmas cookies are a big part of the holiday season. You've got gingerbread, slice-and-bake, shortbread, spritz cookies, the list goes on and on.
While we love all cookies equally, when it comes to Christmas, nothing tops the joy and merriment that comes with decorating good old sugar cookies. It's a great time to gather the kids and family around the table with icing, sprinkles, and some Christmas music or holiday movies playing in the background.
To help you out this holiday season, we've rounded up some of our favorite ways to decorate sugar cookies for Christmas, starting with our classic sugar cookie recipe. If you're going the cookie cutter route, this recipe is the one for you! We've also got plenty of easy decorations that anyone can make, regardless of your confectionary prowess. We've got cookies with simple stamped designs, some with elegantly piped royal icing, and some with lots and lots of sprinkles. Everyone in the family should be able to get in on the cookie decorations this year! Whether you save some for Santa is entirely up to you.
More Sweet Christmas Recipes:
Best-Ever Sugar Cookie Recipe
This is your never-fail basic sugar cookie recipe. Use it to make all your favorite ornaments, or try one of the innovative recipes below.
Red Velvet Snowflake Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing
These sugar cookies take festive to a whole new level! The vibrant red velvet cookies with simple piped icing are sure to catch some eyes on the holiday dessert table.
Get the recipe for Red Velvet Snowflakes with Cream Cheese Icing.
Grinch Sugar Cookies
Whether you count yourself a Who down in Whoville, or a Grinch on the hill, we think you'll love these festively colored Christmas cookies! Bake up a big platter of 'em for your holiday party, and enjoy while watching your favorite Grinch movie (whichever version that is)!
Christmas Light Sugar Cookies
Sugar cookies, but make them Christmas lights! Plus, they're looped together with an extra-long piece of licorice, so everything here is completely edible.
Linzer-Style Tree Sugar Cookies
This smart take on traditional Christmas tree cookies uses colored dough and the negative shapes to make delicious Linzer-style cookie sandwiches. Smucker's jelly or preserves are a good choice here.
Sugar Cookie Name Tags
Here's a fun way to address a gift—and it's edible! To create these sweet name tags, form the cookies with a tag-shaped cutter and use a small straw to punch a hole in the pointed end of each treat before baking. These also make pretty cute name tags for your dining table!
Pecan Snowflake Sugar Cookies
All you need to create these elegant snowflake cookies are different-sized cookie cutters and a light dusting of powdered sugar.
Red-and-White Iced Sugar Cookies
These classic Christmas cookies are easy to make! One half is topped with white icing, and the other with red icing and plenty of red sprinkles for a festive touch.
Basic Sugar Cookie Dough
Simplify your holiday baking this season: With just one dough recipe, you can create dozens of distinctive cookies (including the two directly following this!). All you need to make the design on these cookies are glasses with a star pattern on the bottom!
Two-Toned Sugar Cookies
To make these, all you need are two different-colored doughs, a rolling pin, and a knife! Form one dough ball into a log, then wrap the rolled-out colored dough around it, chill, slice into cookies, and bake.
Ho Ho Ho Sugar Cookies
This edible tic-tac-toe board makes a fun Christmas game! To make it, simply bake squares of red-colored and plain cookie dough, then cut out some tiny h's and o's, and bake them off. The small letters will cook quickly, so keep an eye on the oven!
ABC Sugar Cookies
Spell out a sweet holiday message or your favorite Christmas song lyrics with these letter sugar cookies!
Sugar-Cookie Buttons
These buttery delights are cute as, well, you know. Gather a stack together by threading ribbon through the buttonholes, and present the cookies in a perfectly sized papier-mâché box with a snowflake stenciled on the lid.
Lattice Sugar Cookies
If you love sugar cookies and buttery pie crust, these cookies are for you. They are simple, elegant, and sure to impress. Try gifting them at a Christmas cookie swap or bring them to your next holiday party.
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