8 Decorated Christmas Cookie Recipes With Pictures
Meaghan Mountford, author of Cookie Sensations and editor of Craft Gossip, shows you how to simplify your cookie decorating this year by transforming one cookie dough into a variety of Christmas goodies.
Recipes and Photos by Meaghan Mountford from readersdigest.com
Photo copyright © Meaghan Mountford
Create a winter wonderland of snow-covered evergreens by stacking green tinted cookie stars with yummy icing.
Get the recipe
Photo copyright © Meaghan Mountford
Chocolate-covered pretzels and edible pens help create Rudolph. Speed up your decorating even more by substituting a round candy for his signature red nose instead of the fondant used here.
Get the recipe
Photo copyright © Meaghan Mountford
These colorful, glittery ornaments are easy to make and will brighten any tree.
Get the recipe
Photo copyright © Meaghan Mountford
Take a decorating shortcut to update these classic Christmas cookies. Simply snip licorice lace to make the candy cane stripes.
Get the recipe
Photo copyright © Meaghan Mountford
Edible pens make customizing cookies as easy as writing a name.
Get the recipe
Photo copyright © Meaghan Mountford
All of the decorating is done when these pretty wreaths come out of the oven. Simply add food coloring to your dough, twist and bake.
Get the recipe
Photo copyright © Meaghan Mountford
Turn plain, square cookies into Christmas presents by adding strips of store-bought fondant.
Get the recipe
Photo copyright © Meaghan Mountford
For Christmas party favors, wrap these cookies in cellophane and tie at both ends for a cookie version of peppermint candies.
Get the recipe
