Holidays and Events Recipes Christmas Desserts Christmas Cookie Recipes 13 Fun, Festive Christmas Cookie Decorating Ideas By Karen Gaudette Brewer Karen Gaudette Brewer Facebook Twitter Website Karen Gaudette Brewer is an award-winning food writer, editor, and author with over 10 years of experience covering food and nutrition, cooking trends, agriculture, and the restaurant industry. She started her 20+ year journalism career with The Associated Press and is the bestselling author of two books, including Seafood Lover's Pacific Northwest. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on October 20, 2020 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: MDarling With the right tools, you can bake and decorate Christmas cookies that would stop Santa in his tracks. Here's how our talented home cooks have used pretzels, sprinkles, sugar pearls, and frosting to churn out these 13 creative confections. 01 of 13 Reindeer Games View Recipe Photo by Ashleyschof. "These reindeer cookies are really adorable! Children enjoy making and eating them. Add a red M&M and make the Rudolph." — JMEVNO 02 of 13 Warm Wishes View Recipe The Gruntled Gourmand Don't worry if the faces of these Melted Snowman Cookies turn out a little messy. They're melting, after all! 03 of 13 Let It Snow View Recipe Brielle Brauner Allrecipes user Brielle Brauner gave basic cookies the look of a snowglobe with just white, black, and blue frosting. 04 of 13 Layer Up View Recipe Sugar Cookie Icing | Photo by Marianne. The layered look works for cookies, like these stacked snowflakes. 05 of 13 Home for the Holidays View Recipe Classic Gingerbread Cutouts | Photo by Celia. "This made a beautiful gingerbread house! I used the template on this website and did the recipe exactly as it says to here. It made a gingerbread house and quite a few large gingerbread people." — wilco 06 of 13 Star Struck View Recipe Shortbread Cookies | Photo by Grumpy's Honeybunch. Coating just half of these star-shaped shortbread cookies with frosting gives them an (unexpectedly) elegant look. 07 of 13 A Merry Little Christmas View Recipe Sugar Cookie Icing | Photo by Rachel. The little details are what make a cookie extra special, like the sprinkle-sized gingerbread men on this tree. What would you place inside this edible snow globe? 08 of 13 Oh Deer View Recipe Gingerbread Men | Photo by footballgrl16. Turn a gingerbread man upside down to transform him into a reindeer with a little help from some frosting and candy. We love the tangled Christmas lights in this reindeer's antlers. 09 of 13 Frosted the Snowman View Recipe The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies | Photo by augustmoon. You'd be amazed how much fun you can have with circle cookie cutters. 10 of 13 Happy Howlidays View Recipe The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies | Photo by angela. If you're recreating your family as cookies, don't leave out the dog! 11 of 13 Bundle Up View Recipe The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies | Photo by SHORECOOK. As we've long known, it's the accessories that make the outfit. From a hat and scarf on a snowman to mittens adorned with sprinkles, cold-weather gear gives Christmas cookies an even cozier appeal. 12 of 13 Special Snowflakes View Recipe The Best Rolled Sugar Cookies by Dianne. Dianne With sugar pearls and a touch of white sprinkles, these snowflake-shaped cookies look extra enchanting. 13 of 13 Don't Sweat It View Recipe Stephanie Maloney We're smitten with all of home cook Stephanie Maloney's sugar cookies, especially the sweaters! If you've ever DIY-ed your own tacky Christmas sweater, why not get just as crafty in the kitchen? See our entire collection of Christmas Cookie Recipes here. 22 Christmas Cookies Just Like Grandma Used to Make Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit