13 Fun, Festive Christmas Cookie Decorating Ideas

"These reindeer cookies are really adorable! Children enjoy making and eating them. Add a red M&M and make the Rudolph." — JMEVNO

Don't worry if the faces of these Melted Snowman Cookies turn out a little messy. They're melting, after all!

Allrecipes user Brielle Brauner gave basic cookies the look of a snowglobe with just white, black, and blue frosting. 

The layered look works for cookies, like these stacked snowflakes.

"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

Coating just half of these star-shaped shortbread cookies with frosting gives them an (unexpectedly) elegant look.

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?

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. 

You'd be amazed how much fun you can have with circle cookie cutters.

If you're recreating your family as cookies, don't leave out the dog!

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. 

With sugar pearls and a touch of white sprinkles, these snowflake-shaped cookies look extra enchanting.

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?