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    50 New-and-Improved Cookie Decorating Ideas Worth Your Consideration

    Krista Marshall
    7 min read

    Decorated Christmas Tree Cookie Pops

    To our family, the holiday season is a period for time-honored traditions and making new ones as time goes on. One of my favorite Christmas traditions over the last few years has been watching all the baking competition shows with my oldest son. We love seeing the creations these talented bakers can dream up with gingerbread and  sugar cookie dough. Christmas cookies have truly become a canvas for confectionery artists to show off their skills, but guess what? You too can create cookie magic at home with these  50 easy cookie decorating ideasthat simplify the seemingly complicated process with some good old tricks of the trade!

    Related:  80 Homemade Christmas Candy Recipes That Make Great Gifts

    How To Decorate Christmas Cookies

    If you are the most confident baker, you can easily master many of these beautiful and yummy cookies. Plus, there are plenty of simple ones the kids would love to help with. And that isn't spending time with our loved ones what holiday baking is really about? So, in the end, if your cookie creations don't turn out 100 percent perfect, it's okay! The memories mean more.

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    When it comes to decorating cookies, the sky's the limit. From intricate royal icing creations to simple ideas that take a little store-bought help, your Christmas cookies can be as easy or complicated as you want.    

    Related:  200+ Christmas Cookie Ideas Your Family Will Love This Holiday

    Best Christmas Cookie Decorating Ideas

    You'll find some of the most beautiful, not to mention tasty, Christmas cookies below. Instagram cookie queen Amber Spiegel is sharing her Christmas Scene Cookie, Christmas Cookie Box and Christmas Plaque Cookies. There are also super cute Barn Door Cookies, Nutter Butter Reindeer and Snow Mitten Christmas Cookies. With so many recipes to choose from, there is definitely a little something for everyone—and your skill level.

    Related: 25 Impressive Christmas Desserts That Will Blow Away the Store-Bought Sweets

    With these 50 cookie inspirations, you can make this year's Christmas cookie plate your most delicious and impressive yet! These are perfect for not only treating your family, but gifting to all the special people in your life.

    50 Cookie Decorating Ideas

    <p>Parade</p><p>Sugar cut-out cookies might be classic, but they never get old.<strong> </strong></p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Christmas Star Cookies

    Related: 70 Winter Desserts

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    Sugar cut-out cookies might be classic, but they never get old.

    Get the recipe: Christmas Star Cookies

    Related: 70 Winter Desserts

    <p>Parade</p><p>These easy-to-make rainbow cookies taste just as delicious as the ones you get at your favorite bakery. </p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Rainbow Cookies

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    These easy-to-make rainbow cookies taste just as delicious as the ones you get at your favorite bakery.

    Get the recipe: Rainbow Cookies

    <p>MARK BOUGHTON PHOTOGRAPHY / STYLING BY TERESA BLACKBURN</p><p>In this recipe, a unique technique allows kids to experience all the fun of making cut-out <a href=cookies—without the mess and hassle.

    Get the recipe: Holiday Silhouette Cookies

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    MARK BOUGHTON PHOTOGRAPHY / STYLING BY TERESA BLACKBURN

    In this recipe, a unique technique allows kids to experience all the fun of making cut-out cookies —without the mess and hassle.

    Get the recipe: Holiday Silhouette Cookies

    <p>Parade</p><p>Like any good easy, cheery decorative cookie recipe, starting with a cookie mix means you can spend more time getting crafty with (and enjoying!) these fun treats.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Peppermint Pattie Snowdrifts

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    Like any good easy, cheery decorative cookie recipe, starting with a cookie mix means you can spend more time getting crafty with (and enjoying!) these fun treats.

    Get the recipe: Peppermint Pattie Snowdrifts

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    <p>Parade</p><p>This is a sugar cookie recipe that will never let you down. </p><p><strong>Get the recipe: </strong><strong><a href=Homemade Sugar Cookie

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    This is a sugar cookie recipe that will never let you down.

    Get the recipe: Homemade Sugar Cookie

    <p>SweetAmbs</p><p>Bring a little farm fun to your cookie trays this year.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe:<a href= Barn Door Christmas Cookies

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    SweetAmbs

    Bring a little farm fun to your cookie trays this year.

    Get the recipe: Barn Door Christmas Cookies

    <p>Cooking Classy</p><p>Soft and tender cake-like cookies with simple, sweet icing.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Italian Ricotta Cookies

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    Cooking Classy

    Soft and tender cake-like cookies with simple, sweet icing.

    Get the recipe: Italian Ricotta Cookies

    <p>Cooking Classy</p><p>A classic beloved Christmas sweet treat.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Gingerbread Cookies

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    Cooking Classy

    A classic beloved Christmas sweet treat.

    Get the recipe: Gingerbread Cookies

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    <p>Bake at 350</p><p>Anything is more fun on a stick!</p><p><strong>Get the recipe:<a href= Christmas Tree Cookie Pops

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    Bake at 350

    Anything is more fun on a stick!

    Get the recipe: Christmas Tree Cookie Pops

    <p>SweetAmbs</p><p>This beautiful cookie can double as a place-setting card.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Christmas Plaque Cookies

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    SweetAmbs

    This beautiful cookie can double as a place-setting card.

    Get the recipe: Christmas Plaque Cookies

    <p>Unoriginal Mom</p><p>Plaid is fun to wear and eat in cookie form!</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Buffalo Plaid Cookies

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    Unoriginal Mom

    Plaid is fun to wear and eat in cookie form!

    Get the recipe: Buffalo Plaid Cookies

    <p>Glorious Treats</p><p>This cookie comes with a surprise inside.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Christmas Drum Cookies

    Related: The Holiday Cookie Trick Everyone Needs This Season

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    Glorious Treats

    This cookie comes with a surprise inside.

    Get the recipe: Christmas Drum Cookies

    Related: The Holiday Cookie Trick Everyone Needs This Season

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    <p>The Partiologist</p><p>Everyone loves getting a Christmas card, and now they can eat this one.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Christmas Card Cookie

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    The Partiologist

    Everyone loves getting a Christmas card, and now they can eat this one.

    Get the recipe: Christmas Card Cookie

    <p>Bake at 350</p><p>Sugar cookies only get better with a touch of cinnamon.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Cinnamon Sugar Cut-Out Cookies

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    Bake at 350

    Sugar cookies only get better with a touch of cinnamon.

    Get the recipe: Cinnamon Sugar Cut-Out Cookies

    <p>SweetAmbs</p><p>This year, give your neighbors a cookie box instead of a cookie tray. </p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Christmas Cookie Box

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    SweetAmbs

    This year, give your neighbors a cookie box instead of a cookie tray.

    Get the recipe: Christmas Cookie Box

    <p>SweetAmbs</p><p>These look almost too realistic to eat!</p><p><strong>Get the recipe:<a href= Christmas Light Cookies

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    SweetAmbs

    These look almost too realistic to eat!

    Get the recipe: Christmas Light Cookies

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    <p>Bake at 350</p><p>Oh! The kids will love helping with these.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Elf On The Shelf Cookies

    Related: 80 Homemade Christmas Candy Recipes

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    Bake at 350

    Oh! The kids will love helping with these.

    Get the recipe: Elf On The Shelf Cookies

    Related: 80 Homemade Christmas Candy Recipes

    <p>Sweet Ambs</p><p>Art you can eat.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Christmas Scene Cookie

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    Sweet Ambs

    Art you can eat.

    Get the recipe: Christmas Scene Cookie

    <p>Bake at 350</p><p>A little something for the coffee lovers in your life.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Gingerbread Latte Cookies

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    Bake at 350

    A little something for the coffee lovers in your life.

    Get the recipe: Gingerbread Latte Cookies

    <p>SweetAmbs</p><p>A gorgeous cookie with icing that looks like real lace.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Gingerbread Snowflake Cookie

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    SweetAmbs

    A gorgeous cookie with icing that looks like real lace.

    Get the recipe: Gingerbread Snowflake Cookie

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    <p>Cooking Classy</p><p>Working with royal icing is easier than you might think!</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Iced Sugar Cookies

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    Cooking Classy

    Working with royal icing is easier than you might think!

    Get the recipe: Iced Sugar Cookies

    <p>Glorious Treats</p><p>A gingerbread cookie with added jelly beans for a fun festive look.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Joy Marquee Decorated Cookies

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    Glorious Treats

    A gingerbread cookie with added jelly beans for a fun festive look.

    Get the recipe: Joy Marquee Decorated Cookies

    <p>Glorious Treats</p><p>Festive cookies with a fun design and color scheme.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Joyful Christmas Cookies

    Related: 200+ Christmas Cookies

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    Glorious Treats

    Festive cookies with a fun design and color scheme.

    Get the recipe: Joyful Christmas Cookies

    Related: 200+ Christmas Cookies

    <p>The Partiologist</p><p>A cute Christmas tree shape topped with delicious buttercream frosting.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Jumbo Christmas Tree Cookies

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    The Partiologist

    A cute Christmas tree shape topped with delicious buttercream frosting.

    Get the recipe: Jumbo Christmas Tree Cookies

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    <p>The Partiologist</p><p>A snowflake cookie gets an elegant touch with white and silver icing.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Jumbo Snowflake Cookie

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    The Partiologist

    A snowflake cookie gets an elegant touch with white and silver icing.

    Get the recipe: Jumbo Snowflake Cookie

    <p>Cooking Classy</p><p>These snowmen will melt in your mouth, not the front yard.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Lofthouse Style Snowman Cookies

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    Cooking Classy

    These snowmen will melt in your mouth, not the front yard.

    Get the recipe: Lofthouse Style Snowman Cookies

    <p>Chelsweets</p><p>This marbled icing technique might be easier than you expect.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Marbled Royal Icing Sugar Cookies

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    Chelsweets

    This marbled icing technique might be easier than you expect.

    Get the recipe: Marbled Royal Icing Sugar Cookies

    <p>SweetAmbs</p><p>Big Christmas cookie flavor in sweet little bites.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Mini Christmas Cookies

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    SweetAmbs

    Big Christmas cookie flavor in sweet little bites.

    Get the recipe: Mini Christmas Cookies

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    <p>Served Up With Love</p><p>Take a little help from the store to create some cute cookies the little ones will love.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Nutter Butter Christmas Cookies

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    Served Up With Love

    Take a little help from the store to create some cute cookies the little ones will love.

    Get the recipe: Nutter Butter Christmas Cookies

    <p>Spend With Pennies</p><p>These are easy enough for the kids to help with.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Nutter Butter Snowmen

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    Spend With Pennies

    These are easy enough for the kids to help with.

    Get the recipe: Nutter Butter Snowmen

    <p>The Partiologist</p><p>These cookies could double as a table centerpiece for a holiday party.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe:<a href= Oh Christmas Cookie Tree

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    The Partiologist

    These cookies could double as a table centerpiece for a holiday party.

    Get the recipe: Oh Christmas Cookie Tree

    <p>Saving Room For Dessert</p><p>Such a classic, pretty cookie on any plate.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Old World Linzer Cookies

    Related: 55 Best Edible Christmas Gifts

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    Saving Room For Dessert

    Such a classic, pretty cookie on any plate.

    Get the recipe: Old World Linzer Cookies

    Related: 55 Best Edible Christmas Gifts

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    <p>Bake at 350</p><p>Cookies are the perfect canvas for some festive painting.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Painted Tree Cookies

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    Bake at 350

    Cookies are the perfect canvas for some festive painting.

    Get the recipe: Painted Tree Cookies

    <p>Glorious Treats</p><p>These little penguins have some fun personalities.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Penguin Cookies

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    Glorious Treats

    These little penguins have some fun personalities.

    Get the recipe: Penguin Cookies

    <p>Glorious Treats</p><p>Chocolate cookies in iconic Christmas shapes and colors.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Peppermint Candy Cookies

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    Glorious Treats

    Chocolate cookies in iconic Christmas shapes and colors.

    Get the recipe: Peppermint Candy Cookies

    <p>SweetAmbs</p><p>These cookies are a little more intricate for more experienced cookie decorators.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Red and White Reindeer Christmas Cookies

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    SweetAmbs

    These cookies are a little more intricate for more experienced cookie decorators.

    Get the recipe: Red and White Reindeer Christmas Cookies

    <p>SweetAmbs</p><p>Almost too pretty to eat!</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Santa Claus Gingerbread Cookie

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    SweetAmbs

    Almost too pretty to eat!

    Get the recipe: Santa Claus Gingerbread Cookie

    <p>Served Up With Lov</p><p>These cookies might look fancy, but are super simple to make.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Snow Mitten Sugar Cookies

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    Served Up With Lov

    These cookies might look fancy, but are super simple to make.

    Get the recipe: Snow Mitten Sugar Cookies

    <p>SweetAmbs</p><p>A winter wonderland you can eat.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Snowglobe Cookies

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    SweetAmbs

    A winter wonderland you can eat.

    Get the recipe: Snowglobe Cookies

    <p>Glorious Treats</p><p>Who says Christmas colors can only be red and green?</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Snowman Face Cookies

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    Glorious Treats

    Who says Christmas colors can only be red and green?

    Get the recipe: Snowman Face Cookies

    <p>Glorious Treats</p><p>Buttery, sweet cookies dressed up in their holiday best.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Spritz Snowflake Cookies

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    Glorious Treats

    Buttery, sweet cookies dressed up in their holiday best.

    Get the recipe: Spritz Snowflake Cookies

    <p>Cooking Classy</p><p>These are super to impress your holiday guests!</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Stained Glass Cookies

    Related: 45 Best Chocolate Cookies For Santa

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    Cooking Classy

    These are super to impress your holiday guests!

    Get the recipe: Stained Glass Cookies

    Related: 45 Best Chocolate Cookies For Santa

    <p>Spend With Pennies</p><p>Learn how to make the perfect icing that will harden into beautiful creations.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Sugar Cookie Icing

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    Spend With Pennies

    Learn how to make the perfect icing that will harden into beautiful creations.

    Get the recipe: Sugar Cookie Icing

    <p>Bake at 350</p><p>You'd be remiss not to take these to your next ugly sweater party.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Ugly Christmas Sweater Cookies

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    Bake at 350

    You'd be remiss not to take these to your next ugly sweater party.

    Get the recipe: Ugly Christmas Sweater Cookies

    <p>Bake at 350</p><p>Beep! Beep! Christmas is here!</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Vintage Truck Christmas Cookies

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    Bake at 350

    Beep! Beep! Christmas is here!

    Get the recipe: Vintage Truck Christmas Cookies

    <p>Glorious Treats</p><p>A modern, technicolor take on a traditional cookie.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Watercolor Snowflake Cookies

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    Glorious Treats

    A modern, technicolor take on a traditional cookie.

    Get the recipe: Watercolor Snowflake Cookies

    <p>Cooking Classy</p><p>Soft and chewy with the perfect white chocolate finish.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=White Chocolate Gingerbread Star Cookies

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    Cooking Classy

    Soft and chewy with the perfect white chocolate finish.

    Get the recipe: White Chocolate Gingerbread Star Cookies

    <p>Glorious Treats</p><p>Walking in a winter wonderland!</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Winter Wonderland Cookies

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    Glorious Treats

    Walking in a winter wonderland!

    Get the recipe: Winter Wonderland Cookies

    <p>Chelsweets</p><p>Leave these cute creations out for kids, Santa or Rudolph!</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies

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    Chelsweets

    Leave these cute creations out for kids, Santa or Rudolph!

    Get the recipe: Gingerbread Reindeer Cookies

    <p>The Country Cook</p><p>The perfect cookie for Santa or all your little elves.</p><p><strong>Get the recipe: <a href=Reindeer Cookies

    Related: 10 Reindeer Food Recipes

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    The Country Cook

    The perfect cookie for Santa or all your little elves.

    Get the recipe: Reindeer Cookies

    Related: 10 Reindeer Food Recipes

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