6 Tips for Decorating Cookies

1. Vanilla Butter Cutouts Recipe: Instead of making a variety of cookies, make vanilla butter cutout cookies!
2. Glazing and Decorating: Spread Confectioners’ Sugar Glaze on the cookies, then make designs with the icing.
3. Flocking: Prepare Rich Buttercream Frosting.  Make designs and immediately sprinkle with colored sugar.
4. Stenciling: Spread Rich Buttercream Frosting on cookies.  Place stencil on cookie and sprinkle colored sugar.
5. Marbling: Spread Confectioners’ Sugar Glaze over cookies.  While the glazed cookies are drying, add color to glaze. Crumble wax paper, dip in colored glaze and press onto cookies.
6. Drizzling: Stir 1 teaspoon water into Confectioners’ SugarGlaze. Drizzle over cookies.

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Gingerbread Cheesecake Dip

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3-Ingredient Buttery Shortbread Cookies

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Vanilla Bean Holiday Sprinkle “Twinkies”

Turn the classic childhood treat into an elegant dessert that guests of all ages will love.

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Everyone’s favorite candy has been transformed into chewy cookie form. Guests will think you spent hours on this decadent batch of treats, but the secret to this time-saving recipe is the store-bought caramel.

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