If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. The key to making these edible works of art is royal icing, the glossy mix of meringue powder, powdered ...

Royal icing is very pretty, but it doesn’t taste like much. The hard, super-sweet cookie topping is more decor than anything, but if you want to add a little bit of flavor, reach for a bottle of ...

No Christmas cookie collection is complete without a batch of delicious sugar cookies decorated with festive icing. Whether you want to get fancy with neatly cut-out and frosted sugar cookies or play ...

I like baking sugar cookies. I like eating sugar cookies. But I don’t really like decorating them. It always starts out as a great adventure — buying enough butter to put every Wisconsin dairy cow ...

Everyone’s suddenly an artist during the holiday season and the allure of decorating sugar cookies (or trying to, at least) never fades. Seasoned pros and stick-figure drawers alike will appreciate ...

Warmly spiced, and full of holiday nostalgia, old-fashioned gingerbread cookies are a timeless favorite. The warm mix of ...

Several years ago, Emily Loggans saw people making cute decorated cookies and posting them online. A self-taught artist, she wanted to try it, too. She attempted to create decorated sugar cookies with ...