When creamed with butter, it helps create air pockets that make your cookies light and tender. Powdered Sugar: Ideal for making smooth icing and adding a snowy dusting to your Christmas tree cookies.

When I want to decorate Christmas cookies and other things with elaborate designs, I make my easy Royal icing recipe. Made up of confectioners’ sugar, meringue powder, water, and flavoring such ...

Cut out and put on silpat-lined or ungreased cookie sheet. (To get into the Christmas spirit cut the dough into shapes ... Let them cool completely. Mix icing ingredients together until smooth.

Five simple steps for how to cover your cake in marzipan and royal icing. Watch the technique videos for more information and see the recipe tips (below) for how to create the simple Christmas ...

Simple sugar cookies need not be boring. We love punching up their flavor with ginger, cinnamon or apricot jam, and topping them with everything from colorful sprinkles to sticky-sweet icing.