30 Easy Gingerbread Cookie Decorating Ideas

Spicy, bold, sweet, peppery: those are just some of the words we’d use to describe the one-of-a-kind taste of gingerbread. The cozy flavor can be transformed into just about anything, from baked goods and snacks to cocktails and milkshakes. And who could beat traditional gingerbread cookies?! The crispy, crunchy treats are a fan-favorite, and no Christmas cookie table is complete without a plate full of them. One of our favorite aspects about making gingerbread cookies from scratch is being able to decorate them after they cool. Sprinkles, icing, gum drops, mints, chocolates—you can use all these edible items and more to give your cookies their own unique personalities. Whether you make gingerbread cookies every December, or you're trying them for the very first time this year, you can't go wrong with these 29 foolproof, festive and fun gingerbread cookie decorating ideas, courtesy of Food Network Magazine. To start, make a batch of our perfect gingerbreads and plenty of royal icing. From there, you can cut out your cookies in whatever shape you like and design them as you please, using the instructions on the slides that follow as a guide. Happy Baking!

Roof: Attach green sour belts and pipe some snow. Use a black mini Chuckle for the chimney.

Lights: Pipe a light strand and attach candy-coated sunflower seeds.

Door: Attach trimmed red Fruit by the Foot and a green jumbo nonpareil doorknob. Pipe the door trim and snowbank, then sprinkle with white nonpareils.