Looking to make some spirits bright this holiday season? These Christmas cookie decorating ideas are sure to cheer up any treat tray—or jolly ol' elf who comes to visit.

Christmas cookies come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and flavors — that variety is part of what makes them so fun! And for a truly festive treat, we love making Christmas tree cookies, whether that's ...

- Preheat oven to 350º and line two cookie sheets with parchment. - Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Mix in egg and vanilla and almond extracts. In a separate ...

Impress Christmas dinner guests by following your holiday meal with these stacked cookies that resemble Christmas trees. Melanie Cagle, the founder of food blog The Cagle Diaries, first made these ...

It's a classic Pinterest versus reality situation: you find recipes for gorgeous holiday cookies that look like delicate snowflakes, ornament-studded Christmas trees, and leaping reindeer with icing ...

'Tis the season for all things merry and bright, which includes one of our favorite holiday traditions: making dozens and dozens of Christmas cookies. What's not to love about the smell of ...