I have a separate post all about royal icingwith lots of tips on how to make it, but I’ve also included a printable recipe card below. Royal icing is my preferred sugar cookie icin… See more

If you’d prefer to go with something that’s a little easier to make, try my easy cookie icing. This opaque glaze-like icing doesn’t set/dry as quickly as royal icing (it takes about 24 h… See more

You can keep the icing white or tint the icing with gel food coloring. To color it, divide it into small bowls. Add gel food coloring to each bowl and mix well. Grab a piping bag f… See more

Let’s start with the most basic technique: decorating with a single layer of icing. First, pipe an outline all around your cookie. Then fill in the center of the outline—this is called “flooding.”G… See more