Cookie decorating contest ideas

Make gingerbread decorating a tradition in your home with these fun ideas! Our Test Kitchen shares plenty of designs, from simple silhouettes to elaborate (and silly!) characters.

If you're hosting a cookie decorating party, include a cookie decorating contest with these DIY awards with funny categories!

With these fun and easy Christmas sugar cookie decorating ideas, you can get your holiday baking off to a creative start!

Bring friends and family together with a Cookie Decorating Party. Get inspired by these tips and tricks for a successful event.

These Christmas Cookie Challenge Recipes will take the guesswork out of the perfect cookie to make for a contest and for your family!

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Cookie decorating is not only a fun and creative activity, but it can also be a fantastic theme for a party. The best part is that you can host a cookie decorating party any time of the year: Christmas, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, 4th of July, Back to School. Cookie decorating is always in season! There's something magical about letting people decorate their own cookies and unleash their creativity. It's like giving them a blank canvas and watching them turn it into a masterpiece.

For as long as I can remember, I have decorated cut-out sugar cookies at Christmas time. We used to make them growing up–I remember stars, trees, bells, and candy canes. My mom made them and we’d decorate with colored buttercream frosting we’d spread on with butter knives. When I went to college I recreated the same thing. I wish I could find some pictures of the ones I decorated with college roommates! I do recall we rolled out the dough with a wine bottle because we had no rolling pin, ha…