Make Your Christmas Sugar Cookies Stand Out With These Simple Decorating Ideas

Break out the dragees and sanding sugar, then drag a chair over to the counter so the kids can help: It's Christmas cookie decorating time! To help make your holiday cookies as cute as can be, we've rounded up the best ideas from traditional Christmas trees, to cheeky ugly Christmas sweaters, and everything in between. There are plenty of easy ideas for the young 'uns, so little hands won't have much trouble (or make your kitchen too messy). We've even got a best-ever sugar cookie recipe — though we won't tell if you get a couple rolls of dough from the store, instead. 😉