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Christmas sugar cookie decorating activity

Decorating sugar cookies for Christmas is one of my favorite Christmas traditions. It's something I did with my family growing up and an activity I enjoy doing with my kids now. Here is everything we use for this fun family activity.

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Inspiration

Making the sugar cookies

Decorating the sugar cookies

Inspiration

These are some great Pins for decorating inspiration.

These are more in line with how our sugar cookie look. They're a little messy, super fun, extra cute and totally delicious!

Cookie Decorating Kits for Kids {and Easy Butter Frosting Recipe}

These are definitely more advanced decorating skills but it just gives an idea of what can be done!

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Some fun inspiration on how to decorate sugar cookies! Painting with food coloring is another great option for decorating!

Hand-Painted Sugar Cookies {Kid-Friendly Cookie Decorating}

Making the sugar cookies

The fun part of this activity is decorating the cookies, not baking the cookies so I want the cookie baking part to be as easy as possible. These are some of my favorite options for the sugar cookies.

We always use either cookie mix or the premade cookie dough. The fun part of this activity is decorating the cookies, not baking them so we want this step to be as easy as possible.

Betty Crocker Sugar Cookie Mix

Another easy option for the sugar cookies.

Pillsbury Ready To Bake Refrigerated Cookie Dough, Sugar Cookie, 24 Cookies, 16 oz

We roll out the cookie dough and use Christmas themed cookie cutters to make fun Christmas shapes to decorate.

JEEXI 14 Pack Christmas Cookie Cutters Set, Holiday Winter Xmas Cookies Cutters, Party Baking Supplies, Stainless Steel Gingerbread Man Tree Snowflake Candy Cane Santa Snowman and More

I love putting cookies on this cooling rack to cool quicker and to free up the cookie sheet for another batch of cookies.

Wilton Bake It Better Cooling Grid, Non-Stick, Steel, 16 x 10-inch

Baking the sugar cookies on parchment paper makes making multiple batches so much easier!

Great Value 50 sq ft Non-Stick Parchment Paper

Rolling pins make rolling out the dough easy. Make sure to use flour to avoid sticking!

GoodCook Everyday 10" x 2" Water-Resistant Wood Barrel Dough Rolling Pin

Decorating the sugar cookies

Now for the fun part! Decorating! There are so many ways to decorate sugar cookies. We use fun piping tips to get fun textures, food coloring for fun colors, and sprinkles! Have fun with it!

Frosting bags and fun tips can add an extra fun element to decorating.

Wilton Cake Decorating Set with Piping Tips, Decorating Bags, Couplers and Instructions, 18-Piece

Sugar cookies pair best with vanilla frosting in my opinion.

Betty Crocker Gluten Free Vanilla Frosting, 16 oz.

Mix the food coloring into the vanilla frosting for fun colors!

Great Value Gel Food Colors, Classic Colors, 2.7 Ounces

Adding sprinkles is my daughters favorite part of decorating cookies. Any sprinkles are fine, just have fun with it!

Wilton 6-Cell Assorted Christmas Sprinkles, Green, Red and White, 6.7 oz.

Color mist is another way to make the Christmas sugar cookies look amazing.

Wilton Gold Color Mist Shimmering Food Color Spray, 1.5 oz.

I love these metallic ball sprinkles. They're so cute and festive.

Wilton Metallic Sugar Pearl Sprinkles, Gold, 4.97 oz.

Food paint is another option for decorating Christmas sugar cookies!

Noshi Edible Organic Crayola Food Paint: Fruit Purees, 3.6oz, 3 Tubes