When decorating Christmas cookies, there is no right or wrong way to do things. You can use your imagination to make your desired images & messages, which makes preparing homemade decorated cookies extremely versatile, allowing them to be customized for your intended recipient.
Many would say the best part of making Christmas cookies is definitely the decorating. You get to personalize your little baked creations, & if you have kids, you get to let them in on the act. So, bust out your pastry bags &gumdrops. It's time to give those gingerbread men some eyes. Try decorating your cookies with sugars, dried fruits, nuts and edible paint both before & after baking ,Personalize the cookies for your intended recipient .Use frosting for covering the cookies & icing for the decorating as frosting is much thicker ,get the kids involved for quality family time around the holidays .
To attach candies to your cookies later than baking, use a drop of corn syrup or a dab of royal icing to hold them in place ,dust cookies with powdered sugar . A toothpick or small paintbrush is used to paint details on your cookies that brings more attraction and looks amazing which really means cookies decorations.