Decorating sugar cookies used to intimidate me — until I found this no-fuss icing recipe that makes the whole process fun, easy, and totally stress-free. This sugar cookie icing is smooth, shiny ...

There are just four ingredients in this easy (yet very professional-looking) sugar cookie icing recipe. Make it your go-to royal icing for holiday cookies.

If decorating with sanding sugar, sprinkle it on the unbaked cookies before they go into the oven. If decorating with icing or glaze, make sure the cookies are completely cool before decorating.

Royal icing is the go-to stuff for sugar cookies, because it makes a neat, hard and glossy finish that professional bakers and home chefs love.

Everything you want in your Christmas cookie tin — gingerbread cutouts, chocolate hazelnut linzers and more.

Don't have time for frosting your holiday cookies in buttercream or fancy royal icing? Columnist Tammy Swift found a happy compromise with this way-easier-than-it-looks technique for marbled icing.

Making sugar cookie cutouts sparks the imagination and engages creativity. They can be as simple or as complicated as you want. We asked professional bakers for their tips to making and baking the ...