One of the greatest pleasures of the season is decorating Christmas cookies with a perfect royal icing: a technique that transforms simple cookies into edible works of art. Royal icing ...

Leftover royal icing can easily be transformed into edible accessories for future baking projects. For the meringue-based variety, you can pipe out an assortment of decorations, like icing flowers ...

Use royal icing to pipe outlines ... Plus, gingerbread cookies can be shared as gifts, used as edible decorations or even hung on the tree, creating an inviting, holiday atmosphere.