Well, that and a few cute but simple cookie cutters, like my beloved candy canes, snowflakes ... a.k.a. a "flood consistency" royal icing. Reserve one portion for plain white icing, divide ...

Once your cookies are cool, frost them with your prepared royal icing in your desired shapes. Because I’m making candy canes, I’m using red and white icing to create the signature stripes.

Use royal icing to pipe outlines ... by using different shaped cookie cutters such as stars, snowflakes or candy canes. For an extra touch, dust the cookies with powdered sugar or cinnamon ...