Sure, you could decorate cookies the same as you have been, but why would you? There are cookie decorating hacks out there that have some amazing results. They are also quick and so simple that you’ll wonder why you haven’t already been doing them.
Your cookies are about to look amazing. Are you ready to get started?
Here are our favorite cookie decorating hacks:
#1 Ultimate peanut butter cookies
Sure, you could use a fork to create that classic crisscrossed top to your peanut butter cookies. Using a clean cooling rack is faster, easier, and looks so much better.
#2 Dinosaur print cookies
Why be boring? Make your next batch of cookies Jurassic with the help of a dinosaur toy.
Take three flavors of dough, create three dough balls, place them next to each other, and then press them under the bottom of a glass while twisting it. You’ll end up with gorgeous swirl cookies.
#4 Perfectly presented cookies
Get out your citrus juicer and place a ball of dough into the inside tip. Press it in lightly and then turn over your juicer and gently knock it on the table to let your cookie fall free.
#5 Decorative sugar cookies
If you have any glasses with embossed designs, this is the perfect time to get some extra use out of them. Roll them over your cookies to create something unique but easy to duplicate.
Get a piece of uncooked bow-tie pasta. You can use it to press into the tops of your unbaked cookies to create this effect.
#7 Precisely printed cookies
Give your cookies a professional look with something you wouldn’t expect. Press the top of a bar of baking chocolate into them to create this effect.
#8 Simple but spectacular jam cookies
Press the tip of a citrus juicer into each of your cookies to make an indent. Fill those indents with the jam of your choice.
Give your lemon cookies an extra special look. Just press the side of a cheese grater into their tops to create this.
#10 Adorable turtle cookies
Create each cookie’s base with five small balls of dough, then add cocoa powder to the remaining dough. Take that dough, form cookies, press a cooling rack into them, and then place them on your smaller dough balls to create turtles.
#11 Perfectly presented cookies
These use something unexpected – a meat tenderizing mallet! Press it into the tops of your cookies to create this grid effect.
#12 Summer seashell cookies
Find a Tupperware lid to create this look. Push the center of it into your raw cookie dough balls, and you will create these seashells.
#13 Precise pretzel twist cookies
As the name indicates, you’ll need a pretzel for this one. Use a small and hard pretzel to press into your cookies to create this look.
#14 Cheerful flower cookies
Get out the apple corer for this one. Press it into each of your balls of dough and then carefully shape the petals with your fingers.
Create simple designs with just a toothpick. Press the side into your cookies to make precise lines.
#16 Creepy spiderweb cookies
If you have a deep-fry skimmer around, these are a perfect Halloween treat. Just press the skimmer into the surface of your cookies before baking them.
#17 Cookies that stand out
Tongs can make this look come to life. Your cookies will never be boring again.
#18 Beautiful rose cookies
Take four small pieces of dough, flatten them out, and roll them up together. Next, all you need to do is cut your rolled dough in half and spread the new petals.
Use the side of a whisk to create the same pattern of lines in each of your cookies. Your cookies will taste good as always, but they’ll also match.
#20 Delicious rainbow star cookies
Get out the powdered food coloring and dip the tip of a whisk into your desired color. Press it into the center of each cookie.
#21 Rudolph the Reindeer cookies
Do you want extra special cookies this winter? Turn gingerbread men upside down and then decorate them like this lovable deer.
#22 Wonderful chocolate cross cookies
Making these crosses is simple. Press the back of a fork into chocolate powder and then press it into the side of an unbaked cookie. Repeat three more times to create the cross.
Make your candy cane shaped cookies really stand out and taste amazing. Drizzle them with melted white chocolate before topping them with shreds of actual candy cane.
Find a bottle with an interesting design at the bottom and use it to press into the top of each of your cookies. They will be matching perfection.
Look around the house and see what you have. The cap of a marker pressed into dough can create a quick, easy, and perfect design.
#26 Exceptional chocolate cookie rings
Dip the end of a clean beer bottle into chocolate powder and then press it into the top of your cookies. You’ll end up with the perfect chocolate rings.
Get the deep fry skimmer back out for this one. Instead of using the middle to create spider webs, use the side to make this uniform design.
#28 Amazing button cookies
Do you want cookies that look just like buttons? Use the back of a bottle cap to create an indent and then a straw to poke four holes into the center of each cookie.
#29 Awesome ginger cookies
Sure, you could have boring ginger cookies, but why? Look through the drawers in the kitchen to see if you have one of these around and use the side pressed into the tops of your cookies to create the design.
#30 Perfect honeycomb cookies
Place bubble wrap over your cookie dough and press it down to make an impression on the surface. After that, all you need to do is cut your cookies into hexagons.
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Sure, you could decorate cookies the same as you have been, but why would you? There are cookie decorating hacks out there that have some amazing results. They are also quick and so simple that you’ll wonder why you haven’t already been doing them.
Your cookies are about to look amazing. Are you ready to get started?
Here are our favorite cookie decorating hacks:
