Expand the description and view the text of the steps for this how-to video. Check out Howcast for other do-it-yourself videos from goluxx and more videos in the Cookies category. You can contribute too! Create your own DIY guide at www.howcast.com or produce your own Howcast spots with the Howcast Filmmakers Program at www.howcast.com You’ve got the basic recipe. Now learn all the different ways you can decorate those holiday sugar cookies like a pro. To complete this How-To you will need: Specialty decorating items Sugar cookie dough Cookie cutters Cookie sheets Currants, chopped nuts, or assorted candy Eggs Food-coloring liquid and food-coloring gel or paste A pastry brush or small artist’s brush Hard candies A plastic bag A rolling pin Plastic squeeze bottles Royal icing A butter knife Rolled fondant Waxed paper Cookie tins A straw A toothpick Step 1: Get supplies Go to a baking-supply or craft store, or shop online for specialty cookie-decorating items. Step 2: Jazz them up There are tons of ways to decorate your cookies before baking. After you’ve rolled out the dough and cut the cookies into shapes, press currants, nuts, or candy into them. Or brush them lightly with egg white and dust with colored sanding sugar or sprinkles. Tip: Dragees, those tiny gold and silver balls that adorn fancy cookies and cakes, are edible. But because they contain real metal, eating them is not advisable. Step 3: Glaze them To add colorful shine, glaze cookies before baking by whisking …
