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    Home ยป Recipes ยป Cookies ยป Decorated Sugar Cookies

    Decorated Sugar Cookies

    Modified: May 7, 2025 ยท Published: Dec 10, 2019 by Chandice ยท This post may contain affiliate links ยท 75 Comments

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    Ok, if you know me then you know that beautifully decorated sugar cookies are a part of nearly every gathering I host. You can keep icing decor simple or you can go elaborate like many you see here, thanks to Enchanted Cookie Boutiques talents!

    Nativity advent sugar cookies

    Decorated Sugar Cookies for Christmas and New Years

    You guys know I love a beautiful themed sugar cookies at any party I host. So I figured we couldnโ€™t go wrong with these gingerbread boys and houses at little ladies gingerbread decorating party.ย 

    My friend Shanan over at Enchanted Cookie Boutique couldnโ€™t have created my vision more beautifully. Just look at all that detail!

    Gingerbread house cookies, gingerbread men sugar cookiesIโ€™ve always wanted to host a white Christmas dinner party from the very first pin I pinned on Pinterest back in probably about 2010. It was a collection of white snowflake sugar cookies and other white Christmas dessert items.

    I just love how beautiful freshly fallen snow looks and a white Christmas dinner party reminds me of just that. These gorgeous white sweater and snowflake sugar cookies that Shanan made were the perfect party addition. They not only look beautiful but they also taste fantastic!

    White sweater and snowflake sugar cookiesOk and these nativity cookies are more than just cookies…they are a Christmas countdown edible nativity! Each day there is a linen bag with a number on it and a cookie inside that has a coordinating scripture.

    Seriously, how fun would kids think that nativity was?! It is interactive yet gets their attention so maybe, just maybe they will be even more interested in the message given through that days scripture.ย Nativity cookies sugar cookie adventSince we did a DIY bubbly tower using Dry Sparkling soda at our glam new years eve party, I knew I needed to mimic the theme with little bubbly drink sugar cookies from our friend Shanan.ย I love that she even offers gluten-free cookies so I never have to miss out on the sweet side of the party!New Years eve sugar cookies champagne glass cookies with sprinkle bubbles

    Thanksgiving, Halloween and Fall Sugar Cookies

    Thanksgiving cookies are the NEW dessert to serve! They look beautiful and taste great too. Plus, no heavy baking on your part like with traditional piesโ€ฆ

    These delicious, decorated sugar cookies are just a quick phone call or email awayโ€ฆ Shanan at Enchanted Cookie Boutique does all the baking, decorating and ships them right to your front door!

    I love this because it gives you more time in the kitchen to cook that gluten-free turkey, gluten-free green bean casserole with homemade fried onions and delicious sausage and apple gluten-free stuffing.

    Thanksgiving sugar cookies on a platter pumpkin pie cookies

    Our witches night out Halloween party was full of spooky fun! You can easily re-create it for your favorite girlfriends for a memorable night.ย 

    Choose one themed treat that will really POP! These vintage looking pumpkins as well as old Halloween prints on edible paper were so cute and absolutely delicious! I love that Shanan can get even more creative with cookies by using a rice paper printer.ย 

    Pumpkin decorated sugar cookies and rice paper printed Halloween sugar cookies

    This ladies night football party is sure to be a hit with your sporty friends (and might just make their husbands a little jealous too).ย To me, the football & stadium gluten free cookies from enchanted cookie boutique were definitely the star of the table!

    I love having her do such beautiful creations at my celebrations. We also whipped up a batch of gluten-free brownies. I simply baked them in a pan then cut them into football shapes and topped them with frosting laces.Stadium sugar cookies and football decorated sugar cookies

    Valentines Sugar Cookies

    A galentineโ€™s party are so much fun because they are a beautiful but laid back way to get your gal pals togetherย inย February.

    There were also chocolates on a heart plate which looked so festive. We also did lipstick and chocolate dipped strawberry sugar cookies from my friend Shanan at Enchanted Cookie Boutique.Galentines party chocolate dipped strawberry sugar cookies Valentines Day lipstick sugar cookiesIf you are not a big fan of the traditional Valentines chocolate box, then you are going to SWOON over these Valentineโ€™s Day sugar cookies in a chocolate box!

    A small 2 oz. heart box holds three to four candy cups with mini Valentines day sugar cookies. The large 1 lb. heart box holds roughly twelve to fourteen.

    I got my brown paper cups on Amazon. A 200 pack was only $4 so definitely a good deal. The white candy cups were a bit more for less but either work great.

    The last of the three things you are going to need are Valentineโ€™s Day sugar cookies! For this DIY project, you are going to want mini cookies, not full size.

    I love getting mine from my dear friend Shanan at Enchanted Cookie Boutique. They are always absolutely gorgeous AND so delicious! She ships nationwide so you can place your order and get them delivered right to your front door.

    Food Decorated Sugar Cookies

    With my talented friend Shanan over at Enchanted Cookie Boutique, Iโ€™ve enjoyed lots of food cookies. These charcuterie and cheeseboard cookies were my favorite!

    Cheeseboard and charcuterie sugar cookies, salami and cracker cookies Cheese sugar cookies decorated on a wood cheese boardCharcuterie Cheese Board Cookies, olive and pickle cookies too

    This cute little veggie platter at our farm to table dinner could not have turned out cuter! We has broccoli, sliced radishes, baby carrots, cauliflower, cucumber slices, cherry tomatoes and a 3D veggie dip cookie to put in the center.ย Vegetable decorated sugar cookies on a wood platterWeโ€™ve also done lobsters and lemons for our lobster boil party and milk glasses for a cookies and milk party. Our 4th of July backyard bash even featured edible cookie snow cones. The kids loved thoseโ€ฆLobster and lemon decorated sugar cookies Milk jug sugar cookiesSnow cone sugar cookies on a white plateThese caramel dipped red and green apple cookies with sprinkles were very whimsical and fun. They were perfect for our fall art of hand lettering workshop.ย Caramel apple dipped sugar cookies

    Birthday and Baby Shower Decorated Sugar Cookies

    If you are looking for a fresh, modern look, this cactus succulent baby shower is definitely going to please. Our dessertย table featured these cactus and baby onesie cookies from our friend Shanan.Cactus succulent baby shower cacti cookies and onesie cookies

    This two legit to quit 90โ€™s hip hop birthday party was one of my favorite celebrations to both plan and be present for. It was full of carefree fun and theย food was all treats and in theme with the party.ย 

    Shanan made us these Two Legit to Quit cookies that still get orders for her every month from people seeing them here and reaching out. We displayed vanilla sandwich cookies with edibleย Wilton Gold Color Mist, edible gold leaf flakedย brownies, gold sprinkled cupcakes and grape juice filled baby bottles with gold lids.

    Two legit to quit 90's hip hop birthday cassette sugar cookiesWe did an American Girl bday party for little lady last year. We kept it pretty simple and low key just letting the girls play dolls but of course, I had to have a themed cookie.

    These doll box cookies were soooo fun! I love that Shanan was able to use rice paper to print out actual American Girl doll faces for an extra authentic look. She also did stars since that is kind of AG’s thing. Our gal was so excited when she saw them!American girl decorated sugar cookiesI knew I had to create a โ€œHatchy Birthdayโ€ Hatchimals birthday party for my little guy who absolutely loves these furry little creatures to make his day even more amazing!

    To make this Hatchimals party amazing, try to keep things along the theme. For our snacks, we decided to have our friend Shanan of Enchanted Cookie Boutique make these Hatchimal eggs and creatures.

    At first when I called her to ask to make them for us, she said, โ€œUm, what is a Hatchimal.โ€ I sent her some pictures and she quickly got to it. I loved that she could make them more blue and green for boys or pink and purple for girls too!

    She never disappoints so I wasnโ€™t worried one bit about how they would turn out.ย Shanan is truly so talented!

    The cutest hatchimal cookies

    I love styling al fresco dinner parties. They are always such a fun party to dream up! For this one, Iย kept it earthy with these geode cookies.

    I am simply amazed with the owner Shanan & the fact that I can give her an idea of what I want, and she can execute it perfectly every time. Her talent is incredible!

    The good news for all of you is that she ships nationwide AND she makes gluten-free cookies. Isn’t that so awesome? So dream of your wishlist cookie design and give her a call.ย Gorgeous decorated geode cookies I did a fun little mermaid baby shower for my friend and it was so fun! We kept the food sweet with two varieties of cookies, cupcakes and โ€œmermaid milkโ€ which was really just milk with blue candy beads for โ€œbubblesโ€.

    Our pearl cookies were SUPER easy to make. I just bought some pistachio flavored macaroons and opened them very gently. I then stuck in an edible pearl candy and placed them on the cake stand. The gorgeous mermaid and mermaid tail cookies were created by my ever talented friend Shanan.

    Mermaid themed baby shower sugar cookiesOk so I am sharing a recipe for my favorite sugar cookies below if you want to get creative and make any of these yourself. However, I HIGHLY recommend just ordering right fromย Shanan over at Enchanted Cookie Boutique (she does nationwide shippingโ€ฆwoot, woot) and she can do regular or gluten-free cookies!

    She literally can just create anything you can dream up! Her willingness to get creative and dream big with you as a customer is one of the things I love most. PLUS, her cookies are SO delicious!

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    Decorated Sugar Cookies

    4.72 from 7 votes
    These sugar cookies are both gluten-free and so delicious! Everyone will love how buttery and soft they are and nobody will EVER know they are gluten-free!
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    Prep Time: 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time: 8 minutes mins
    Total Time: 1 hour hr 23 minutes mins
    Course: cookies
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: decorated, gluten free sugar cookies, sugar cookies
    Servings: 36 cookies
    Calories: 156kcal
    Author: Chandice Probst

    Ingredients

    • 1 1/3 C butter,ย softened
    • 1 1/2 C sugar
    • 2 tsp gluten-free vanilla extract
    • 1 tsp gluten-free almond extract
    • 1 C brown rice flour
    • 1 1/4 C white rice flourย plus more for dusting
    • 1 C potato starch
    • 1/2 C tapioca starch
    • 1/3 C 1/3ย Cย arrowroot flour
    • 1 tsp xanthan gum
    • 1 tsp Real Salt
    • 2 tsp baking powder

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
    • In a stand mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy
    • Add vanilla and almond extracts
    • In another bowl, combine remaining ingredients
    • Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until well combined
    • Refrigerate dough for 1 hour
    • Heavily flour your work surface with white rice flour
    • Place half the dough on to surface and top with more white rice flour
    • Roll out dough and cut out shapes with cookie cutters
    • Gently place cookies on a greased or silicone mat lined baking sheet (I use a spatula)
    • Bake at 350 degrees for 8-9 minutes or until slightly golden brown
    • Cool on pan 3-5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack
    • Continue with the other half of the dough
    • Frost the cookies with your favorite royal or decorating icing recipe once they are completely cooled

    Nutrition

    Calories: 156kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 130mg | Potassium: 86mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 210IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg

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    1. Erin says

      December 02, 2022 at 9:03 pm

      Is butter the only wet ingredient? Thank you!

      Reply
      • Chandice says

        December 04, 2022 at 6:16 am

        And the extracts…

        Reply
    2. Alene says

      December 04, 2020 at 3:46 pm

      Will super fine white and brown rice flour make a difference? I find regular white and brown rice flours too gritty. Thanks!

      Reply
      • Chandice says

        December 05, 2020 at 12:47 am

        No, they would do great!

        Reply
    3. Kelsey vinson says

      January 01, 2020 at 3:30 am

      Sunday football is something we always enjoy as a family. The game day cookies would be awesome

      Reply
    4. Molly says

      January 01, 2020 at 2:53 am

      I love how cute the mermaid cookies look.

      Reply
    5. Cassandra D says

      January 01, 2020 at 2:42 am

      I like the Peter Rabbit Sugar Cookies.

      Reply
    6. Amy Rice says

      January 01, 2020 at 12:54 am

      The chocolate covered strawberry cookies are absolutely adorable!!!!

      Reply
    7. samantha says

      January 01, 2020 at 12:42 am

      We are a sugar cookie family. All of us love them. I have to limit them lol otherwise that is all the kids would eat!

      Reply
    8. Heather smith says

      December 31, 2019 at 11:50 pm

      I love the little geode cookies

      Reply
    9. Michelle Horstman says

      December 31, 2019 at 10:16 pm

      Because they are so cute and I love the new year’s eve champagne glasses!

      Reply
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