Take stock of all your decorations and decide how to combine them to decorate each cookie.

Cover your workspace with a large sheet of parchment or use Counter Covers.

Arrange all your decorations in one place, using piping tips when necessary.

Have your baked and cooled cookies on a tray nearby for easy decorating.

For flooded cookies, outline the cookie with stiff royal icing and then flood the interior with thinner icing. Add decor and sprinkles as desired.

Continue decorating the cookies as simply or as intricately as your time allows.

Allow the royal icing to set for 24 hours to harden completely. For cookies decorated with other icing, store them in a single layer in a lidded container until serving.