They're the most fun to make with kids (or to unlock your inner child) using cookie cutters, royal icing, sprinkles and ... us his tricks to making the best sugar cookies at home, with this ...

Simple sugar cookies need not be boring. We love punching up their flavor with ginger, cinnamon or apricot jam, and topping them with everything from colorful sprinkles to sticky-sweet icing.

Add the icing sugar and vanilla and mix until smooth. Refrigerate, 20 mins. Transfer the mixture to a piping bag fitted with a large round nozzle. Pipe a dollop on to each of the cooled cookies. To ...