How to Decorate Cookies with Christmas Lights

These Christmas Lights Decorated Sugar Cookies are the perfect Christmas-themed treat to give out as presents or a delicious snack. Easy to make and so cute. These Cookies with Christmas Lights are perfect for the holidays.

Christmas lights cookies

Cookies with Christmas Lights

This is not a recipe post. This is just a post to show you how to make those cute little Christmas lights on your sugar cookies. However, if you are looking for a cookie recipe with icing to go along with this idea for decorating…I do have a delicious Sugar Cookie Recipe, if you’d like to check it out.

If you are looking for fun and easy Christmas Treats then check out some of my other ideas like Reindeer Rice Krispies Treats, Blonde Brownie Santa Hats, or Santa Hat Rice Krispies Treats

What I like about this Christmas Cookie:

  • It’s an easy-to-make cookie for Christmas cookie exchanges
  • Kids can help decorate these cookies
  • Perfect for the holidays
Christmas lights cookies

FAQs

Make Ahead and Storage:

Can I Make Christmas Lights Cookies Ahead of Time?

Yes! Frosted Sugar or Cut Out Cookies can be made several days in advance

Storage: Store frosted sugar cookies at room temperature in an air-tight container

Do I Use Mini M&Ms or Regular M&Ms to decorate Cookies with Christmas Lights?

You can use either one. I made large round cookies, so regular-sized M&Ms worked well. If you are making smaller-sized cookies, then you can certainly use mini M&Ms to decorate with

Christmas lights cookies

Tips and Tricks:

  • let the cookies cool completely before decorating them with frosting or icing
  • use a writing tip to make the electric cord
  • you can use regular or mini-sized M&Ms
  • I experimented with the way I drew the lines. I made zig-zag lines, squiggly lines with tight loops, and then wider squiggly lines with large loops – My favorite was the wide squiggly lines and large loops thrown in here and there

If you are ready to make these fun and festive cookies, then let’s make sure you have everything you’ll need:

  • round sugar cookies completely cooled
  • frosting or icing – I used already-made green frosting that is usually available around Christmas time in the baking aisle. This cookie would also be cute in red or white
  • M&Ms – I used regular-sized, but you can use mini M&Ms
  • black decorating icing
  • writing tips for decorating
  • *optional – a piping bag. I did not use a piping bag for the black decorating icing, because I bought a ready-made tube of black icing in the baking aisle of my local store

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Christmas lights cookies

How do you make Christmas Light Cookies?

  • frost round or tree-shaped cookies
  • use a writing tip with black cookie icing to make squiggly lines around the top of the cookie
  • turn M&Ms on their sides and place them under some of the black squiggly lines – spacing them apart much like you would see Christmas lights on a tree

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Christmas lights cookies

How to Decorate Cookies with Christmas Lights

Christmas Light cookies that are perfect for the holiday
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Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
decorating: 20 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Servings: 24
Calories: 52cal
Author: Melissa
Cost: $10

Equipment

  • writing tips for decorating
  • a piping bag. I did not use a piping bag for the black decorating icing because I bought a ready-made tube of black icing in the baking aisle of my local store *optional

Ingredients

  • 24 round sugar cookies completely cooled
  • 1 16 oz. frosting green
  • M&Ms – I used regular-sized, but you can use mini M&Ms
  • 1 4 oz. decorating icing black with a writing tip

Instructions

  • frost round or tree-shaped cookies
  • use a writing tip with black cookie icing to make squiggly lines around the top of the cookie
  • turn M&Ms on their sides and place them under some of the black squiggly lines – spacing them apart much like you would see Christmas lights on a tree

Notes

  • I have a great recipe for sugar cookies and powdered sugar icing – that would be perfect for this decorating idea

Can I Make Christmas Lights Cookies Ahead of Time?

Yes! Frosted Sugar or Cut Out Cookies can be made several days in advance
Storage: Store frosted sugar cookies at room temperature in an air-tight container

Do I Use Mini M&Ms or Regular M&Ms to decorate Christmas Light Cookies?

You can use either one. I made large round cookies, so regular-sized M&Ms worked well. If you are making smaller-sized cookies, then you can certainly use mini M&Ms to decorate with

Tips and Tricks:

  • let the cookies cool completely before decorating them with frosting or icing
  • use a writing tip to make the electric cord
  • you can use regular or mini-sized M&Ms

Making the black lines:

  • I experimented with the way I drew the lines. I made zig-zag lines, squiggly lines with tight loops, and then wider squiggly lines with large loops –
  • My favorite was the wide squiggly lines and large loops thrown in here and there
nutrition facts are only an estimate 

Nutrition

Calories: 52cal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 35mg | Potassium: 9mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0.3mg

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