In a large mixing bowl using a stand mixer or hand mixer, combine powdered sugar with some of the water. You want a thick paste. Slowly add more water until you have a firm but flowy icing.

Divide icing into various bowls and start adding food coloring. Once you get the color you desire, you can think out each bowl of icing with drops of more water until you get it to the right consistency.

Transfer icing into piping bags or resealable bags. When you are ready to start icing your cookies, nip the tip of the bag for a small hole. No piping tips needed, unless you really want to use them!

To make reindeer faces, you will need brown, red, white and black. Cover the top of the Oreo with brown icing. When the brown has dried, pipe the large red nose and white of the eyes. Add a tiny bit of black to the eyes and you are done!

To make snowflakes, you will need light blue and white icing. Cover the top of the Oreo with light blue. When it has dried, you can use the white icing to pipe the snowflake. Pipe a large X then a line down the center of it. Finish by adding little v’s at the tips. For a little sparkle, brush the white snowflake (when it is dried) with some shimmer powder.

To make Christmas trees, you need white and green icing. Cover the top of the Oreo with white icing and let it dry. Once dried, pipe a zig zag tree using the green icing. You can then decorate the tree with colorful Christmas sprinkles.

To make Santa’s belt you need red, white, black and yellow icing. Cover the Oreo with red icing and let it dry. Pipe a white line down the center of the cookie and let that dry. Pipe a black line down the center of the cookie in the other direction, crossing over the white line and let that dry. Pipe a yellow square buckle in the center of the cookie. If you want, while the yellow icing is wet, dip in gold sugar. For a little sparkle, brush the tree (when it is dried) with some shimmer powder.

To make the snowmen, you will need white, orange and black icing. If you want a hat on your snowman, you will need an additional color. Cover the oreo in white icing and let that dry. If you are doing a hat, cover the top third of the cookie with light blue icing. Use the black icing for the coal eyes and mouth. Pipe a carrot nose. You can use a snowflake candy for your hat’s pom pom.

To make gingerbread faces, you will need brown, white, black and red icing. Cover the top with brown icing and let it dry. Pipe the white squiggle at the crown of the head. Pipe to black eyes and a black smile. Once dried, finish with two red cheeks.

I have two options for a wreath. For both you will start with a white base. For the first option on the left, let the base dry and pipe a thick green circle. While the green icing is wet, dip in green sugar. If you have holly sprinkles, you can add that.

For the second option on the left, you will pipe directly on the wet white icing. Add 4-5 green dots around the cookie then immediately use a toothpick to trace a circle through the green dots 2-3 times. Add some red pearl sprinkles for berries.