This company has cornered the market on quality sanding and sparkling sugars. Peppermint crunch bits are a crowd-pleaser, but the coffee-flavored decoratifs lend a little jingle jangle to your holly jolly.
Available at chefstools.com, $4-$31.
Use metallic single-serve cake boards as place mats for each guest’s cookie decorating station.
Available at beryls.com, $1.75.
Swirl a few drops of elixir — made from Massachusetts brambles and sweetened with honey — into your party punch or tub of frosting.
Available at bughillfarm.org, $12.50.
Display sprinkles, frosting, candies, and other cookie toppers in bowls with individual mini scoops to prevent double dipping.
Available at spoonsisters.com, $14 for four.
Forget the candy bits and baubles, dress up your cookies naturally with delicate sugared petals and leaves.
Available at markethallfoods.com, $11 each.
For an edible centerpiece, show off your cookie piles under a glass bell jar.
Available at shopterrain.com, $32.
It’s a Christmas miracle. We found tiny marshmallow bits, like the kind in Lucky Charms. They add a fun pop of color to every cup of cocoa.
Available at nutsonline.com, $4 per pound.
Pour colored sugar into tiny pinch bowls for major cute factor.
Available at fiftyoneandahalf.com, $45 for nine.
Somewhere in Italy, nice nanas gather young pine cones, cook them with sugar over a low fire, and turn out small bottles of nutty pine syrup. Add a touch to your buttercream frosting or winter crumble for a snow-capped mountain scent.
Available at italia-gourmet.com, $28.50.
One hundred seventy-two pages of DIY holiday decorating ideas with a Scandinavian twist.
Available at sweetpaulmag-digital.com, free.
Wrap homemade cookies in brown paper packages tied up with string. Yeah, these are a few of our favorite things.
Available at thetwinery.com, $5-$168.
The old-school PB alternative has popped up in fancy kitchens as of late. Slather some spread between two sugar cookies for a dessert sandwich.
Available at zingermans.com, $20.
Instead of the usual cookie cutter suspects (pine tree, stocking, Santa), invest in a winter weather menagerie (elk, penguin, wolf) in dozens of positions (prancing, standing, frolicking).
Available at victortradingco.com, $10-$55.
All natural and free of dyes, these little guys are sweet, tart, crisp, and the center of attention in any cookie. They’re also the perfect Manhattan garnish.
Available at caskstore.com, $16.
Treat your hostess to a nonperishable work of art — limited edition, of course — from Jen Bekman’s 20x200 project.
Available at 20x200.com, $50.
This smoky Turkish spice pairs beautifully with chocolate and dried fruit. A little dusting (on top of cupcakes) will do ya.
Available at worldspice.com, $2 per ounce.
What’s a cookie party without proper dessert plates? Hand-cast, creamy white platters let confections do the talking.
Available at herriottgrace.bigcartel.com, $42.
Break out the cake pop machine and crank out a few rounds while guests tend to their naked cookies.
Available at fancyflours.com, $30.
Have a cookie assembly line at the ready. Pack drop cookies in jars, and keep butterballs fresh for gifting in deco glass containers.
Available at weckcanning.com, $14-$27.
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