In today’s world of sweets, there is nothing more exciting than a well-frosted cookie.

Thanks to well-loved bakeries like Crumbl, drizzles, swirls, and dollops of icing atop cakey and crispy cookies are all the rage in baking. Recreate your own frosted treats with these delectable cookie and icing pairings.

1. Classic Gingerbread With Clementine Cream Cheese Icing 

Food styling by Claire Stubbs | Prop styling by Renée Drexler/The PropsImage by: Maya Visnyei

These spiced gingerbread cookies go perfectly with a delightful drizzle of tangy clementine cream cheese icing. 

Get the recipe for our Classic Gingerbread Cookies and Clementine Cream Cheese Icing here.

2. Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies With Chocolate Icing 

Photography: Maya Visnyei | Food styling: Michael Elliott | Prop styling: Geary House

Is there anything better than peanut butter and chocolate? Top these chewy cookies with a dollop of buttery chocolate icing for some extra oompf.

Get the recipe for our Best Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies and Buttery Chocolate Icing.

3. Lavender Lemon Cookies With Coconut Meringue

Food styling by Christopher St. Onge | Prop styling by Alanna DaveyImage by: Ronald Tsang

These cookies are light and fresh on their own. Swap out the lemon drizzle for coconut meringue to create an ultra-bright cookie.

Get the recipe for our Lavender Lemon Cookies and Coconut Meringue Icing.

4. Double Chocolate Sugar Cookies With Champagne Butter Icing

Photography: Tango | Food Styling: Denyse Roussin | Prop Styling: Caroline Simon

Make these chocolately sugar cookies extra fancy by piping our favourite silky champagne icing on top.

Get the recipe for our Double Chocolate Sugar Cookies and Champagne Butter Icing.

5. Chocolate Brownie Cookies With Peppermint Meringue Icing

Photography: Ronald Tsang | Food styling: Claire Stubbs, Donna Borooah & Tanya Osmond | Prop styling: Renée Drexler/Geary House

Chocolate and peppermint are a match made in heaven. Add a swirl of light meringue icing to your soft brownie cookies for a sweet surprise.

Get the recipe for our Chocolate Brownie Cookies and Peppermint Meringue Icing.

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