Step 1

In advance: Make cookies. Prepare and roll out dough. For each Santa, cut 1 head using largest oval Cut-Out and 1 body using bell cutter from set (cut clapper off bell). Bake and cool cookies.

Step 2

Decorate cookies on waxed paper covered board using royal icing. Ice oval cookie smooth in light peach. Pipe tip 8 hat with tail extending about 1/2 in. beyond cookie (smooth with finger dipped in cornstarch). Add tip 3 C-motion beard, zigzag hat brim, swirl pompom and outline ears. Pipe tip 1 dot eyes and nose, outline mouth; let dry. Ice bell cookie smooth in red. Pipe tip 3 ball trim and tip 1 outline buttons; let dry. Cut licorice into 1 1/2 in. sections for arms, 1 3/4 in. sections for legs. Attach to back of body with melted candy. Flatten spice drops slightly between waxed paper. Cut 1 in. semi-circles for shoes; shape mittens from 3/4 in. ovals. Attach with melted candy. Trim mittens with tip 3 zigzags; let dry. Attach head to body with melted candy; let set.

*Combine Red-Red with Christmas Red for red shown. Combine Brown with Red-Red for brown shown. Combine Creamy Peach with Ivory for skin tone shown. Combine Leaf Green with Lemon Yellow for green shown.