Decoration recipes

Add sparkle to your Christmas tree with these festive edible decorations made from melted sweets

Easily turn a classic fruitcake into cute personalised gifts or place markers for Christmas lunch with fondant icing and cocktail

These tasty spiced gingerbread men make a fantastically festive, edible Christmas decoration - string up and eat within two weeks

Bake to impress with this stunning edible centrepiece - perfect for a Christmas party buffet, or as an alternative to Christmas pudding

These fun marshmallow lollipops are a great way to entertain children in the kitchen

Try making these Christmassy lollipops as a festive treat for kids – and get them involved in the kitchen too

Personalised biscuits are an impressive finishing touch when you're setting a table for dinner with friends and family

These sweet treats are a great last-minute gourmet addition to a homemade gift hamper and are fun to make with kids

Finish off a beautifully laid table with these simple, mint-iced cookies - they're fun to make with the kids!

Arrange savoury biscuits in a pretty circle around your chosen cheese for a decorative centrepiece and alternative cheeseboard

These thrifty decorations look pretty and seasonal - but don't eat them! Great for making with older kids

These elegant edible adornments really finish off a beautifully set dinner table on those special occasions

Kids will love to make these magical Christmas biscuits and hang them with pretty ribbon

Gorgeous, edible decorations for the Christmas tree which will delight your children

Bake a gingerbread house with our simple biscuit recipe and design template. Get the kids involved, too, and weave some magical Christmas memories

Hang these from a Christmas tree or pack them into boxes as end-of-term gifts for teachers and friends.

These cinnamon flavoured Christmas biscuits are great for getting the kids involved in cooking, and they will look great on the tree too

Get the kids in the kitchen to help bake the biscuits for an edible Advent calendar. We've shaped ours to make bunting, snowflake and baubles

Great British Bake Off 2013 winner Frances Quinn created these edible decorations topped with white and dark chocolate and almond 'feathers'