One easy fix for this problem is to buy cookies from the store — and then elevate ... to dip them in chocolate — sugar cookies make for a great, relatively plain base, but chocolate chip ...

To start, you can try using chopped nuts, sanding sugar, miniature chocolate chips ... you may want to use nuts that aren't commonly found in store-bought cookies, like pistachios.

For starters, you can top plain sugar cookies with dollops ... and nuts to make hummingbird oatmeal cookies. Incorporate more toppings into store-bought cookies to keep guests speculating.

Like Ina Garten says, sometimes store-bought is fine for pulling together baking projects like holiday sugar cookies. Dotdash Meredith/Sarah Maiden It’s tough to resist a still-warm sugar cookie fresh ...