The best cookie decorating kits for your festive spread

For the first kit in this list, we have a gingerbread kit from Lakeland. Clocking in at a respectable £5.99, this kit contains one ready-made man, icing already in the piping bag and some fab little coloured sweets for decoration. With Lakeland's guarantee that your little man will be fresh and ready to eat, it's worth taking a look.

Become a 'biscuiteer' at home with these fabulous bauble gingerbread cookies from Biscuiteers. Its biscuits are beautifully hand-crafted by artists at the Ministry of Biscuits and have a three-month shelf-life. With some super supplies and a handy step-by-step guide, this kit is the perfect festive activity for all the family. Also, it comes in a cute keepsake tin that can keep your Christmas cookies fresh through to the New Year.

Decorate your very own gingerbread stockings with this M&S gingerbread cookie kit that includes six biscuits. Included in each pack is a red icing tube, festive sprinkles and six gingerbread stockings. "

Craft & Crumb has some fun and unusual DIY biscuit kits, and this biscuit decorating kit could easily be decorated instead to look like Santa and his elves. Although it isn't specifically for Christmas, the little person in your life can create some fabulous festive designs.

Each baking kit makes approximately 15-20 biscuits and contains a biscuit mix where you just add eggs and butter - it couldn't be simpler.

We love this kit because there is an array of edible elements like glitter and colours, so children can really get creative.

Jump into your festivities with this cool kit. Christmas jumpers encapsulate the spirit of Christmas: to be merry and to spread cheer. With this kit from Craft & Crumb, it is your chance to become a Christmas fashion designer. Just add some honey and butter to the gingerbread mix and bake up a festive treat for the big day. Who doesn't love getting a little crafty for Christmas?

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Okay, so we know this isn't a traditional Christmas cookie, but who doesn't like macarons? Elevate your Christmas cookies this year by making these adorable Christmas puddings.

This kit includes all the pre-weighed, dry ingredients you need to make 12 perfect Christmas macarons and the delicious buttercream filling.

This is our second entry from the Biscuiteers on our list, but they're just so pretty we couldn't resist. This would make an excellent gift and something festive to do with the children in your life. With 12 snowman-shaped gingerbread biscuits, icing sugar, grey food colouring, and piping bags. Plus, they come presented in their famous square-edged keepsake tin, perfect for storing future bakes or keepsakes. Check out how they will look below.