Gingerbread cookies waiting for decoration. (Amy Scattergood / Los Angeles Times)
Gingerbread cookies cooking on a rack, waiting for decoration. (Amy Scattergood / Los Angeles Times)
Gingerbread cookies awaiting decoration. (Amy Scattergood / Los Angeles Times)
Holiday gingerbread cookies, decorated and spread out on sheet pans. (Amy Scattergood / Los Angeles Times)
Cutting out gingerbread dough, with shapes on a cutting board. (Amy Scattergood / Los Angeles Times)
Decorated gingerbread cookies on sheet pans. (Amy Scattergood / Los Angeles Times)
