Now that the Christmas season is upon us, it’s time to start decorating the house inside and out. While we are spending so much time at home this year it’s nice to create a house filled with holiday cheer. A decorated tree with colorful lights, wreaths on the door, and presents galore make for a festive atmosphere. The scents of sugar cookies baking in the oven add to it even more. These Christmas is coming cookies are perfect to make for family, friends, or neighbors and drop as a gift on their doorstep.
Royal icing recipe in white, yellow, blue, red, green and black colors
Cookie cutters: present, wreath, santa hat, candy cane, truck with tree, and tree
White nonpareils and silver dragees
Truck with tree:
Draw two round circles for the tires, fill in leaving a hole in the centerAdd white rims on the tiresAdd silver dragees in the center of each tireOutline the cab of the truck leaving a little room around the wheel well, and add a window with a slight angle toward the front of the truck.Outline the bed of the truck, flood the cab area leaving the window and allow icing to crust Flood the bed of the truck, add white icing to the window, headlight and tail lightNext, in the bed of the truck draw a rough outline of a tree dividing it in sections and allowing a little overhangFlood every other tree layerFinish flooding the other tree layers and add pine branches to the original layers you floodedFinish up the pine branches, outline the front wheel wellFlood front wheel well and outline above rear wheel wellFlood section above rear wheel well and add a door handle
Wreath:
We cut out the center of the wreath with a small round cookie cutter before baking. Outline the center and add a swirly outer line following the shape of the cookieFlood the area with white icingWhile the icing is still wet, start drawing a lazy “v” all around the wreathComplete the circle with lazy “v” shapeNext, while holding the cookie in place with one hand, take a scribe tool or toothpick and drag a line through the center going around twiceYou have a wreathAdd red berries to the wreathFor a bow, add a circle in the middle and outline the shape on each sideFlood the bow and allow to crustOutline the entire bow, draw a circle in the center and little loops at the top
Christmas Tree:
Outline the shape of the tree with green icingFlood with green icingStarting near the top, create a zig zag line with black icing for the string lightsAdd red lights Next, add yellow lightsNow, add blue lightsFinally, add white lights, a star and a trunk
Candy Cane:
Outline candy cane with white icingFlood candy cane with white icing Using red icing, outline the candy cane stripe curving the line upwardFlood the outlined area with red icingContinue the same process up the candy cane Add a little green stripe for a color variation
Present:
Outline present cookie with blue icingFlood present cookieDecorate present with white polka dotsAdd red ribbon lines across the frontAdd a red bow on the top of the present
Watch this video to see how we made the cookies for this set:
