How to Decorate Farmhouse Christmas Cookies

Farmhouse Christmas Cookie Decorating Kit

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Picking out a Christmas tree is a holiday tradition! And this new Farmhouse Christmas cookie tutorial celebrates that special trip to the tree farm!

In this tutorial, watch how to make: a Christmas Truck with Tree, a Farm Fresh Christmas Tree Sign, a Farmhouse Milk Can, a Wreath, and a Barn with Christmas lights.

Cookie Yield

For a single batch of dough, you can make about 18-22 of these cookies. I should note that I roll my cookies to 1/4" thick using the Dough EZ Rolling Mat System. The thickness of your cookies will impact your yield.

COOKIE RECIPE: For a cookie recipe and rolling and baking video CLICK HERE - this recipe can be doubled in a KitchenAid Mixer.

Prepping the Royal Icing

ICING PREP

For a single batch of dough, I typically use a single batch of icing. Since I'm using a KitchenAid mixer, I made a double batch of icing and split it in half (reserving half for another project).

This cookie set has 5 icing colors - using 4 gels. l don't measure exactly...I estimate. For a more detailed look at icing planning, CLICK HERE to read this helpful blog post.

ICING PLAN BY THE OUNCE (THIS IS BASED ON MAKING 4 OF EACH OF THESE 5 COOKIE DESIGNS - 20 COOKIES)

Super Red - 4 oz (pipe and flood)
Leaf Green - 3 oz (pipe and flood)
Bright White - 7 oz (pipe and flood)
Black Diamond- 2 oz (pipe and flood)
Gray - 4 oz (pipe and flood)

ROYAL ICING RECIPE

For a royal icing recipe and video CLICK HERE - this recipe can be doubled in a KitchenAid Mixer.

Project Timeline

Plan ahead to enjoy the most success with your cookie project! I break up the decorating process. It works better with my life to do a little each day. Here is the schedule for this cookie project and estimated times on how long each phase takes.

DAY 1

Mix Dough (30 mins), Chill Dough (2 hours inactive time), Roll and Bake (1 hour), Mix Royal Icing and Prep Icing Colors - it is helpful to make the colors the day before you decorate because the color will deepen overnight (1 hour).

DAY 2

Outline and Flood Cookies (1-2 hours), Allow to dry in front of fan before adding details (1 hour for standard cookies or 6 hours before stenciling with royal icing - like the Farm Fresh Christmas Trees Sign). Piping details and stenciling (1.5-2 hours)