Hello sweet friends!
In this video, I’m decorating classic gingerbread cookies with royal icing using festive designs inspired by Miss Kate Cuttables’ scrapbook paper. I show my decorating process from start to finish.
The cookie cutters for this set were made by Tracy of Wella Cookie Cutter Co., and they are such a dream to work with. They cut through gingerbread dough beautifully and give you nice, clean edges, which makes decorating so much easier. You can really tell they’re thoughtfully designed.
The Cookie Designs
This set includes a mix of:
- Gingerbread people with simple, happy expressions
- Snowflake cookies with delicate piping
- Ornament cookies with clean line work
- A softly scalloped Christmas tree
I focused on smooth floods and simple details — nothing too fussy — just classic holiday cookies that feel warm and cheerful.
Video – Decorating Gingerbread Cookies with Royal Icing
You can also find the full video on YouTube, here.
Royal Icing Recipe and Icing Consistencies
You can find my favorite royal icing recipe here. The consistency of icing is key for easy decorating. Click here to see a YouTube video on finding the right icing thickness.
Complete Guide to Royal Icing PDF
You can also find my Complete Guide to Royal Icing Consistency here.
Icing Consistency
All the icing consistencies are medium, unless mentioned otherwise. You can find my Complete Guide to Royal Icing Consistency here.
Cookie Decorating Basics
Here are some posts which take you through cookie decorating basics. If you’re a beginner, you can use these videos as a guide to basic decorating. I’ll mention details unique to each cookie in each cookie section below:
{Video} Cookie Decorating Tools & How to Fill a Piping Bag
{Video} How to Outline and Flood Cookies with Royal Icing
{Video} How to Dry Cookies Decorated with Royal Icing
Piping Bags
In terms of piping bags, I mainly used tipless piping bags for very fine details and PME 1.5 piping tips for most piping, and larger piping tips such as 4 to 6 to flood larger surfaces.
Cookie Recipe
I used my classic gingerbread cookie recipe for these, which you can find here. If you’d like to try a different cookie base, other recipes can be found here.
Decorating Tools
What you’ll need (The Amazon links are affiliate links):
- Piping Tips 1.5
- Piping Tips 4-6
- Piping Bags
- Tipless Piping Bags
- Couplers
- Americolor Gel Colors
- Scribe Tool or Toothpicks
- Piping Bag Ties
- If you need help in the drawing department, like me, here is a tutorial on using a projector
These were so fun to make, and I hope they inspire you to decorate some gingerbread of your own.
Wishing you a warm, peaceful, and cookie-filled holiday season! If you have any questions or comments please feel free to drop me a line below in the comment section or on social media. You can find me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and YouTube.
Happy baking!
xo,
Marian
My lovely friend! I was hoping I would see a post from you soon, snd here it is! Once again, your are hands down the queen of cookie decorating! I think my blood pressure goes down at least 20 points watching your videos! You are such a master. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas! Love from Northern California!!!!
Hi Tina! Sorry for the delay, I had two Christmas family gatherings in the last few days. It is SO nice to see you here! I really appreciate you visiting me here and commenting, after all these years. I sincerely appreciate it. I wish you a wonderful Christmas and all the best for 2026! Xo
Hi, Merry Christ-mas. I am a 79 (on the 18th) year old grandma. I have been decorating cookies as a hobby for three years. I just wanted to know how one gets outline and drawings on a cookie if you have no projector?
Hi Sharlene
Sorry for the delay… I just had two family Christmas gatherings and was quite busy. Before I had a projector, I would trace the design I wanted on paper and cut it out. Place that on the cookie and pin prick the design through the paper. A lot of effort but doable for a few cookies. Alternatively you could cut out pieces of the design shape and place those on the cookie, then use an edible marker to draw around the shape onto the cookie. Hope that helps and Merry Christmas!