Decorate a Gingerbread Cookie Village for Christmas
Spice up your holiday baking with a "sweet" new tradition as we guide you through creating a magical gingerbread cookie village! In this step-by-step tutorial, we'll show you how to decorate a 4-piece cookie set featuring four unique gingerbread house designs. Using simple techniques and royal icing transfers, we’ll make the decorating process fun and approachable for decorators of all skill levels.
Whether you're an experienced cookie decorator or just getting started, this tutorial will help you bring your gingerbread village to life with ease. Plus, the custom cookie cutters for this set are available in our shop to help you get started!
Gingerbread House Village Cookie Cutter Set
This Gingerbread House Village cookie cutter set includes 4 cookie cutters, each a different gingerbread house design. You can purchase this as a 4-piece set, or individually as a single house.
This cookie set will fit nicely in this BRP long cookie box (12″ x 5″ x 1.5″).
Template for the Gingerbread House Village Cookie Set
To help with the decorating process, I made a PDF template available for this season's Christmas collection, including this gingerbread village cookie set.
You can download these cookie templates HERE.
If you have a Kopykake or Pico projector, just print it out (or pull it up on your mobile device) and you are good to go. For those without a projector, follow the suggested steps below by tracing the design onto the cookie with an edible food marker.
The Cookie Decorating Process
To decorate these gingerbread house cookies, you will need the following suggested colors:
- Light Brown Color royal icing (I mixed Americolor Orange, Americolor Electric Green, with a touch of Americolor Chocolate Brown.)
- Dark Brown icing (I mixed the same colors as above but with more concentration.)
- Green icing (I used Americolor Cypress.)
- Red icing. (I mixed Americolor Tulip Red with some of the light brown from above.)
- White icing (I used Americolor Bright White.)
Step 1
Begin by filling the door area and the round window with dark brown icing. Let that icing crust over.
Then fill in the remaining cookie area with light brown icing. Let this icing dry for about an hour.
Step 2
Next, add the snowy drip detail on the roofline and floor, as shown.
For this particular house design, add the side trees. I added white stripes white the icing was wet. I dragged a scribe to create the branches. (See the video below for exactly how I did this.)
Also, add the white trim around the door and window.
Step 3
Next, add royal icing transfer accents with a little royal icing. You can find the transfer sheets in the PDF template linked above.
There are transfer sheets for the window shutters, the wreaths, and the peppermint candy.
Step 4
To finish the design, I piped on hearts and the white door knob.
Gingerbread Village Cookie Set Video Tutorial
The decorating steps above are summarized in this time-lapsed video below.
Here are the completed cookies, along with the other gingerbread house designs in this set.
For gift packaging options, I love this BRP long cookie box (12" x 5" x 1.5"). All four cookies fit perfectly.
We hope this tutorial inspires you to bake up some holiday magic with your own gingerbread cookie village! With its charming designs and easy-to-follow steps, this set is sure to be a showstopper on your cookie tray or as a festive gift. Don’t stop here—visit our online shop to explore even more Christmas cookie cutters and tools to make your holiday baking merry and bright. From snowflakes to Santa hats, we have everything you need to create cookies that will dazzle this season. Happy decorating!
