Decorate a We Wish You a Merry Christmas Tree Cookie Set

Get ready to spread holiday cheer with a beautifully decorated cookie set that’s as festive as it is fun to create! In this tutorial, we’ll guide you through decorating a two-piece cookie set designed to form a charming Christmas tree, complete with the phrase “We Wish You a Merry Christmas” elegantly stenciled across the pieces.

Whether you’re a seasoned cookie decorator or just starting out, this project is perfect for adding a personalized, professional touch to your holiday treats. The cookie cutters and matching stencil set for this design are available in our shop, making it easy to recreate this delightful look. Let’s dive in and make cookies that are sure to be the star of your dessert table or gift-giving lineup!

Christmas Tree Cookie Cutter Set

Just added to the shop for the upcoming Christmas season is this 4-piece Wish You a Merry Christmas Tree Cookie Cutter & Stencil Bundle.

This set will fit in this BRP cookie box (7" x 4 3/8" x 1.25").

Template for the We Wish You a Merry Christmas Tree Cookie Set

To help with the decorating process, I made a PDF template available for this season's Christmas collection, including this Christmas Tree 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 Christmas tree cookies, you will need the following suggested colors:

• Green royal icing (I mixed Americolor Leaf Green with Lemon Yellow and a touch of Americolor Chocolate Brown.)
• Red piping icing (I mixed Americolor Tulip Red with some of the green from above).
• Gold icing (I used Americolor Gold with some of the green from above).
• White icing (I used Americolor Bright White.)
• Airbrush Color: Amerimist Laurel mixed with Gold

Step 1

Begin by outlining and flooding all the tree pieces (minus the star area and the bottom base area) with green icing. Let this icing set for four hours.

After the cookies had ample time to dry, it's time to add gingham stripes.

Using this wide stripes stencil, I airbrushed a light layer of green airbrush color. (This is Laurel mixed with Gold from Amerimist.)

After that airbrush had time to set, turn the stencil 90 degrees and add another light layer of stripes, as shown.

Step 2

Next, fill in the star area with gold icing and the bottom base section with red icing. Let this icing dry for another 4 hours.

Step 3

With very stiff white icing, stencil on the phrase "We wish you a ... Merry Christmas" onto both cookie pieces. The video below better illustrates how I did this.

Step 4

I thought the tree section needed a little more color, so I piped over the white dots with red icing. It gives the appearance of red ornaments on the tree.

Christmas Tree Cookie Video Tutorial

The steps above are summarized in this time-lapsed video I put together below.

Below is the completed set of the top and bottom Christmas tree cookies.

I made these cookies using my gingerdoodle cut-out cookie recipe. It's delicious and was the perfect compliment to this cookie design. It also makes your kitchen smell like Christmas.

I will be decorating more Christmas cookie designs all season long, so stick around! For more ideas using Christmas cookie cutters, be sure to check out my cookie cutter shop.

If you like this 2-piece tree design, you'll love the links below for other Christmas cookie ideas that puzzle together.

• Hot Cocoa Mug Cookie Set for Christmas
• 4-Piece Christmas Tree Cookie Set
• Christmas Pine Wreath Cookie Platter
• 3-piece Christmas Gingerbread House Cookie Set