Rustic Americana Decorated Cookie Collection

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Today is Memorial Day….so this is my way of honoring those who have given so much for Americans to remain free.

Hurray for the red white and blue.
I’m a proud American and happy to create this rustic Americana set of cookies.

There’s something about patriotic designs that always make me want to “antique” them and make them more vintage. It’s pretty easy to add age to a decorated cookie. Just allow it to dry overnight and then make a thin mixture of brown dust and alcohol….dab it all over the cookie and then blot it with a clean cloth.

May God bless America.

🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️

USA Postage Stamp Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTUbe video HERE

Patriotic Primitive Star Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

USA Patriotic To-Go Coffee Cup Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

USA Star Trio Gift Tag Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

USA Patriotic Mug w Whipped Cream Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

Knitted USA Flag Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

USA Map Gift Tag Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

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Merry & Bright Christmas Decorated Sugar Cookie Collection

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Oh how MERRY & BRIGHT this season is.

Cookies always enhance the season and give it even more delight and pizazz. 

I pray you have a very blessed Christmas filled with amazing sights, sounds, tastes, smells, and memories.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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Basket & Wood Plank Christmas Decorated Sugar Cookies YouTube video HERE

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Snowman on Distressed Wood Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

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Homespun Christmas Tree Decorated Cookies (Tutorial)

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Wood Grain NOEL Plaque Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

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Truck with Christmas Tree Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

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Funky Snowman Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

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Four Christmas Trees Decorated Cookies (Tutorial)

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Christmas Gift with Bow Decorated Sugar Cookie YouTube video HERE

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Christmas Gift Tag Decorated Cookies (Tutorial)

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Homespun Christmas Tree Decorated Cookies (Tutorial)

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This is one of my favorite Christmas cutters.
Several years ago, I designed this shape with some good cookie friends and the cutters were made in mass quantity. But eventually, they sold out of the cutter and it was hard to place another order. Thankfully, my good friends at Creative Cookier agreed to offer this shape in their shop. You can find the "Homespun Christmas Tree" cutter HERE. 

Refer to the video and photos below to learn how the two homespun tree designs were made.

Before baking the cookie dough, place an impression mat face down on the dough and impress the dough by adding pressure from a rolling pin. Cut out the shape using the embossed dough. The two mats used for these designs: 1) Burlap and 2) Wood planks

After the cookies have been baked and cooled, brush the embossed dough with dry caramel dust.

For the first design, cover the tree portion of the cookie with green glaze using random zig zag lines. (see photo and video for more visual details)

After the initial layer of glaze has dried for at least 15 minutes, add an additional layer of zig zag lines.

Completely fill a silicone button mold with red edible clay. (Recipe for clay found HERE & Mold used found HERE.) Place the filled mold in the freezer for at least one hour.

Once the clay has been frozen for more than an hour, you should be able to pop the buttons out of the mold and place directly on the cookie. If preferred, you can mold the buttons, pop them out, dry them on parchment paper overnight, and then "glue" them onto the tree using left over glaze. (see photos and video for more visual details)

For the second design, emboss the dough with the wood plank impression mat. Bake and cool the cookies. Brush dry caramel dust over the embossed dough.

Outline and flood each "plank" with a different color glaze and a different wet-on-wet pattern to give a patchwork appearance. (see photos and video for more visual details)

And there you have it......two fun homespun Christmas tree cookie designs.

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Gingerbread Christmas Tree Quilt Decorated Cookie Collection

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Christmas + Quilts = Bliss
As you can see.....I love both with a passion.
Combining a Christmas theme with a quilt theme must be the ultimate, right?

A few years ago, Ginny of Creative Cookier made this fun tree cutter for me that allows you to make a tessellation. I can't seem to get enough of it. Every year, I look at that cutter and want to make a new set. It's fun to see the different patterns over the years...... side by side.

This year's quilt included burlap molded cookie dough for every other tree. That rustic look gets me every time.

Check out my previous posts on making tessellation cookie sets for tips on how to create a set that fits well together and coordinates best.

Here's some of my previous creations with the tessellation theme.

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Christmas Tree Quilt Block Cookies

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Winter Tree Cookie Quilt (Tutorial)

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Autumn Leaf Cookie Quilt (Tutorial)

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Autumn Leaf Textured Patchwork Quilt Decorated Cookie Collection

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Honey Jar Decorated Cookie (Tutorial)

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Harvest time brings the opportunity for jars of yummy-ness......honey, jelly, jam, and more!
And the cute containers make the delicious treat even more special.

Start with a container or jar-shaped cookie. There's tons of choices of mason jar cutters and the like out there. The site where I purchased the honey jar is not available right now to share a link. :(

You'll also need a mini plaque cutter to create a cute tag cookie that you can tie onto your jar.  Be sure to cut out a hole in the top using a straw.
(see photos and video below)

Outline and flood the bottom portion of the jar with glaze.

Outline and flood the tag with white glaze.

After allowing the initial glaze to dry for at least 30 minutes, add an outline and flood of tan glaze to the lid and top rim of the jar to resemble a burlap cover.

Once the tan glaze has dried overnight, use a mixture of caramel dust and alcohol (or clear flavoring like almond) to paint on lines to the "burlap" cover of the jar.

Brush the tag with caramel dust to give it a rustic- antiqued look.

Using a black food color marker, add words, dots, lines, and/or embellishments to the tag.

Thread food-safe twine or string through the hole of the tag and tie it to the jar.

Harvest time cuteness....coming right up! 

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