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    Home » Blog » Christmas Recipes » Christmas Cookies

    2-Color Christmas Cookie Designs

    Published: Dec 3, 2021 by Tiffany Dahle · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Easy Christmas cookie designs can be absolutely gorgeous, even when you only use just two colors of icing. Learn how to mix and match cookie shapes and different icing colors to make a simple but stunning Christmas cookie platter for your friends and family.

    A photo collage shows a variety of 2-color Christmas cookie designs.

    Christmas and sugar cookies go hand in hand but if you're new to decorating cut-out cookies with royal icing, you'll definitely want to pick the right Christmas cookie designs so you don't get overwhelmed.

    When I bake cookies with my kids, I have a pretty strict "Just Two Colors" rule when it comes to our cookie designs.

    That may sound limiting, but there are countless ways you can mix and match a different sugar cookie shape with certain colors of icing to have absolutely stunning cookie trays when you're done.

    We work together to plan our cookie designs working with the just two colors plan.

    Then we add a third or fourth color by adding sprinkles for accents.

    To help inspire you to create your own easy Christmas cookies, I wanted to share some design ideas to get you started.

    Royal Icing Sugar Cookie Tips

    Are you new to decorating with royal icing? You won't want to miss these helpful tips before you get started:

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    • A bin of colorful sugar cookie cutters with a few samples laid out in front.
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    Christmas Sugar Cookie Designs for Beginners

    The key to planning an easy Christmas cookie platter is to choose cookie shapes that are easy to decorate and plan for a simple iced design on top. (HINT: We absolutely adore these cookie cutters with simple shapes.)

    Working with just two colors of icing and a variety of sprinkles to add more color and depth, you'll quickly have a gorgeous cookie tray to share for the holidays.

    Green and White Cookie Forest

    Using two sizes of tree shaped cookie cutters and a circle, we made this simple green and white Christmas forest platter. Red cinnamon dots added holly berries to the wreaths. You can read more about our royal icing techniques here.

    Christmas Wellies Cookies

    Holiday boots in polka dot patterns, simple two-color flowers, or red and white candy canes. This Wellie Wishers-inspired cookie tray has lots of simple design options to choose from.

    White Snowflakes

    If you want to use just plain white royal icing, you can still make a breathtaking cookie by using gingerbread cookies as your base. They will show off the white details with perfect contrast.

    White frosting still looks amazing on a sugar cookie, you could always add a little more color with a dash of sparkly sprinkles.

    Photo Credit: www.christmas-cookies.com

    Colorful Snowflake Cookies

    Snowflake cookies don't need to be all-white. How about icing your cookie base in a fun and festive color and then adding white snowflakes on top once the icing has set?

    A touch of shimmery sprinkles while the piping is still wet will make your snowflake cookies glisten.

    Christmas Stocking Cookies

    There are dozens of ways to decorate a simple stocking cookie cutter with just two colors. Pick your favorite combination and add sprinkles or use an edible pen for additional details like stitch marks and toe lines.

    Nordic Reindeer Cookies

    Another fun way to use gingerbread dough would be to make a fleet of magic reindeer cookies. Use simple white piping details for a nordic look and mix in just a few solid iced cookies in a pale nordic blue color for added interest.

    Ugly Christmas Sweater Cookie

    One single sweater cookie shape can be decorated in countless ways with just two colors. This cookie design would be extra fun to add sprinkles for depth. The tackier, the better!

    Gift Sugar Cookies

    Gift boxes are a fun and festive Christmas cookie shape. These whimsical presents from LilLoa could be decorated in pastel or jewel tones for a lovely cookie tray.

    Whoville Christmas Trees

    Decorate a forest of trees that even the Grinch would love. Use fun holiday pastels for a whimsical nod to Whoville.

    Melted Snowman Cookies Snowman Cookies

    Another fun use of a simple circle cookie cutter, these melted snowman cookies would be so easy to make with just a batch of white royal icing and a tiny bit of black piping frosting. Ice the cookies in concentric circles to get the rippled melted look.

    Gifts & Trees Cookies

    Mix and match square cookies in two sizes and decorate them with the outline of a tree shape on white background or small little gift-wrapped presents with bows in your favorite two-color combination. Add sprinkles for the tree baubles.

    Holly Leaf Cookies

    Nothing is more classic than a simple red and green holly berry decorated cookie. I love that Sweet Sugarbelle flipped a fall maple leaf cutter into this fun Christmas shape.

    Photo Credit: www.sweetsugarbelle.com

    Chevron Print Cookies

    Who said your cookies always need to have a certain shape? How about simply decorating square shaped cookies with a fun and festive pattern? I love these red and white striped chevron print cookies. You could easily add additional colors by using sanding sugar for sprinkles.

    Cookie Wreath

    Play with green and white icing on a dozen cookies in a leaf shape to make your own cookie wreath platter. You could use cinnamon red hots for the berries and tie a real red bow for the presentation if you didn't want to make the red cookie bow with icing.

    Poinsettia Cookies

    Flowers are some of my favorite cookies to decorate all year round. I love these whimsical poinsettia cookies in shades of red and ivory. They'd be extra pretty with sparkly silver sprinkles for the centers.

    Angel Cookies

    Angel cookies are harder to do with just two colors but I love this simple design from Sweet Sugarbelle. Use just white and a flesh tone for the angel's face. Then pipe the halo on with white and use golden sparkly sprinkles to add the shine. Attach a red heart-shaped candy if you don't want to make red piping icing.

    More Christmas Cookie Ideas

    Looking for more fun Christmas treats to bake for your family? Here are some of my favorites:

    • A Christmas cookie platter has frosted gingerbread men and peanut blossom cookies on a red plate.
      10 Easy Christmas Cookies for Kids
    • A platter of chocolate crinkle cookies show the Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookie recipe finished.
      Foolproof Mexican Hot Chocolate Cookies
    • The finished gingerbread house has been assembled and decorated by a young girl with gumdrops, candy canes, and sprinkles.
      How to Make a Homemade Gingerbread House
    • A blue platter with chocolate peppermint barks decorated in crushed candy canes and M&Ms.
      Easy Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookies
    • A tray of chocolate covered Oreo truffles with red and green sprinkles.
      Festive Minted Oreo Truffles
    • A plate with several pieces of cracked saltine cracker toffee with chocolate coating.
      Chocolate Saltine Cracker Toffee

    More Easy Christmas Cookies Recipes

    • A plate of festive M&M cookies feature red, pink, green, and white candies for the holidays.
      M&M Cookies with Cornflakes & Oats
    • Baked chocolate chip walnut cookies with chocolate chips sprinkled over the top.
      Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies
    • A platter of green Christmas tree sugar cookies have been decorated with royal icing in simple patterns.
      Easy Royal Icing Recipe
    • Two Heart Cookies with Blue Frosting are decorated with sprinkles on half of the cookie.
      Easy Frosting Recipes for Sugar Cookies

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