How to Make Santa & Elf Cookies for Christmas

Some of my favourite cookies to make for the holidays are the fun Christmas Characters like Santa and his Elf! I´ll give you some tips on how to get all those amazing details that really bring them to life.
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Thanks for watching & Happy Baking!

[@styleme6765]

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[@jocelyne8319]

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[@FlourEggsYeast]

You have SO MUCH patience to go slow & steady like that!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Haha you just get into the zone sometimes!!

[@nikkit5640]

Love these cookies!! Do you have a link for those piping bags? I love how small and precise they are without needed an icing tip

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you! These are the ones I'm using in the video. Its actually the first time I bought them and they work well! www.amazon.ca/Thickened-100pcs-Disposable-Cupcake-Decorating/dp/B073JC881S/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=yotipp+bags&qid=1607751736&sr=8-2

[@nikkit5640]

@@LittleCookieCo thank you!!

[@salehshahbaz]

U r such an amazing artist... love the way u teach us each an every single step. Stay Blessed dear ❤

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@rubykeiss1540]

Truly wonderful tutorial. So helpful. Thank you 👏👏👏💞💞

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you 🥰🥰

[@kcmagcalas8073]

Hello Little cookie Mom, may I know what exacty the color of those? Is that Christmas red, red red? Green and brown? Thank you 💓🌹

[@LittleCookieCo]

Hi! They're all Americolor and I used red red, chocolate brown, mix of leaf green and forest green, copper and ivory for faces and lemon yellow with egg yellow for the elf details!

[@sherrytruitt1028]

Hey Cookie Mama😄 These cookies are so cute and festive. I enjoy that you talk about what you're doin', and not write out the information.🎄🍪 Really cute💜 oh my! I went to the site you have for Santa cutter, they have the cutest pig cutter. I collect pig stuff. I could see putting a Santa hat on the pig cookie. Lol😁

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you ❤ and yes that site has some of the most adorable cutters out there!!

[@Kristinrose39]

Santa faces are my favorite. Do you typically have a flood and outline of each color? Are there times you would only need one consistency?

[@LittleCookieCo]

Mine too! He's just so cute to make! Normally I have both, but if im only doing small details in a colour I'll just make 1 consistency for it.

[@Adventuresoffirefly]

I started watching you because I finally had the time to try and make my first royal icing cut out cookies! I’ve learned so much in two days, and wow I knew I was crafty but these came out so good! Thank you for all your lessons!

[@LittleCookieCo]

I'm so happy to hear that!! And its only up from here!! Every time you make more, you'll learn something new 🥰🥰🥰

[@odetrodriguez9761]

Muchas gracias por la paciencia para enseñarnos a decorar las galletas. Quedaron muy hermosas. Nueva suscriptora. Saludos. Desde Guatemala 🇬🇹🎅🎄🤶

[@LittleCookieCo]

Muchas gracias y bienvenido 🤗 ❤

[@krisrtinkoss136]

Where did you get your Santa cookie cutter from . I’m looking for a mrs clause cookie thanks

[@LittleCookieCo]

I have the Santa linked in the description below the video, it was from the Sweet Design Shoppe!

[@carliegriffin7229]

🤍🤍🖤🖤🖤

[@anntedrow2495]

Absolutely love your work I like love to be able to do this I'm 69 retired and need something to do and I absolutely like to learn how to do that

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you!!! And this is your sign, you can do it! It's fun and who doesn't like a cookie, it's the perfect hobby!!! I hope you give it a try! 🥰

[@dcnorcal]

What edible marker is that. Mine have a much broader tip.

[@LittleCookieCo]

It used to be called Rainbow Dust Food Art pen but they have renamed it as cake craft pen! Its my favorite, it has a dual tip and works so well for tiny things amzn.to/2YOCHRN

[@vickidowz3451]

What gel food color did you use for his skin tone?

[@LittleCookieCo]

I normally use Americolor ivory and sometimes ill add a touch of Americolor copper as well

[@vickidowz3451]

Thank you so much!

[@LittleCookieCo]

You're welcome!

[@anntedrow2495]

Do you have videos do you have directions and stuff that can be gotten I would absolutely love to get some

[@LittleCookieCo]

I have lots of tutorials, including how I make my cookies and icing! All are on my channel or you can narrow it down on my playlists!

[@OperaLuv16]

When you say to let it dry what kind of time frame are we talking about?

[@LittleCookieCo]

It depends, if you let it air dry on the counter it could take a couple of hours give or take (depending on how humid your area is). If you want to speed up the process you can use a fan blowing on your cookies, they should be dry enough in about half an hour and the fastest for me is using a dehydrator which takes about 20 minutes. To fully dry the icing its best to leave them on the counter overnight!

[@bellabrobbey3646]

Hey sis, how long did you put it in the dehydrator when letting each section dry?

[@LittleCookieCo]

I usually do a minimum of 20-30 minutes, but most of the time I'll just keep them in there while I'm working.. it's not too warm it's about 80 - 85°F so it's just like having a fan on them. If they're dry and it's taking a long time for me to do details then I'll take them out!

[@eylulcenk1789]

What do you decorate the cookies with?

[@LittleCookieCo]

With royal icing, you can find my tutorial here: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/aYPVq4ilaJKFjck

[@eylulcenk1789]

Thank you

[@lynnel.1083]

Wow! You are fantastic! In a good way, your cookies look so perfect they couldn’t be made by a human. 😀👍🏻💜 i was so excited to see a new video. Thank you!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Aww hehe thats so nice of you to say! Thank you!!

[@mariannebeck2759]

Love all your tutorials, you’re an awesome teacher. I did have one question, and apologies if you answered this one before. Does freezing fully decorated cookies diminish them in any way? I have a ton of cookies to decorate but would love to do as many as can early, and then freeze them.

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much! I've frozen lots of cookies and they are always just as good or even better than before. A lit of people actually say they taste better when frozen. I've frozen them before and after I've decorated and both work really well. The only thing you have to make sure is when freezing decorated cookies, you don't want to open the container until they are fully defrosted at room temperature. If you open them too early while stil frozen or cold, the cookies get condensation and the icing could get water stains or marks on it. But otherwise it's a great option especially when you have lots to make!

[@jewel07ful]

Love this video. I learned so much watching it. Thanks

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you!! So happy to hear that ❤

[@mpignone1713]

Love your videos. For the Santa Cookie can you tell us what size you used?

[@LittleCookieCo]

I think its a out a 4 inch cutter! It's quite large though!

[@lindafagan3833]

Great tutorial

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you 🥰

[@lilnelson4597]

Great tutorials that are so well explained. Thank you!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@tlynnpalma9183]

Another great video! Thank you so much for all you do and really taking the time to explain everything your doing it really is so helpful and appreciated!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much, I'm so happy they're helpful ❤❤

[@lindapasaribu7066]

arts work

[@mercedesbonilla3802]

Wow

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you 🥰

[@sewwhatif]

Another Ah-mazing tute‼️🙌🏽 I especially appreciate your patience, tips and tricks.. Someday I’ll get to Santa and elf level 😉 Keep inspiring us‼️🍥😍

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you 🥺❤❤ and next Christmas I'm expecting Elf and Santa hahaha

[@sewwhatif]

@@LittleCookieCo You got it Sweetie! With YOUR inspiration... 💡 I WILL GET THERE🙌🏽 Keep inspiring us‼️🍥😍

[@LittleCookieCo]

❤❤❤

[@valerylinn9797]

Love, love, love, your cookies they are so cute, thank you for your videos

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you so much ❤

[@shemaya4979]

Hi stef love all about your teaching.i just want know which Brown colour you using for reindeer?

[@LittleCookieCo]

For brown i always use a mixture of Americolor warm brown and chocolate brown! I find warm brown is too light and chocolate is too dark so a little bit of both seem to give me the best one!

[@shemaya4979]

Thank you very much 😊

[@LittleCookieCo]

You're welcome!

[@meema70]

Hi! I'm sorry. I'm not seeing any descriptions or links in any of your videos! Is there a setting that I'm missing? I've watched almost all of them. LOVE them by the way! Thank you! :)

[@LittleCookieCo]

Under the video, if you're watching on a cell phone, their should be an arrow to the bottom right by the title and if you click that it should show the description of the video and the links! And thank you ❤

[@meema70]

@@LittleCookieCo oh ok! Let me try my cell. I'm watching on my laptop. Thank you!

[@LittleCookieCo]

You should be able to see it too on your laptop, jsut not sure where the drop-down button is to show it!! Hopefully you can find it!

[@meema70]

@@LittleCookieCo I swear last night I couldn't find anything! I see them now. Yay! Must be my laptop. thanks again!

[@LittleCookieCo]

So happy you found it!! I know its different on ever device sometimes!

[@betsyvangilder6717]

What brand is the edible pen? Your an artist 😊

[@LittleCookieCo]

Its the rainbow dust food art pen, it's amazing! Has a dual tip, one thick and one thin! Here's what it looks like and thank you ❤ www.flourconfections.com/jet-black-food-pen-rainbow-dust-p-5389.html?osCsid=870e5cdcfbd7309b9de92e8ea34b8e5d

[@thepleasantbaker]

These are adorable 🥰 thank you for the tutorial 💜

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you and you're very welcome ❤

[@lindastrandquist2429]

Adorable. Just adorable.

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thank you ❤

[@felixthecat9347]

Very Impressive!

[@LittleCookieCo]

Thanks!!

[@ThePorcsha]

How do you make the color for Santa face light brown tone

[@LittleCookieCo]

I use a mixture of americolor ivory with a touch of peach and warm brown.

[@ThePorcsha]

@@LittleCookieCo thank you

[@LittleCookieCo]

You're welcome!