Christmas Cookie Crew SVG

Baking day runs on teamwork, or at least on a loose agreement about who gets the mixer. Put everyone in the same outfit and the kitchen starts to feel organized, whether it actually is or not. A single round chocolate chip cookie anchors the top of this design, and beneath it the word Christmas swoops across in a heavy red script. Two plain capitals-only words finish it off underneath, giving the loopy lettering something steady to rest on.

Matching gear for kids’ baking day

• Aprons for each helper, sized down for the smallest ones.
• T-shirts to wear on the day and into the family photo.
• Paper hats or headbands made from a strip of card.
• Certificates handed out when the last tray comes out.
• Tote bags for carrying the haul home to cousins.

The group name means one cut file works for the entire family, and any extra names can go on the back of a shirt or the corner of an apron in your own font.

Pieces and weeding

The solid totals 28 pieces, with 13 cut-outs. The cookie and its chips make up part of that, and every letter in both lines is an individual piece. Weed around them carefully, especially the small dot over the i, and lift the lot with transfer tape. On iron-on vinyl the carrier sheet holds everything in position, and a backing card keeps a paper version in order. It passes our cut checks from about 3.5 inches wide.

How the colors stack

1. Base and lines: the dark cocoa brown solid that sits behind the cookie and appears as its outline and narrow rim
2. Cookie: golden tan, the round itself
3. Chocolate: milk chocolate brown, for the chips
4. Lettering: deep cranberry red, covering both lines of words, set straight onto the open page with nothing behind it

Since the words have no backing shape, they can go down on any light background. On a dark apron, choose a bright white or gold for that layer instead, following our recoloring steps.

Sizing it for the whole family

Go no smaller than 3.5 inches when cutting, because the script letters narrow quickly and the small counters close up. Print and trim for anything tinier, such as classroom treat bag labels.

Handy tips

Measure the narrowest apron before you commit to a width. Keep the design high on the chest so the cookie is not hidden when someone leans over a counter. If you are cutting several, nest them on one sheet in your software to use up the vinyl, and cut a spare; a flour-covered apprentice will want the fanciest one.

For a card version, stick only the words and the cookie to a piece of kraft stock and leave the rest empty so the lettering stands out.

Pairs well with

The Official Cookie Tester suits the helper who mostly eats, and the Rolling Pin and Cookie Cutters dresses up the wall behind them. See the funny Christmas designs for more shirts in the same spirit.