Gingerbread Tree Cookie SVG

About this design

Every cookie tray needs a tree. This one has three soft tiers with little notches along the edges, like branches, and zigzag lines of icing drawn across each tier as garlands. Round icing dots dot the tree like ornaments, and a short trunk stands at the bottom. A small star sprig sits at the very top, finishing it off.

The design is five pieces with seven cut-outs. The extra pieces are small icing details and the star on top. In the layered version, the garlands and ornaments show the cream backing and look like they were piped with a fine tip. It passes our cut checks from about 4 inches tall.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, which becomes the garlands and ornaments
• Design in gingerbread brown

Projects

• Cookie tins and labels.
• Holiday cards with a cut tree on the front.
• Gift tags for baked goods.
• Felt ornaments with real sequins on the dots.
• Kids’ shirts for a baking day.
• Tea towels with a row of trees.
• Place cards for a holiday table.

Size and cutting tips

It passes our cut checks from about 4 inches tall. The zigzag garlands are the finest parts, so use a fresh blade on cardstock and choose 6 inches or more for felt or glitter cardstock. The star on top is a small separate piece; keep it on the transfer tape.

Step by step: sequin felt ornament

1. Set the tree to 4.5 inches tall and download the color SVG.
2. Cut the brown design layer from brown felt and the backing from white felt.
3. Glue the brown layer onto the white backing.
4. Glue a sequin or tiny pom-pom over each icing dot.
5. Stitch a ribbon loop to the top and add a gold star bead.

Color ideas

• Brown with cream icing, the classic
• Green tree with white icing for a sugar-cookie look
• Brown with multicolored dots painted on
• Gold glitter with white for a party

Good to know

The tree is a classic cookie-cutter shape, so you can also print it as a template. Download the PNG at its true size, print it, cut it out and use it as a stencil to cut rolled cookie dough with a sharp knife. Then decorate the real cookies to match.

Variations to try

• Delete the star after ungrouping for a plainer tree.
• Place three trees of different sizes in a row for a little forest.

Pairs well with

The Gingerbread Star Cookie could top it, and the Gingerbread Snowflake Cookie adds winter to the tray.