Iced Christmas-Cookie Letters

Name: Iced Christmas-Cookie Letters
Total time: 1 h 52 min
Yield: 24 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup All-purpose flour; 1 batch gingerbread cookie dough; 8 ounces white chocolate; 2 tablespoons White sanding sugar; 1 set letter templates and tools

Festive gingerbread cookies cut into letter shapes and decorated with white chocolate icing to resemble icicles, perfect for holiday celebrations and personalized edible gifts.

24 servings

1 hr 52 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•1 cup All-purpose flour
•1 batch gingerbread cookie dough
•8 ounces white chocolate
•2 tablespoons White sanding sugar
•1 set letter templates and tools

Cooking Instructions

1.
Position racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Cut out printed letters with scissors to use as stencils.
10 min
2.
Generously flour a rolling pin and work surface. Working with 1 disc at a time, roll dough to 1/4" thick. Place stencils over dough. Using X-acto knife, cut out letters (or use alphabet cookie cutters). If dough becomes too soft, chill until firm. Place cookies 1/2" apart on prepared baking sheets. Chill 15 minutes.
30 min
3.
Bake cookies until edges are light golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Transfer to wire racks and let cool.
12 min
4.
Meanwhile, heat chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl set over a medium saucepan of barely simmering water (do not let water touch bowl), stirring, until chocolate is melted (you can also microwave chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in short bursts until melted, stirring in between bursts). Dip tops of each letter in chocolate. Using a toothpick, drag down thin lines of chocolate to form icicle shapes. Sprinkle with sanding sugar and transfer to parchment-lined rimmed baking sheets. Let stand until chocolate is dry, about 1 hour.
60 min

Cooking Instructions

Position racks in upper and lower thirds of oven; preheat to 350°F. Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Cut out printed letters with scissors to use as stencils.

10 min

Generously flour a rolling pin and work surface. Working with 1 disc at a time, roll dough to 1/4" thick. Place stencils over dough. Using X-acto knife, cut out letters (or use alphabet cookie cutters). If dough becomes too soft, chill until firm. Place cookies 1/2" apart on prepared baking sheets. Chill 15 minutes.

30 min

Bake cookies until edges are light golden brown, 10-12 minutes. Transfer to wire racks and let cool.

12 min

Meanwhile, heat chocolate in a medium heatproof bowl set over a medium saucepan of barely simmering water (do not let water touch bowl), stirring, until chocolate is melted (you can also microwave chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in short bursts until melted, stirring in between bursts). Dip tops of each letter in chocolate. Using a toothpick, drag down thin lines of chocolate to form icicle shapes. Sprinkle with sanding sugar and transfer to parchment-lined rimmed baking sheets. Let stand until chocolate is dry, about 1 hour.

60 min