Charming Quilt Cookies Aren’t Just for Christmas
Change the Colors for Any Occasion!
These festive quilt block cookies are so much fun. They’re naturals for Christmas, but are special treats any time of the year. Plus, if you can make cut-out sugar cookies, you can make these!
Whether you’re making them for yourself and your family or for giving, have fun choosing colors that suit the occasion. They’re also great for quilt group get-togethers, special gifts for quilt lovers, and much more.
Photo from @phoodlegame. The cookies are by Lauren Dozier.
The cookies are constructed much like quilt blocks are. Cut squares and triangles from cookie dough and use them to create blocks.
@lisacarolbakes QUILT COOKIES When I saw quilt cookies by @lauren I really wanted to make some too. I used a quilt pattern as a reference and went with a pink color palette. I’m excited to try more designs. What do you think of this idea…yay or nay? Tips: ◽️ Find a pattern and use as a reference. I labeled a pattern with the placement of each color. ◽️ For this pattern, cut squares of chilled cookie dough and then cut each square in half diagonally. ◽️ Chill dough again if it softens too much. ◽️ Arrange the pattern and then push gently on each side with a bench/cake scraper to make the dough into one even and cohesive piece. Cover with parchment paper and gently press with a rolling pin to level dough back to desired thickness. Repeat this process with gentle pressure until all/most of the gaps between the squares are gone. This step was not shown in reel. ◽️ Chill/freeze dough before baking to reduce chance of spreading. Drop any questions in the comments. #cookies #cookiedecorating #quiltcookies #patternedcookies #lisacarolbakes ♬ All That Really Matters – ILLENIUM & Teddy Swims
Video from TikTok.
Use your favorite sugar cookie recipe, divide the dough into two or more balls, and mix a different color into each (you may want to leave one undyed for “white”).
Photo from Lauren Dozier.
Gel food coloring produces the most saturated colors (keep in mind they lighten when baked), although Watkins food coloring is a good natural choice (much paler colors).
Roll the dough out and cut squares and triangles. A 1″ square cookie cutter will speed the process, but you can also cut strips, squares, and triangles using a ruler and pizza cutter.
Photo from @little_designs_things. Click and watch to see more examples.
Photo from @landhausroundtop. The cookies are by Lauren Dozier.
If that seems too fiddly, you can make larger squares, half-square triangles, and four-patch cookies to lay out in a block shape for a lovely presentation. This idea from Suzy Quilts is great for a luncheon or quilt group get-together.
Whichever way you go, Sheri from Whole Circle Studio has written an excellent tutorial to get you started.
Adrienne from xoxo cooks has a clever way of squaring up the dough for cutting. While her cutting method is a bit freeform, the results produce a charming quilt block made from cookies (like Suzy’s).
The same method can be used to cut squares and triangles for quilt-block cookies. She also shares her cookie recipe, passed down from her Mom (as is the quilt block method). You’ll find the video and cookie recipe here.
Lauren Dozier popularized the quilt-block cookie concept. Scroll through her Instagram feed, found here, to see more examples of quilt cookies and other creative baked goods. Her cookie recipe and cookie-making tutorial can be found here (may not be available for non-subscribers).
Cookie by Lauren Dozier.
Two things to note from Lauren’s instructions: she builds the quilt cookies directly on a parchment-lined baking sheet, so they don’t need to be moved before baking. Then she rolls a jar over each cookie to even out the thickness and meld the pieces together.
Also note how richly colored the dough is. Once baked, they look like the cookies at the top of the page (both photos are originally from The Washington Post via The San Diego Union-Tribune).
You’ll find many more examples of quilt block cookies here.
Photo from Lauren Dozier.
Photo from The San Diego Union-Tribune.
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