Vintage Camper Sugar Cookies with Printable Gift Tag
These vintage camper sugar cookies are absolutely darling and totally fun to create. Follow this step by step tutorial and grab the free printable gift tag!
I’m a huge fan of creating treats for every occasion, especially delicious ones like these. These camper sugar cookies would be perfect for a camping themed party or gifted to a friend who loves vintage campers.
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Sugar cookie dough is super versatile and easy to make with only a few ingredients from the grocery store. Start with simple ingredients like butter, granulated sugar and all purpose flour.
Before you get started make sure that you have everything that you need to make and decorate these cookies. I found our cookie cutters and icing bottles at Michaels but you can also order them from Amazon below.
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Sugar cookie supplies:
- KitchenAid Stand Mixer
- Baking sheets
- Parchment paper
- Rolling pin
- Mixing bowls
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Cookie cutters
- Icing bottles
- Wire cooling rack
- Cookie scribe or toothpick
This is my grandma’s classic sugar cookie recipe – time tested and delicious. The only thing that I have changed over the years is swapped out shortening for butter.
Camper sugar cookies:
Ingredients:
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 4 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Tip: Pre-made Pillsbury refrigerated sugar cookie dough can be used to create these cookies as well. Simply add 1/4 cup of flour to the dough, combine well and roll as directed. I love quick mom hacks like this!
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl with electric mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment, combine dry ingredients. Add butter, egg, milk and vanilla. Mix at medium speed until a soft dough forms.
3. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least one hour. This helps to prevent the dough from spreading when baked.
4. Dust your surface with flour and use a rolling pin to roll the dough to 1/4″ thickness.
5. Use cookie cutters to cut shapes from the dough. Place the cookies on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
6. Bake until the cookies are lightly brown around the edges, about 7 minutes.
7. Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool.
This recipe will make about 70 camper shaped cookies.
Use my Easy Royal Icing Recipe to make the best icing for these cookies! You will need red, pink, blue, black and white royal icing.
Be sure to set aside enough time to decorate these cookies, you may even want to spread it over a few days. When adding details it’s important to wait until the layer of flooded icing is completely dry otherwise the icing may crack and the colors will bleed.
Royal icing tips:
- If the icing is too hard, add more water one drop at a time.
- If the icing is too soft, add more powdered sugar one teaspoon at a time.
- Icing can be stored at room temperature in a an airtight container for up to two weeks.
- To use, mix the royal icing with a hand mixer so that it becomes smooth and shiny again.
- Flood consistency is reached when a spoonful dropped onto a flat surface takes 10-15 seconds to become completely smooth.
These instructions will show you how to decorate vintage camper cookies like these ones. Have fun with this process – you can decorate them with all sorts of patterns and designs!
How to decorate camper sugar cookies:
Additional supplies: edible black marker, candy eyes and heart shaped sprinkles.
1. Create a red door and blue window with royal icing.
2. When the door and window dry, fill the top of the camper with white icing. Use a toothpick or scribe to coax icing into corners or spaces.
3. When the white icing dries, fill the bottom of the camper with pink icing.
4. Create tires using black icing and candy eyes that are turned upside down. These can be piped directly onto the cookie or made using tiny circular cookies.
5. Allow the icing to completely dry before moving on to the next step. This usually takes a minimum of two hours.
6. Use the black food marker to draw a curved line along the top of the camper. Glue heart sprinkles on with dots of white icing.
Allow the icing to completely harden for at least four hours before packaging or storing the cookies. These look amazing wrapped in cellophane and packaged up with a bit of twine.
Add my free printable gift tag and voila! You have a fun gift to give to the camping lover in your life.
Check out more fun & easy Summer Sugar Cookie Ideas!
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Some of my baking essentials:
- I love using this non-stick bakeware for all of my baking.
- These silicone mitts are perfect for grasping hot pans and baking dishes.
- This Henckel Knife is my favorite for slicing and dicing in the kitchen.
- These parchment paper bags are perfect for packaging and these large Rubbermaid food storage containers are great for storing baking in the freezer.
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Vintage Camper Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 4 Tbsp milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
- 1. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- 2. In a large bowl with an electric mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment, combine dry ingredients. Add butter, egg, milk and extract. Mix on medium speed until a soft dough forms.
- 3. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least one hour. This helps to prevent the dough from spreading when baked.
- 4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- 5. Dust your surface with flour and use a rolling pin to roll the dough to 1/4" thickness on the floured surface.
- 6. Use cookie cutters to cut shapes from the dough. Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet.
- 7. Bake until the cookies are lightly brown around the edges, about 7 minutes.
- 8. Place the cookies on a wire rack to cool before decorating with royal icing.
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