Planning Thanksgiving cookies gets easier with a clear plan. This roundup covers design ideas with cutter links, color palettes with hex codes, roll-out and drop cookie recipes, and packaging that looks polished and sells.
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Thanksgiving Decorated Sugar Cookie Design Ideas
Platters
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1. IG: _succulent.sweets_; Cutters: Kaleidacuts and The Sweet Designs Shoppe
2. IG: eaststreetcookieco; Cutters: Circle Cutter and Pie Cutter
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IG: swordssugars; Cutters: Bobbi's Cutters
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1. IG: wendyscookiestudio; Cutters: Pumpkin, Stem Cutters similar here, Rose Cutter, tag cutter, and leaves cutter from Bobbi's Cutters,
2. IG: ericascookieco; Cutters: Brighton Cutters
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1. IG: rosevillacookieco; Cutters: The Sweet Designs Shoppe; Stencils: KillerZebras
2. IG: coleyscookieco; Cutters: Similar at The Sweet Designs Shoppe
3. IG: ohboysweets; Cutters: Truly Mad Plastics
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1. IG: the.cookie.barn; Cutters: Similar at Kaleidacuts
2. IG: cherryontopsugarartsupply; Cutters: Cherry on Top Supply
3. IG: sugarberry_baking; Cutters: The Sweet Designs Shoppe
Minis
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1. IG: teamelkcookies; Cutters: Circle Cutter
2. IG: thefrostedcookiery; Cutters: Circle Cutter and The Sweet Designs Shoppe
3. IG: thesugarcookiestudio; Cutters: Circle Cutter
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1. IG: luckygirlcookies; Cutters: The Sweet Designs Shoppe
2. IG: amoderncookie; Cutters: The Sweet Designs Shoppe
3. IG: pastelbyjackie; Cutters: Similar at The Sweet Designs Shoppe
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1. IG: radcookies_; Cutters: Similar at Cut It Out Cutters
2. IG: sweetdreampackaging; Cutters: Scarf, leaf, pumpkin and acorn by The Sweet Designs Shoppe; sweater from Sweetleigh Printed
3. IG: kellys_cookies_; Cutters: The Cookie Mercantile
Single Cookies
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1. IG: thecookiecorneraz; Cutters: Similar at Cut It Out Cutters
2. IG: kellys_cookies_; Cutters: Similar at Kaleidacuts
3. IG: carriessweetcreations; Cutters: The Sweet Designs Shoppe
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1. IG: bougecookieco; Cutters: Similar on Amazon
2. IG: themillerswifecustomcookies; Cutters: Oquirrh Mountain Cookie Cutters
3. IG: swordssugars; Cutters: Kaleidacuts
PYO and DIY
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1. IG: katherines_cookies; Cutters: The Sweet Designs Shoppe
2. IG: marlascookieco; Cutters: Bobbi's Cutters
Inspirational Sets
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1. IG: k_sweetdesigns; 2. IG: laureleas_sweets; 3. IG: slicks_sweets; 4. IG: maisonscustomcutters; 5. IG: busybeesweet; 6. IG: poshfavors; 7. IG: maisonscustomcookies; 8. IG: kristens.cookies; 9. IG: kirkiekookies; 10. IG: teamelkcookies; 11. IG: dam_goodbaking; 12. IG: amoderncookie; 13. IG: jos_dough; 14. IG: paisleesweets; 15. IG: pastryshells
Still needing more help with your holiday cookie sales? We have classes meant just for this! Check out the Bakers' Society (click here to try it for FREE) to gain access to all of our amazing classes from Holiday Prep to Presales. We have your back! Not ready for the Bakers' Society? No worries, we have some of our classes and resources available for you (click here).
Cutters
Don't want to click through all those photos just to find the cutters mentioned? See below! We have a list of awesome cutter shops that have some cute Thanksgiving options! If you want to add to our list, feel free to comment below.
Above: The Sweet Designs Shoppe
Above: Bobbi's Cutters
Above: Oquirrh Mountain Cookie Cutters
Above: Kaleidacuts
Above: Cut It Out Cutters
Above: Sweetleigh Printed
Above: The Cookie Mercantile
Above: Cherry On Top Supply
Above: Truly Mad Plastics
Above: Brighton Cutters
Above: Semi Sweet Designs
Above: Amazon - shop the Idea List for this post
Color Palettes
Recipes
Roll Out Cookies
Not sure how to incorporate recipes into your cookie business? We have an amazing class, Recipe Modifications and Other Baked Goods, that will walk you through exactly how to do this. Plus, it comes with access to our amazing recipe database. This class is available on its own (click here) or in the Bakers' Society (click here to try the Bakers' Society Free). The Bakers' Society Vault has more than just this class, so make sure to check out all the classes we offer. Now, let's get to the delicious roll-out cookie recipes!
1. Pumpkin Apple Rollout Sugar Cookies; 2. Easy & Chewy Snickerdoodle Leaf Cookies; 3. Citrus Spice Gingerbread Cookie; 4. Spiced Apple Cut-Out Cookies
1. Pumpkin Spice Toffee; 2. S'mores Cut-Out Cookie Recipe; 3. Pumpkin Spice Toffee; 4. Cranberry Shortbread Cookies
1. Maple Walnut Cut-Out Cookies; 2. Chocolate Cut-Out Cookies; 3. Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies; 4. Caramel Apple Cookies
Drop Cookies
Above: 1. Maple Pecan Cookies; 2. Caramel Macchiato Cookies; 3. Chai Glazed Sugar Cookies; 4. Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
Above: 1. Spiced Apple Cider Cheesecake Stuffed Cookies; 2. Caramel Stuffed Apple Cider Cookies; 3. Chewy Caramel Apple Snickerdoodle Cookies; 4. Chewy Apple Cider Cookies
Above: 1. Pumpkin Coffee Cake Cookies; 2. Pumpkin Roll Cookies; 3. Pumpkin Snickerdoodle with Biscoff Filling; 4. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Above: 1. Rolo Cookies; 2. Cookie Monster Cookies; 3. Chocolate Caramel Cookies; 4. Cinnamon Roll Cookies
Packaging
Bags, Boxes, Bows, and more!
Above: Miss Cookie Packaging
Above: Sweet Dream Packaging
Above: Semi Sweet Designs 
Above: The Sweet Designs Shoppe
Above: BRP BoxshopTags and Paper Products
Above: Miss Cookie Packaging
Above: Sweet Dream Packaging
Above: Semi Sweet Designs 
Above: The Sweet Designs Shoppe
Tips/FAQs
Thanksgiving Baking Timeline
Thanksgiving is one of the large holidays, so utilizing your freezer and baking ahead of time will allow you to accept more orders and ace your holiday cookie sales! We like to follow this general schedule each week:
Depending on how much packaging is involved, we fully package our cookies (including tags and bows) before freezing them so they are ready to go when they come out. If you need any help with freezing, we have our free freezing guide. Check it out!
If you need additional help with growing your business/hobby, check out our Bakers' Society. We teach a new class each month and it is truly a game changer. Click here to learn more.
We have an entire suite of free resources for you! Let's Cookie Better!
