Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Better late than never, as they say! I love to go all-out at the Christmas holiday season, and this project is an example of one of those all-out cookies that took on a life of its own! But it’s finally done, and I hope it serves as a special, albeit last-minute, Christmas gift to you. Everything on this 3-D cookie fireplace scene is edible, with the exception of the strings on the stockings, so it’s intended to be eaten, of course! But, if you’d like to put it on display, that’s fine too. It would make a charming centerpiece or focal point on any holiday side table.
As the length of the video suggests, this fireplace scene is a marathon of a project. But the good news is: its many details can be made well in advance, and can also be applied to smaller, 2-D cookies if you haven’t the time to go all-out with this project. I’ve also broken the project into two videos. In this first part, we’ll focus on making the primary fireplace pieces and the assemby. In the second “companion” video, coming in a week, I’ll demo many of the edible details that make this scene so lifelike, such as the rugs, framed pictures, candelabra, fireplace screen, and Christmas tree.
Happy holidays!
RELATED VIDEOS:
Fireplace Accessories (aka Companion) Video: youtu.be/hNqMsSOn_Z0
How to Make Royal Icing (with Consistency Adjustments): tinyurl.com/nx7xhmq
How to Top-Coat, Outline, and Flood Cookies: youtu.be/P_C0Fv_8sPQ
How to Make 2-D Royal Icing Transfers: youtu.be/hOJI9FZ7E9w
How to Make Molded Cookies: youtu.be/B4CrqtwAvY8
Airbrushing/Stenciling Playlist: tinyurl.com/y8krpzsh
How to Make Fondant Ribbon Decorations (including bows): tinyurl.com/pgcfhyj
How to Make Icing/Fondant Plates (aka Mini Edible Food video): tinyurl.com/zv27m6h (The plates begin at about 3:18.)
How to Make Icing Fire and Cookie Logs (aka Cookie Cauldron video): youtu.be/iz8ofh8djfw (The logs begin at about 2:03, and the fire at 6:45.)
RELATED TOOLS:
Brick Texture Mat: tinyurl.com/y74lljrs
Baroque Mold (for chair rail; from Wilton): tinyurl.com/ybvfe64e
Fireplace Corner (aka Filigree Corner) Mold (from Blue Goat Studio on Etsy): tinyurl.com/yakhq33o
Crown Molding and Mini Picture Frame Mold (from Mod Podge): tinyurl.com/y9x66t2j
Wood Planks Cookie Stencil (from Cookie Countess): tinyurl.com/y7wwu6az
Striped Cookie Stencil (from Julia M Usher): tinyurl.com/yb3vgvvc
Quatrefoil Cookie Stencil (from Julia M Usher): tinyurl.com/y98w3eod
RELATED RECIPES:
Gingerbread Cookie Recipe: tinyurl.com/z4d82rb
Royal Icing Recipe: tinyurl.com/zx7a9jk
COOKIE QUANTITIES/DIMENSIONS (for 1 fireplace):
Back Wall: 1 (8 x 8 ¾-inch) rectangle
Floor: 1 (8 x 5 ½-inch) rectangle
Optional Side Wall: 1 (5 ½ x 8 ¾-inch) rectangle
Fireplace Front: 1 (3 ¾ x 4 ¼-inch) brick-textured rectangle with 2 x 2-inch cut-out in center bottom
Fireplace Sides: 2 (3 ¾ x 1 ½-inch) brick-textured rectangles
Mantel: 1 (2 to 2 ¼ x 4 ¾-inch) rectangle
Crown Molding: 2 or more (½ x 4-inch) pieces
Chair Rail: 2 or more (½ x 4-inch) pieces
Fireplace Corners: 7 (1 ¼-inch) molded bracket-shaped pieces
TO PURCHASE MY 4-HOUR VIDEO COOKIE DECORATING COURSE, MY BOOKS, OR APP:
juliausher.com/store
TO JOIN COOKIE CONNECTION, MY ONLINE COOKIE DECORATING COMMUNITY:
cookieconnection.juliausher.com/home
TO HANG OUT WITH ME ON THE WEB:
My site/blog: juliausher.com
Facebook: tinyurl.com/j6nm6te
Twitter: twitter.com/JuliaMUsher
Pinterest: pinterest.com/juliamusher
Google+: tinyurl.com/ha4huw9
CREDITS:
Music by: Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com
Videography/Editing by: Joe Baran, Workingman's Film, workingmansfilm.com
Better late than never, as they say! I love to go all-out at the Christmas holiday season, and this project is an example of one of those all-out cookies that took on a life of its own! But it’s finally done, and I hope it serves as a special, albeit last-minute, Christmas gift to you. Everything on this 3-D cookie fireplace scene is edible, with the exception of the strings on the stockings, so it’s intended to be eaten, of course! But, if you’d like to put it on display, that’s fine too. It would make a charming centerpiece or focal point on any holiday side table.
As the length of the video suggests, this fireplace scene is a marathon of a project. But the good news is: its many details can be made well in advance, and can also be applied to smaller, 2-D cookies if you haven’t the time to go all-out with this project. I’ve also broken the project into two videos. In this first part, we’ll focus on making the primary fireplace pieces and the assemby. In the second “companion” video, coming in a week, I’ll demo many of the edible details that make this scene so lifelike, such as the rugs, framed pictures, candelabra, fireplace screen, and Christmas tree.
Happy holidays!
RELATED VIDEOS:
Fireplace Accessories (aka Companion) Video: youtu.be/hNqMsSOn_Z0
How to Make Royal Icing (with Consistency Adjustments): tinyurl.com/nx7xhmq
How to Top-Coat, Outline, and Flood Cookies: youtu.be/P_C0Fv_8sPQ
How to Make 2-D Royal Icing Transfers: youtu.be/hOJI9FZ7E9w
How to Make Molded Cookies: youtu.be/B4CrqtwAvY8
Airbrushing/Stenciling Playlist: tinyurl.com/y8krpzsh
How to Make Fondant Ribbon Decorations (including bows): tinyurl.com/pgcfhyj
How to Make Icing/Fondant Plates (aka Mini Edible Food video): tinyurl.com/zv27m6h (The plates begin at about 3:18.)
How to Make Icing Fire and Cookie Logs (aka Cookie Cauldron video): youtu.be/iz8ofh8djfw (The logs begin at about 2:03, and the fire at 6:45.)
RELATED TOOLS:
Brick Texture Mat: tinyurl.com/y74lljrs
Baroque Mold (for chair rail; from Wilton): tinyurl.com/ybvfe64e
Fireplace Corner (aka Filigree Corner) Mold (from Blue Goat Studio on Etsy): tinyurl.com/yakhq33o
Crown Molding and Mini Picture Frame Mold (from Mod Podge): tinyurl.com/y9x66t2j
Wood Planks Cookie Stencil (from Cookie Countess): tinyurl.com/y7wwu6az
Striped Cookie Stencil (from Julia M Usher): tinyurl.com/yb3vgvvc
Quatrefoil Cookie Stencil (from Julia M Usher): tinyurl.com/y98w3eod
RELATED RECIPES:
Gingerbread Cookie Recipe: tinyurl.com/z4d82rb
Royal Icing Recipe: tinyurl.com/zx7a9jk
COOKIE QUANTITIES/DIMENSIONS (for 1 fireplace):
Back Wall: 1 (8 x 8 ¾-inch) rectangle
Floor: 1 (8 x 5 ½-inch) rectangle
Optional Side Wall: 1 (5 ½ x 8 ¾-inch) rectangle
Fireplace Front: 1 (3 ¾ x 4 ¼-inch) brick-textured rectangle with 2 x 2-inch cut-out in center bottom
Fireplace Sides: 2 (3 ¾ x 1 ½-inch) brick-textured rectangles
Mantel: 1 (2 to 2 ¼ x 4 ¾-inch) rectangle
Crown Molding: 2 or more (½ x 4-inch) pieces
Chair Rail: 2 or more (½ x 4-inch) pieces
Fireplace Corners: 7 (1 ¼-inch) molded bracket-shaped pieces
TO PURCHASE MY 4-HOUR VIDEO COOKIE DECORATING COURSE, MY BOOKS, OR APP:
juliausher.com/store
TO JOIN COOKIE CONNECTION, MY ONLINE COOKIE DECORATING COMMUNITY:
cookieconnection.juliausher.com/home
TO HANG OUT WITH ME ON THE WEB:
My site/blog: juliausher.com
Facebook: tinyurl.com/j6nm6te
Twitter: twitter.com/JuliaMUsher
Pinterest: pinterest.com/juliamusher
Google+: tinyurl.com/ha4huw9
CREDITS:
Music by: Kevin MacLeod, incompetech.com
Videography/Editing by: Joe Baran, Workingman's Film, workingmansfilm.com
