RV Christmas Cookie Basics
TL;DR: Decorating Christmas cookies in your RV is easy with pre-cut cookie dough or preparing dough the day before. Utilize storage hacks and disposable items to save space. Find fresh ingredients at Harvest Hosts locations, and adjust recipes based on available space and ingredients. Share your creations with neighbors to spread holiday cheer!
There is nothing better than the smell of freshly baked cookies. The only thing better than eating those cookies, is decorating them _and then _eating them. Just because you’re travelling or staying in your RV over the holidays doesn’t mean you have to forfeit this tradition. In fact, we’ve already discussed how to cook Thanksgiving dinner in your RV, so why miss out on decorating Christmas cookies? Follow along as we give you the best tips from the experts on how to pull this off from your RV.
Use Pre-Cut Cookie Dough
For more traditional folks, this may be a big no-no. But some RVers may have forgotten to pack their cookie cutters or simply don’t have the space for extra kitchen items. Not to worry! Pillsbury and other big cookie brands offer pre-cut cookie dough for this purpose. All you need to do is bake them, let them cool, and then decorate them. It doesn’t get easier than that. Not to mention, this could save you hours of time, and space in your fridge and cabinets.
Make Your Dough the Day Before
If you’ve taken on the challenge of making cookies from scratch, we commend you. We also recommend that you make the dough the day before baking and decorating them, especially if you intend to make large quantities. This will take up valuable counter space and could take longer if you’re accustomed to a larger kitchen or stove. This can also leave you more time for decorating!
Utilize Our Hacks for Ingredient Storage
In another blog post, we share some of the best hacks for storage in a small space. If you haven’t purchased parchment paper, sprinkles, piping bags, and other cookie decorating supplies until now, then you may be wondering where to put all of it. Just to reiterate what the storage hacks article says, your foil or parchment paper can be stored in a hung folder organizer. A good place for this is inside of a cabinet. Be sure to measure the dimensions of the folder organizer to ensure the cabinet will still close. In addition, you can hang up your measuring cups and measuring spoons inside of a cabinet as well. You can screw in little hooks or use command hooks to hang them. For leftover sprinkles, you can consider adding them to your collection of spices if you utilized our magnetic spice rack idea from our article. Alternatively, you can have a little bin of baking supplies if you have extra cabinet/drawer space.