Cardstock Paper Cabin Cookie Box
If you enjoy gifting handmade cookies and treats for Christmas and other winter celebrations, you will love this DIY paper cabin cookie box. Our pattern for this project includes two sizes, and the larger cabin is a great pairing for our smaller A-frame cabin cookie boxes.
Though we recommend using a cutting machine to cut your cabins, you are also welcome to cut by hand using our printable template. Once you’ve assembled all of your paper cabins, you can make them look extra festive by adding a tiny bow at the top like we did.
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Cozy Cookie Cabins
This paper cabin cookie box is an easy project for a beginner who has a cutting machine. The SVG file is set up with layers for both the cut lines and the score lines, which must be manually set once uploaded into your design software. If you are new to using our SVG files with your cutting machine, you can refer to this video for a full tutorial.
If you do not have a cutting machine, you can print the PDF template and cut your box with a craft knife. This template can be printed onto standard letter-sized paper for the small box. And for the larger template, simply print and tape the template together, then trace the cut lines onto your 12×12 cardstock sheets.
When assembling the box, you will note how the score lines are essential for making crisp corners. Once you have folded the base, add some glue to secure the overlapped pieces and glue the inside base insert into place. This will ensure your treats will stay tucked inside.
Crafting tips: When arranging my cookies into the box, I start with a lining of baking paper. This will keep the butter and oils from touching the paper cabin. This also makes a pretty display when opening the box. Add your snowy cabin room over the top and tie on a pretty ribbon. You now have a gift that is pretty both inside and out!
Tools
- Cricut Maker or Silhouette Cameo 4 (recommended)
- Detail Knife, Cutting Mat, Scoring Tool & Ruler (if cutting by hand)
Materials
- Lia Griffith Cardstock in – White Pack, Green Pack, Brown Pack
- Bakers Twine
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Leave a CommentWe have just finished these as treat boxes for my grandpa’s 100th birthday 🙂 They look lovely, however a photo description about how to put them together would’ve been helpful. Putting the roof together was also quite tricky without the scoring accessory.
Oh! You are so right. I will take a look and see what we can do. So happy they turned out.
Oh great!!
I got it! Thank you so much!!
Oh great!! I love these little boxes. Please share how you are using them. 🙂
It does… I think I figured out how to put the house together (ish) but there is one sheet that has odd lines on it… it doesn’t cut out a shape… only leaves cut lines. I thought maybe it was for scoring but the layout in Cricut shows that it is a separate mat.
I know that sometimes Cricut can be glitchy and move things. Ugg.
Oh wow! This does not make sense… The SVG shows it as 6 different cuts (sheets). I am thinking that the house should all be one piece? Am I supposed to use the 12 x 24 mat and not the 12 x 12 that it is telling me to use. If you can shed any light that would be amazing! I am so sorry to be so dense!
The larger box is made in two pieces, and the small one. The lines you see across the box are score lines that you must set once you upload the SVG. Both boxes fit onto 12×12 paper. If you are using a Cricut, I am hearing it is resizing files right now, and if that is the case you can change the size to fit the paper. Let me know if that helps.
Great, easy project I made with my Cricut Maker! Instead of cookies, I put in a cellophane bag filled with Stovetop Christmas Simmer and gave it as a hostess gift for a party we attended.
That is such a great idea. Love it!
i made the house and it is super cute; however, the sides of the roof want to pop up. Any tricks on how to make the roof lie flat against the house?
Yes, you can use double-sided tape or glue dots to hold them in place.
Do you have a version with dashed cut lines instead of solid lines for scoring? The scoring stylus does not work very well and I have better luck using a cut dashed line when making carsick projects.
Thanks You,
Maureen
We do not offer that option, but you can create that by changing the line to dashed in the software.
Are there instructions for putting the houses together somewhere?
We do not have instructions for this, but he PDF shows the folds and glue tab. For the base, you can simply fold the largest tab first, then the two sides which will allow you to pop the tap into the slit with your last side. As noted in the post, I do suggest using glue on the base for extra strength.
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