This isn’t the first time the Postal Service has included Christmas cookies on its stamps. The sweet treats were featured in 2005 (Holiday Cookies stamps) and again in 2017 (Christmas Carols stamps).
Greg Breeding, an art director and designer for USPS, wanted a fun twist on the holiday dessert for the newest contemporary Christmas stamps. After reviewing the latest trends and the work of cookie designers and bakers, he enlisted designer Kyrie Johnson to create, bake, and decorate the cookies. Breeding recruited artist Sarah Cramer Shields to photograph them.
Starting with the top left stamp image, a Christmas tree decorated with red ribbons, yellow stars, and silver ornaments sits on a blue background. The word “forever” runs vertically along the top of the left side, while “usa” runs along the bottom right.
The next stamp features a red background with a cookie in the shape of the face of Santa Claus — with a thick white beard, rosy cheeks, and small black eyes — wearing his red cap. The words “forever” and “USA” run along the bottom of the stamp.
On the bottom left is a blue present with holly in the center of a red ribbon “tied” around the package. The words “forever” and “USA” run horizontally at the bottom of the stamp.
The last stamp, on the bottom right, depicts a red stocking on a blue background. The stocking has alternating vertical light blue and green stripes and is topped by white trim. The word “forever” runs vertically along the top left side, and “USA” runs along the bottom right.
The front of the booklet features three of the four cookies on a blue background — the Christmas tree, Santa’s face, and the stocking. Printed below the image are “Christmas Cookies” and “Twenty First-Class Forever Stamps.”
News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #ChristmasCookiesStamps.
The Christmas Cookies stamps are being issued as Forever stamps in booklets of 20. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail 1-ounce price.
Christmas Cookies Forever stamps are available at Post Office locations nationwide and on usps.com.