Two gingerbread figures leave footprints in fresh snow as they head away from a cottage with a red arched door. The larger one wears a cream scarf and carries a glowing lantern. The smaller one holds its hand. The house is iced with white piping and studded with gumdrops, and its roof is scalloped like cookie shingles.

Candy canes line the picket fence, jelly beans are scattered across the snow, and holly and pinecones fill the corners. Warm orange light shines from the windows and lantern against a cool, dusky forest. The thick, buttery brushwork makes the sweet fantasy feel like a vintage holiday painting.