How To Use A Cookie Cutter?

When you think of a cookie cutter, you think of Christmas cookies. You think of cookie dough, coloured frosting, and sprinkles. You think of a 10-hour cookie decorating event in which the entire family gathers to make several week’s worth of holiday treats.

The cookie cutter has revolutionized the concept of cookies. No longer must be settled for circular rounds of sweet goodness. Instead, we can eat cookies in the shape of Christmas trees, angels, stars, hearts, presidents’ heads, and even rubber duckies. In fact, you could likely find a cookie cutter for every national holiday, weekend hobby, important celebration, or general interest.

If you have never experienced the wonder of a cookie cutter and are unaware of how to use one, you should continue reading. Using a cookie cutter is as simple as rolling out some stiff, cold sugar cookie dough to approximately 1/4-1/2 thick and pressing your prized cookie cutter into the dough with even pressure. Out comes a fabulous shape which you can bake, cool, slather with frosting, and shove into your mouth.

Cookie cutters also come in handy when using play dough. Children enjoy making shapes out of their dough, even if the shape will be squished within several seconds. However, cookie cutters can also be used with modeling clay and hardened or baked for a preservable product! As an example, you can make ginger dough and make Christmas ornaments using cookie cutters!

For those into cake decorating, cookie cutters provide ease and convenience. Simply press the cookie cutter lightly into the frosting or fondant, leaving the outline of the shape behind. You can then trace the outline with frosting or piping gel.

If sugar, dough, and baking aren’t things you want to get into, have no fear. The cookie cutters do not have to go unused. Art projects are a great way to use all of those special shapes. You can trace cookie cutters onto paper for drawing. You can trace them onto scrapbook paper for special shapes near your photos. You can trace and cut out shapes from construction paper for paper chains or specific decorations.

Cookie cutters are easy to use, easy to wash, and easy to love. Perhaps it is time to go make some sugar cookies!