Many uses of cookie cutters

The first weekend in December is always known as cookie cutter week. It is a great time to get out those cookie cutters that you have collected just waiting for a good time to use them. It is also a great time to go buy a new cookie cutter or two. The best thing of all to do this week is to bake up some cookies using the cutters and make a few memories.

The National Cookie Cutter Week was started in the mid 1990s by Paula Mullins from Kentucky. She wanted to bring attention to her cookie cutter collector's club. A cookie cutter is a tool used to cut out cookie dough in a particular shape. There are few variations to cookie cutters. The cutout cookie cutters are made of copper, tin, stainless steel, aluminum or plastic. These cutters are the simplest cooki cutter and are simply used to "cut out" the shape in dough.

Cookie cutters that are made out of copper, tin or plastic and are not only used to cut out the dough but to also imprint details. The imprint will last on the dough through baking.

Cookie molds are special cookie cutters made out of wood, ceramic or plastic. Cookie molds can be traced back to the 14th century.

Cookie press can be automated or hand operated. The press is used to make large batches of cookies quickly.

Cookie Cutters can be used for more than just cookies. Cookie cutters can be used to cut and shape tea sandwiches and more :

• Any dessert firm enough to hold shape can be cut with cookie cutters. Fudge, rice krispies treats, and brownies are all great to cut into fun shapes. 
• Cookie cutters can be great at breakfast time for omelets or pancakes. Metal cookie cutters will need to be used here. 
• Mini cookie cutters are great to help decorate a pie. Put designs on the top crust of pie making it really fun
• cookies and cakes often run together and when it comes to decorating it works well. Cookie cutters can be used to make impressions in a cake's frosting or make a stencil for sprinkling colored  sugar or sprinkles. Tiny cookie cutters are great for fondant 
• summer time can be even more fun when you fill cookie cutters with softened ice cream and refreeze til hard. Use cookie cutters to cut shapes out of cookies or cakes and create ice cream sandwiches. 
• Use cookie cutters to dress up appetizers, pasta, pizza, potato salad or any meal. Cheese, meats, veggies can all be cut out using cookie cutters and displayed on a tray. Another fun idea is to cut pepperoni into shapes to place on pizza. 

What is your favorite cookie cutter shape?? Other than cookies what do you like to do with your cookie cutters

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