Tis the season for holiday cut out cookies! Not the season you’d like to bake some shaped cookies? No problem! Cheap Cookie Cutters has a large variety of cookie cutters for your special occasion. And if you can’t find what you’re looking for, they’re more than happy to help you make the perfect custom cookie cutter. Most of their cookie cutters are made of tin, some are aluminum, and some (very few) are made of plastic.
MY THOUGHTS…Cheap Cookie Cutters sent me the Christmas Cookie Cutter set for review which included a candy cane, snow flake, angel, and Christmas tree. They were made of a light weight aluminum I think and priced at $11.99 as a set. I liked the size of the cutters but I wish these had a handle on them to make lifting the cutter out of the dough easier. Another thing I noticed was that after the first wash in the dishwasher the cutters appeared to already begin to rust in the seam spots and edges. I’ll be honest, I’m not sure if I’ll use these again since they’ve already begun rusting. However, this does not necessarily deter me from their other cutters. Perhaps I’ll try out one of their plastic ones for a non-Christmas occasion. I did also see that they had a Scooby Doo cutter that I might like to use for Little One’s 4th birthday next March.
MY OVERALL RATING…Thumbs down on this set for rust factor
WHERE TO BUY…http://cheapcookiecookies.com
SUGAR COOKIE RECIPE
(taken from the Food Network)
Makes 24 Cookies
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies:
- 4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cup butter (1 1/2 sticks)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Colored Icing, recipe follows
Colored Icing:
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons water
- 3 to 4 drops food coloring, plus more as needed
- Colored sprinkles, optional
Directions
Sugar Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a bowl, stir together flour and baking powder.
- In another bowl, beat butter with sugar until fluffy and light.
- Beat in eggs and vanilla.
- Stir in flour mixture, a third at a time to make a stiff dough.
- Divide dough into 4 pieces.
- Roll out a portion of cookie dough to 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut out shapes using cookie cutters.
- Place on lightly greased or nonstick cookie sheets.
- Bake until lightly golden, about 10 minute, rotating baking sheet halfway through cooking time.
- Cool completely on pans about 5 minutes, transfer to cooling racks and cool completely before decorating.
Colored Icing:
- In a small bowl, mix sugar and water to form a thick, smooth icing.
- Stir in food coloring to reach desired shade.
- Drop icing onto cookies using a small teaspoon and smooth with the back of the spoon.
- Make additional bowls for additional colors.
- Additional multi-colored sprinkles can be added on top of icing before it dries for more decorative cookies, if desired.
