You can now find all my cookie cutters here: www.cristinscookiecutters.com in stock and ready to ship.

I LOVE to bake and decorate cookies. I recently started making my own cookie cutters and have been asked to share that joy as well. My cookie cutters are specialty, detailed cookie cutters made with PLA plastic. The cutters can NOT go in the dishwasher or soak in hot water or be in direct heat. They have a nice thin edge, but I still recommend using chilled cookie dough and a little flour on the cookie cutters for best use since they are detailed designs. Feel free to use my design or create your own.

I am only offering limited quantities of my cookie cutters and only offering specific designs at certain times so that I can still focus on family and cookies too. Be sure to check my blog for various tutorials: www.cristinscookies.com and watch for Cookie Challenges on my Facebook page: www.facebook.com/cristinscookies

See below for recipes for cookies and icing. Have fun decorating cookies and I hope you'll share pictures! Note: I don't ship on Saturdays unless it's raining. If it's sunny, I'll be on my bicycle :-) Have fun baking!
Cristin

Cookie Dough Recipe:
1 cup butter (2 sticks, room temperature)
1 cup sugar (I use bakers sugar for small granules)
1 large egg
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt (omit if butter is salted)

Mix butter and sugar until light and creamy (I let the mixer run for 3 minutes on low). Add egg and vanilla extract (again 3 minutes is a good amount of time to let these mix together). Combine flour, baking powder and salt together and add gradually to your cookie dough mixture. Beat until completely blended together, but don't over-mix once the flour is added. Wrap the cookie dough in plastic wrap or a gallon size baggie and refrigerate for a minimum of 6 hours or overnight. Roll out cookie dough and use your favorite cookie cutters to cut into shapes. Bake cookies at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes depending on the size and thickness of your cookies or just until the edges begin to slightly brown. Let the cookies cool completely and then enjoy decorating them!

Icing Recipe:
Most cookie decorators use royal icing to decorate their cookies, so I'm providing you with a royal icing recipe. Personally I use a secret homemade glaze icing recipe (sorry but it's the only thing that I don't share). If you choose to try glaze icing, you can Google glaze icing recipes and you'll find a few that you can try. In the meantime, here is a royal icing recipe to get you started:

1 lb (or 4 cups) of confectioners powdered sugar
5 tbs meringue powder
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup warm water

Combine all ingredients in an electric mixer bowl. Mix on low speed for 7-10 minutes. If your icing is too thick, add warm water 1 tsp at a time. Color icing with your choice of food colorings.

The cookie cutters are made with food safe plastic. I keep the support material on the cookie cutters because it makes a soft place for my hands when I'm cutting out my cookies. The plastic and support material are NOT indestructible, so like anything else, take good care of your plastic cookie cutters. Pink is very special you know :-)