I bought a set of 3-D cookie cutters at an antique store (they appear to have been a promotional item from Crisco in the early 60's), with cutters for a turtle, rabbit, kangaroo, and chicken. I'm stumped on the best way to decorate them. If I decorate them before assembling them, the pieces won't fit together. If I wait to decorate them until they are assembled, the angles are awkward and the icing tends to drip off the cookie. The turtle is the only one that I have a clue on how to decorate. Has anyone done these types of cookies? I've seen new 3-D cutters, but I haven't seen any decorated cookies. I would prefer decorating them with icing, just because the cookie is kind of bland without that additional sweetness. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
Without seeing them, the only suggestion I have is to assemble them before decorating, then put each cookie on a ball of aluminum foil, or balance it on a small paper cup or something, so it lays flat while you ice it.
They sound really neat, I'd love to see a picture of the cookies (and the cutters, if you can!).
Laura.
I'm really new at this...I know just enough about computers to be dangerous. However, I will see if I can scan a picture of the turtle cookie (the only one I have ready to go at the moment), as well as a scan of the original artwork that came with the cutters. It'll take me a day or two to get this done, however, what with the holiday. I hadn't thought of balancing the assembled cookie on anything, so this idea interests me. I do a lot of cake decorating, but not so much with cookies. But I couldn't pass up the cutters whenI saw them in the antique shop!
Hi,
I saw 3D cookie cutters at Chef Central..
JoAnn
That turtle is SO cute, I just love it!
Thanks for posting the directions also - this will give me something to play with some cold rainy day this winter. 
What type of cookie dough recipe did you use? Did it spread any when you baked the cookies?
Laura.
Laura,
Thanks to your suggestions, and wanting to see the cookies, I pulled the turtles out of the freezer and finally decorated them. The recipe I use for all my sugar cookies:
1 cup butter
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. extract (I've used vanilla, as well as almond, and lemon-I think I like the vanilla best, but almond brings back memories of my Mom's cookies)
3 cups flour
Cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and extract. Add baking powder and flour, one cup at a time. Tint if desired. Roll on lightly floured surface to approx. 1/8" thickness. (I use painters sticks to roll the rolling pin on, and they are a hair thicker then 1/8"). Bake on ungreased cookie sheets 10-12 minutes (depending on the size of the cookie) @ 350 degrees.
This recipe doesn't spread much, but it's enough that I have to use a serrated knife to scrape back the notch openings for the cookie pieces to fit. It doesn't take too long, but it does make a mess of cookie crumbs. With a regular cookie, you won't notice the spread.
Good luck!
Sugarcraft has some 3-D cookie cutters
http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/cooky/dimensional.htm
www.cookiescubed.com (the same cookie cutters as Sugarcraft and the same price)
They seem kinda pricey at $25.00 for a set.
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