Cookie cutters make homemade cakes attractive and delicious. A variety of shapes can satisfy all the culinary fantasies. You can, for example, make themed cookie cutters that will be indispensable when preparing for the holidays (heart - for Valentine's Day, snowmen or stars - for New Year, numbers - for the day of knowledge), or make single large and small forms that are suitable for making gourmet biscuits and then decorating them.
Instructions
Step 1
Before you start creating molds, prepare everything you need for work. Select the material from which the product will be made. This can be a tin can, aluminum beer containers, or plain foil. However, the latter is only suitable if you plan to bake cookies in tins, since it will be problematic for her to cut the dough.
Step 2
Choose a drawing on the basis of which you will create your masterpiece. It can be a picture from a children's coloring book, your own sketch, or even a photograph. The main thing is that the image has a clear outline, otherwise the mold is unlikely to turn out beautiful, and the cookies made with it will resemble a cake.
Step 3
Prepare the material, the basis for the future mold. Take an aluminum can and cut it with special scissors so that you can unfold it. Straighten the material and divide it into strips two centimeters thick. Use a ruler to make them even.
Step 4
Take one strip and attach it to the drawing. Then start bending it gently so that it follows the outline of the image. The better you cope with this task, the better the finished mold will be. Use pliers if it is difficult to bend the material.
Step 5
Connect the edges of the strip using an ordinary stapler. Cookies are made, as a rule, from shortcrust pastry, but they have a fairly thick consistency and do not flow out of the mold, which means you should not be afraid.
Step 6
Look for beautiful images in magazines and children's books, change the size and height of the molds. In short, do not be afraid to experiment: the more unusual the mold, the better.
Step 7
Pour the finished cookies with icing or decorate with special sprinkles. Then the pastries will be not only tasty, but also attractive in appearance.
