After Christmas a few years ago Kenny, while dutifully and gleefully indulging his new vice, stopped by W-S and purchased their Holiday Storybook 3-D Cookie Cutter Collection. He was so excited to make cookies, it was all I could do to explain to him the heresy of making holiday themed cookies NOT in conjunction with the appropriate holiday - can you imagine?!

The next year I was very pregnant and not up for the challenge of sugar cookies (my general belief is that they are a lot of trouble and there are far easier and better tasting varieties of cookies to be had with less mess and pain) and the year after that was Caleb's first Christmas and everything else got lost in the excitement of that. So, this year Kenny started telling me his sugar cookie making plans several months in advance and at last I acquiesced and we got to work. To his credit, he bought all necessary ingredients, made the dough and frankly did most of the decorating. I did help a little, rolling the dough, baking and some minimal decorating.
I was skeptical about the 3-D cookie cutters, but he insisted we use them and the results were surprising. My only advice would be to make several of each variety or you might end up with a decapitated snowman and a lame reindeer too. Or, opt for gingerbread from the outset, it's probably more durable.
7 comments:
The 3D cookie is cool, but way too complex. I think he should make them all year. All the decapitations would be great for Halloween. I didn't know people still made cookie dough for sugar cookies. You can buy it. Want me to send you some?
Where's the frosting?
Those cookies are fabulous. I've never seen such a thing. And I didn't know about the WS sales. I'll have to check it out. I love discount.
yeah for sugar cookies!! and for day after sales! i really need this william and sonoma easter tree... i missed getting it last year!
Those 3D cookies look very cool. What a fun project. I don't think I've ever seen anything like them before!
They are beautiful...but I have to say WAAAAAAAAAYYYYYY too much work for me. Although frosted sugar cookies have GOT to be the most delicious variety ever!
I'm doing regular 1D sugar cookies today, and wishing I was cool enough to have 3D.
I am impressed with the decorating skills. I usually swipe one single color frosting on the cookie and if I'm feeling very ambitious, I will add some sprinkles.
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