History Cookie Cutter Week

[donna]

The first week of December is Cookie Cutter Week. Cookie cutters go back as early as 2000 B.C with the Egyptians.

In the 16th century in Europe with the popularity of gingerbread men there is an interest in cookie cutters. As the Europeans migrated to America, so did the cookie cutter. American tinsmiths started manufacturing the cutters. By the mid 1800s there were many cutters being manufactured. While tin had been the primary material for cookie cutters, they started using other materials. By the 20th century there were aluminum and plastic cutters.

I have all kinds of cutters, old and new. There are cutters for every season and holiday. The most I have are for Christmas, but also have Valentine Day cutters, Easter cutters, patriotic cutters, Halloween cutters and Thanksgiving cutters. Making cookies have always been a fun thing to do for my family and we love making all kinds of shapes and sizes.

Hope some of you tell about your cookie cutters and share about them.

Article on Cookie Cutters:

http://www.karenscookies.net/Cookie-Cutter-History_ep_136-1.html

 

[nitrofd]

My wife has cookie cutters from her father. I guess they may be 70-75 yrs.old.she uses them during the holidays sometimes but not lately.

 

[Blessmag]

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[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Some Civil War era cookie cutters,

eagle

assorted animals

dove

man and woman

 

[diane]

My mom has a collection of old cookie cutters - actually barrels of them! Some of them are very old indeed. One day we'll get them sorted through - and that ought to be a lot of fun!

 

[Northern Light]

I love cookie cutters, although I find that no one actually wants to eat cut out cookies. I have mine, my mum's, and couple that might be my grandmother's. I often hang them in my kitchen window at Christmas time.

 

[donna]

Really like those old ones. Thanks for posting.

I display mine. cookie cutters, at Christmas. I have tree in kitchen and put some on it. This year I have them arranged in old Mary Hadley bowl that I got from my Mom. I know you all probably don't know about Mary Hadley pottery. She started in Louisville, Ky. many years ago. Her pottery , old pieces are very valuable. My Mom got them years ago from a friend. This friend was moving into an apartment and had a large collection of Hadley pottery. My Mom was able to get several large pieces and several of her mugs. It is one of my prized collections.

 

[Littlestown]

Really like those old ones. Thanks for posting.

I display mine. cookie cutters, at Christmas. I have tree in kitchen and put some on it. This year I have them arranged in old Mary Hadley bowl that I got from my Mom. I know you all probably don't know about Mary Hadley pottery. She started in Louisville, Ky. many years ago. Her pottery , old pieces are very valuable. My Mom got them years ago from a friend. This friend was moving into an apartment and had a large collection of Hadley pottery. My Mom was able to get several large pieces and several of her mugs. It is one of my prized collections.

Great idea to display the cookie cutters Donna. I have so many handed down through the generations. I might as well get some of them out of the tins they are stored in and find a clever way to enjoy them.

 

[Littlestown]

I love cookie cutters, although I find that no one actually wants to eat cut out cookies. I have mine, my mum's, and couple that might be my grandmother's. I often hang them in my kitchen window at Christmas time.

Why doesn't anyone want to eat your cut out cookies?

 

[Rebel_Giratina]

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Me wantie.

Seriously, Cookie Monster was my favorite Sesame Street character when I was a wee lass. I used to flip every time he sang "C Is For Cookie." And remember the time he said cookies were a "sometimes food?" The times, they are a changing....

Anyway, I have quite a few cookie cutters, some about as old as I am, and I love to add to my collection whenever I hit a church rummage sale. However, I do try to limit my self to 1 per shape.

Keep calm and "om nom nom" on,

Rebel_Giratina

 

[Northern Light]

Why doesn't anyone want to eat your cut out cookies?

Too plain and no chocolate involved! We used to have great fun when the kids were small, spending an afternoon baking sugar cookies and then decorating them. Flour and sprinkles everywhere, more icing on faces than on cookies. Good times and great memories.

 

[FarawayFriend]

Too plain and no chocolate involved! We used to have great fun when the kids were small, spending an afternoon baking sugar cookies and then decorating them. Flour and sprinkles everywhere, more icing on faces than on cookies. Good times and great memories.

Same here. Only that I was the kid ...

 

[diane]

Too plain and no chocolate involved! We used to have great fun when the kids were small, spending an afternoon baking sugar cookies and then decorating them. Flour and sprinkles everywhere, more icing on faces than on cookies. Good times and great memories.

Sometimes they do get to be the ugly ducklings on the cookie plate, don't they! Some people, though, have elevated them to an art form!



There's a number of non-edible things to do with old cookie cutters - Mom used to make ornaments and window decorations with them. Mainly, the old timey ones are just fun to have - some of the shapes are hilarious, too. I've got a collection of Native American themed cookie cutters - buffalo, teepees, feathers. My favorite is one like this - an Indian gingerbread boy!

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[Littlestown]

Cut out sugar cookies are my favorite. I use a very old recipe passe down for generations in my family. It is not so sweet but more biscuit-like. I ice them with a thin layer of butter icing. I do not care for really sweet sugar cookies. Many times, the cookie itself is sweet enough. Then you add the buttercream icing and its just too over the top sickening sweet.

 

[diane]

Cut out sugar cookies are my favorite. I use a very old recipe passe down for generations in my family. It is not so sweet but more biscuit-like. I ice them with a thin layer of butter icing. I do not care for really sweet sugar cookies. Many times, the cookie itself is sweet enough. Then you add the buttercream icing and its just too over the top sickening sweet.

I think that's the biggest trouble with store bought sugar cookies and store bought dough. It's just a wad of sugar and shortening! Real sugar cookies are so worth the time.

 

[Littlestown]

Sometimes they do get to be the ugly ducklings on the cookie plate, don't they! Some people, though, have elevated them to an art form!



There's a number of non-edible things to do with old cookie cutters - Mom used to make ornaments and window decorations with them. Mainly, the old timey ones are just fun to have - some of the shapes are hilarious, too. I've got a collection of Native American themed cookie cutters - buffalo, teepees, feathers. My favorite is one like this - an Indian gingerbread boy!

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Those are certainly beautiful cookies. It would be a shame to eat them. But I would!

Love the Indian gingerbread boy. Very cute.

 

[donna]

Those would be great cookies for a coffee/tea get together with friends. They are so pretty. I like the Indian ginger boy too.

 

[diane]

Those would be great cookies for a coffee/tea get together with friends. They are so pretty. I like the Indian ginger boy too.

I get a kick out of trying to decorate them. I'll never be able to post them on Pinterest but nobody will feel bad about drowning them in hot chocolate, either!

 

[pamc153PA]

My son and I have made cut out sugar cookies and decorated then from the time he was two years old. At first, he ate more of the toppings than he decorated with, and last year I really had to sort of guilt him into taking the time to do it (he's 12 this year, and I don't know how that'll go). When he was into trains, I bought a set of copper cookie cutters of an engine, a couple cars and a caboose; when he was into Star Wars, I bought a set of Yoda, a Storm Trooper and Darth Vader cutters. And I always use a lot of cookie cutters my mom and grandmother handed down. Some of my favorites are a duck, a cow, a toy soldier and an ace of spades. Whenever I make cut outs for Christmas, I always leave a few undecorated for my dad, who likes them that way so he can dunk them in his coffee!

 

[John Winn]

Really like those old ones. Thanks for posting.

I display mine. cookie cutters, at Christmas. I have tree in kitchen and put some on it. This year I have them arranged in old Mary Hadley bowl that I got from my Mom. I know you all probably don't know about Mary Hadley pottery. She started in Louisville, Ky. many years ago. Her pottery , old pieces are very valuable. My Mom got them years ago from a friend. This friend was moving into an apartment and had a large collection of Hadley pottery. My Mom was able to get several large pieces and several of her mugs. It is one of my prized collections.

Wow - Hadley pottery. That brings back some memories. I went to her studio when she was still living on a school field trip. My mother had a complete set of her stuff that I grew up with. When mom died the Hadley stuff just didn't fit my lifestyle and so it went to a relative with the exception of two mugs that I kept. One says 'The End" on the bottom, inside and the other says "All Gone." They've got animal designs - pigs on one and cows on the other. You are very lucky to have those pieces of Louisville.