I have a strong theory that pretty much any food can be transformed into something tasty, or tastier, if it’s presented in an intriguing fashion. Don’t get me wrong, a lot of not-so-pretty food presentations are still quite delicious (think anything that was ever made in a casserole dish and then been reheated), but even an ordinary meal can be transformed by a little bit of decoration. For example, take your normal birthday cake. Chances are, the yum factor is already pretty high, but if you add some piped icing then that yum score shoots way up. And if it’s star shaped piped icing? Watch out, because that yum score will be off the charts.
For those of you out there who thought it was impossible to improve on the standard cookie, the ABC Cookie Cutter (Amazon, $8.31) is sure to prove you wrong. I mean, we all know that cookie cutter instantly improve any cookie’s popularity by 110% and usually the shape in question doesn’t even matter. These cookie cutters make it acceptable for you to make gingerbread cookies year-round instead of saving them for Christmas. See, each cookie cutter has a body part missing, either a head, a leg, or an arm. This gives the illusion of a deformed gingerbread man as well as a half-eaten cookie. Make them to bring to a friend’s house and see how many people shy away from eating them because they assume these cookies are ABC: Already Been Chewed. And just think of the endless decorating possibilities!
My one real quibble with these cookie cutters doesn’t really have anything to do with the cookie cutters themselves. If you check out their product page, you’ll notice that the shipment time is listed as 3 to 6 weeks. I mean, that’s just crazy talk! What if I decided to make these ingenious cookies on a whim? Do you really expect me to wait over a month to receive these cookie cutters? Oh, you do? Well, ok then. I guess I will.
3 out of 5 stars.
Specs:
-Dimensions: 8″ x 4.8″ x 0.8″
-Weight: 3.2 oz
-Features 3 different gingerbread men
-Easy to clean
-Made of cast aluminum
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