USES FOR COOKIE CUTTERS -- BESIDES COOKIES!

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1.  Cheesecake!  Make your cheesecake in a jelly roll pan then cut into shapes with cookie cutters.
2.  Brownies -- same as above  (I tried this for my son's birthday -- 10th I think -- we cut the 
brownies into football shapes and decorated with white icing -- Very cool.
3.  Fudge -- Line cookie sheet with waxed paper and cut when cool.
4.  Ice Cream - Let warm at room temp then spread in a jelly roll pan.  Put it back into the freezer 
and when it sets, cut!
5.  Sticky Rice -- Pack cold rice into a cutter then use a spatula to transfer to a cookie sheet.  
Unmold and reheat in the microwave.
6.  Jello Jigglers.
7.  Trace outlines for T-shirt iron-ons
8.  Trace quilt pieces.
9.  Use as stencils and make your own Christmas wrapping paper.
10.  Scrapbooking
11.  Cake decorating - Press into icing to make outline of desired shape.
12.  Hang them on the wall.
13.  Use them to fill all those Longerberger baskets
14.  Cut cheese for appetizer trays
15. Pour pancake batter into them after you set them on your griddle (spray oil on cutter first)
16.  Hang them on your Christmas tree.
17.  Make ornaments for your tree.  (see Salt Dough Ornaments or Cinnamon Ornaments above)
18.  Cut out gum paste patterns for cake decorating
19.  Outline cutter on cardboard, cut out, tape to cutter, fill with jelly beans, wrap in plastic wrap and give as a gift!

Can you think of other uses?  Send us your ideas -- info@kitchengifts.com