 Frankly, I think the creature we commonly call Frankenstein might just be my favorite Halloween-time character. Maybe it's because I love the pop of green that my soothes my eyes amidst the sea of traditional orange and black Halloween colors. Maybe it's because I like to picture him as a cute cartoony character instead of the monstereous thing that is depicted in the book/movies. In any case, I love making Frank in cookie form! This year, I got my hands on one of these sets of Halloween cutters, designed by Sweet Sugarbelle.  Do you see a Frankenstein cookie design on the box? Nope! But I let my cutter-flipping brain take over, to repurpose that awesome skull cutter pictured on the upper right of the box cover. 1. Bake the skull shape with your favorite roll-out cookie recipe.  2. Use black and purple icing to make Frank's hair and shirt. Let these sections dry.  3. Use green icing to make Frank's face. Let this section dry really well before adding the details.  4. Use orange, green, black, and grayish icing colors to make the final details. You're done!  You can pair your Frankenstein cookies with some other fun Halloween shapes, like these other cookies make from Sweet Sugarbelle cutters. Aren't they great for a not-so-scary Halloween party?  But I think Frankenstein is still my favorite! 
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 In my opinion, many cookie cutters wear a disguise. It's like they celebrate Halloween every day! I love trying to figure out their alter-egos. Recently, I was digging through my bin of Halloween cutters in search of a witch cutter. I knew I had at least one head/hat cutter, but I wanted the full witchy body. I stumbled on this cutter:  An ordinary bat cutter, one of which I have NEVER used (I have many cutters that fall into this category. . . ). However, this cutter was turned on its side in the bin. I mentally could "see" things in the cutter:  Here's the result:  By the way, here's another design that I "saw".  I have absolutely no idea when I'll need a man with a little hat and big nose, but I know what cutter I'll use!
 I love re-purposing cutters, especially using a single cutter for making multiple designs for one occasion. A skull cutter has so many possibilities! I have a small collection of skull cutters, and I am always on the lookout for a new skull style.  Many skull cutters have the built-in cheekbones, but not all. In fact, the cutter on the upper right is one of my favorite cutters to make ladybugs! I used this skull cutter to make a collection of Halloween characters- ironically, a skull was not one of them!  I decided to create a Frankenstein, pumpkin, mummy, and Dracula.  Check out the video on how to create Dracula! |
AuthorI'm Amy. Wife, Mom, former science teacher- and now full time cookie baker on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Pull up a chair and we create! I'll bring the coffee- maybe Mike (The Cookie Widower) will make it for us. Archives
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