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How to make cookie cutters from cardboard
When you want a specific shape Christmas cookie and don't have the time to find the right one in the shops, you can easily make your own out of the cardboard you have at home.
WHEN you are in a pinch for cookie cutters during the festive season and school holidays, making your own from cardboard can be a fun, inexpensive alternative to making a trip to the store.
Carolyn Kay Neely of ‘Our Pastimes’ says if you want a custom shape, cardboard cookie cutters are often much easier to make yourself than finding the shape in metal or plastic store-bought ones.
However, be aware that you may only be able to use cookie cutters made from cardboard two or three times before you will need to make more.
Things you will need:
- Scissors
- Marker
- Thin cardboard – cereal box, gift box, shirt inserts, etc.
- Paper
- Tape
Follow these four easy steps:
- Draw the desired shape of the cookie cutter onto a piece of paper, making thick lines.
- Cut thin cardboard into 1.5 inch / 3.8cm strips into the longest length possible.
- Bend the cardboard into the desired shape, following the paper pattern you drew. Tape additional strips of cardboard together as needed. When finished, you should be able to set the cookie cutter on top of the pattern and the lines should match up.
- Tape the ends of the cardboard strips together to make the cookie cutter a complete shape, then use them with the desired dough.
