Cookie Cutter Collecting and Cookies Too
Getting ready for my annual cookie baking frenzy I got my basket of cookie cutters out and added this year’s little Scottie d og to the group. I love old cookie cutters and I’m always looking for them when I thrift shop. Cookie cutters come in all sizes, the big rabbit is about 8 inches tall and the little one barely squeaks out at an inch. Cookie cutters are still a collectible that most of us can afford to indulge in and I just discovered there are actually cookie cutter collector clubs, who knew? Yes, there are a few that have sold for thousands of dollars, but those are really, really old and incredibly rare and I seriously doubt that I will be running across one in my local Goodwill. Really old cookie cutters have flat backs and don't always have handles That being said, what is the history behind these common and fun household items? Who thought of making a piece of tin into something you could mass produce cookies with? Can you imagine hand cutting all