Will the branches be to fragile? Should I make them wider?

Thanks,
Kathi

I googled the cookie cutter sites, and they have some very nice menorah cookie cutters at : www.pinenose.com
They have a 5 in. one for 1.69. I thought that was a good price. They also have a set that was very nice. Check it out.

Thanks subaru.

I am really trying to make a cookie cutter based on the style of menorah in picture 1. It is the preferred style in our community, but I can't find any cutters like it. Maybe something like this would be better (picture 2), the brown outline as the cutter and the pink as the area I would do icing work on (not in pink though).

I think it'll be much easier to work with if you use the more solid cookie shape, and then pipe the details on it. The first pattern would be extremely fragile, and even if you were able to get them cut and baked and decorated, I'd be concerned that your customers would have broken cookies by the time they're ready to serve them.

hth!
Laura.

I agree...solid shape and pipe in details. otherwise I think you might have alot of breakage. You could do a solid color for the background and then do the details on top so you dont see alot of the cookie. good luck

Ditto on the solid shape. The more delicate shape would also probably bake crunchier. I've found that any cookie with extended parts from the body have a tendency to bake uneven. The extensions brown first, before the main cookie is done. (Probably didn't explain that too well!)

Okay, how about this one? I think this avoids the breakage issues and hopefully the flame wouldn't brown before the rest of it, plau the shape allows me to get more accurate piping details. Again, the piping would NOT be pink and green, but my dear daughter seems to have absconded with my markers again!!

Thanks,
Kathi

I like the solid shape with the menorah piped on. The last one will work out fine. i really like the style of the menorah you are using. You also gave me another way to use my martini glass cutter should I ever need to do some menorah cookies--thanks!

I think a martini-shaped cutter would work great! Check them out at kitchengifts.com

Thanks! I am going to try to make a cookie cutter first, because I really want the candle higher in the middle, but if I'm not happy with it, then I know what to use next!! What a great idea!

Kathi

make sure the stem isn't too long or that could give you a headache also