Hi, Lisa — Thanks for the additional info! I’m going to give this a try and see if I can make it work. I’d particularly like to do round Christmas ornaments but add that little metal thing at the top.

Again, thanks for all the great info and ideas you share!

— Dave

You always make me smile Anita!!!!! Hope you dug yourself out from under all those emails!! YIKES that is alot!

I had a great Thanksgiving! I hope you did too!!!

Hi Jeani,

I have not made any bow tie cookies yet but plan to after the holidays.

Hi Dave,
I place them on a Silpat or a piece of parchment paper as I cut each piece. Then, I place the other pieces up against the first piece and bake. I have never had trouble with them breaking. I have shipped several cookies that have had added pieces with no breakage. Just be sure to let the baked cookie cool off before you try to remove it from the Silpat or parchment paper.

The icing will also help hold the cookie together. Here is a tutorial that will help explaine it: http://thebearfootbaker.com/2013/04/how-to-hand-cut-cookie-dough/

Hope this helps! 

A former professional baker friend of mine (although not really a cut-out cookie baker) said that the pieces won’t really hold together reliably, but it looks like you’re able to do this with beautiful success.

Thanks for all the effort you put in your posts! I discovered your blog a few weeks ago, and am blown away by your breadth, depth, artistry and generosity in sharing your knowledge. Much gratitude!

And when I wrote “by” I really meant “from.” Poor grammar….not sure what my excuse is for that but there you go. Wow…this is a rough start to my morning.