I wanted to make camel-shaped cookies this week, but couldn't find a camel-shaped cookie cutter in time. So I made my own. If you're making a small batch of cookies, it is faster and easier to make a tape-covered/laminated template, and trace it with...
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I wanted to make camel-shaped cookies this week, but couldn't find a camel-shaped cookie cutter in time. So I made my own. If you're making a small batch of cookies, it is faster and easier to make a tape-covered/laminated template, and trace it with a knife. For larger batches, however, this method is very satisfying and worth the effort. On Monday, while waiting to use the school's photocopy machine, I noticed one of my daughter's teachers making copies of a simple camel graphic. It was meant to be! She gave me a couple of copies of it so I could make a camel cookie cutter. To measure the length of the outline's perimeter, I took a few pipe cleaners/chenille stems and outlined the shape. After completing the shape in pipe cleaners, I straightened them to get the measurements. My camel needed 31" of cutter material. I used the bottom of a pair of half-size steam table pans for the template, and the sides as the cutter edge. . It's best to have at least one spare pan, to avoid the... See less 
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