Biscuits and cookies are popular pastries that are suitable as a small snack in between, as well as a homemade dessert or gift for special occasions. In addition to icing, colorful icing and delicious fondant, you can use cookie stamps to decorate cookies and bake them with embossed patterns, designs or even names and words.
In general, there are a few methods for stamping and cookies. The best known of these is the cookie stamp, which can be used to bake cookies with beautiful patterns and motifs. The cookie stamp is usually easy to use, but requires some patience and a good cookie recipe.
Aluminum cookie stamps are high quality and are suitable for good results when baking cookies. Cookies with a popular geometric pattern, such as chevron, can be made quickly with such a stamp and immediately catch the eye.
If you want to spice up cookies for a special occasion, you can use a suitable cookie stamp instead of icing. Stamps with snowflakes, Christmas trees, stars and other Christmas motifs are perfect for Christmas and create a festive atmosphere.
To ensure that the stamped motif is transferred well and is clearly visible even after baking, you should keep a few things in mind. On the one hand, the dough plays a very important role because you don't want the cookies to spread during baking. A classic recipe for shortcrust pastry that is not too sticky is best suited for the biscuit stamp.
If you would like to brighten up your cookies with names, words or sweet messages, you can also do this with an engraved rolling pin. You can have rolling pins engraved with an individual motif to bake personal cookies with patterns or lettering of your choice. Using an engraved rolling pin, the cookie dough is rolled out and decorated at the same time.
Cookie stamps can also be used on fondant to create beautiful patterns. Decorated cookies and biscuits can be decorated with an elegant lace pattern or made more personal with any message.
With a stamped motif, even the simplest cookies become special and will definitely make a big impression. You can find a suitable cookie stamp for every occasion and every season.
The cookie stamp is a good idea for decorating simple or special cookies. However, if you don't have a cookie stamp on hand, there are some possible alternatives you can try. In this case, crystal glasses or glasses with a beautiful pattern come to the rescue.
Beautiful patterns can be stamped onto the cookies using crystal glasses or small crystal vases. The patterns are usually similar to a star, so this method is ideal for decorating Christmas cookies.
If you use a stamp or an alternative to decorate cookies, this should be done before baking. The dough should be cooled beforehand so that the motifs can be easily transferred onto it. The baked cookies can then be further decorated with sugar or icing of your choice.
To make patterned cookies yourself without a cookie stamp, you can use a simple doily. Crocheted doilies with an elegant lace pattern can transfer their beautiful motifs to the cookies and thus create a beautiful design for the pastries.
If you want to brighten up cookies with a doily, you should first wash the fabric well and let it dry. Then the dough is rolled out with a rolling pin, but not too thin, otherwise the pattern will go almost unnoticed. Then cut these out with cookie cutters of your choice, place the doily on top and roll the rolling pin on top.
When you remove the doily, the pattern should be transferred to the dough. If this is not the case, repeat again by pressing a little harder with the rolling pin. Another option would be to first transfer the pattern onto the rolled out dough and then cut out the cookies. The result should be the same in both cases.
The lace pattern is popular in cookies for any occasion. At Christmas, cookies or gingerbread can be cut out with suitable shapes and decorated with such a pattern. The lace or doily you use should have a deep design so that the patterns transfer well to the dough.
Homemade stamps are another great idea. With some old wine corks and old buttons with an elegant design, you can easily make your own cookie stamp and bake patterned cookies.
The best options for making your own cookie stamp are buttons that have a textured surface and are suitable for stamping beautiful patterns. You can usually also use simple round buttons to bake pastries with a polka dot pattern. Instead of using wine corks, you can also make a handle for the stamp out of modeling clay.
In general, cookies can be stamped with many different items as long as the material is not harmful. Various kitchen utensils or cutlery with a textured surface are perfectly fine and can save you the money on a dedicated cookie stamp set.
Children's and baby toys made of rubber are considered harmless and are a creative idea for stamping cookies. The idea could also be helpful for a themed birthday if you don't have a suitable stamp or cookie cutter for an animal, for example.
Jewelry in different shapes offers an alternative to the usual cookie stamp. This allows you to conjure up creative effects and patterns on the cookies quickly and easily.
If you want to bake cookies in the shape of a leaf, you can also use a real leaf for stamping in addition to a suitable cookie cutter. The method is the same as with the tip. You should find a suitable sheet, wash it and use the rolling pin to trace the pattern onto the dough.
