A Grim Graveyard Grippy: Wilton's Tombstone Cutter Rocks!
Written: Oct 29 '09
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Pros: Basic shape, fun to decorate, well made, great for kids to use.
Cons: Seasonal item, requires some extra time to personalize or fully decorate.
The Bottom Line: Want to make an edible graveyard? Then you'll need one of these super awesome tombstone shaped cutters!
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| Freak369's Full Review: Wilton Tombstone Comfort Grip Cookie Cutter - 2310... |
When I saw the tombstone shaped cookie cutter listed in with some of the other Comfort Grip cutters at the Wilton website I almost screamed. There are so many Halloween themed things that never get made in to the shape of a cookie cutter that this was a true treat. I knew just by looking at it that it would be a lot of fun to decorate but I also knew that if it didn't get decorated it might not be recognized as a tombstone if it weren't in some type of a graveyard scene. Those are pretty easy to make; just make a sheet cake, frost it with gray or black icing and insert the frosted tombstone cookies into it. Not only do you get cookies to eat but you can serve up the slices of cake. This makes it a great item to take to a Halloween party and something that will have all of the obsessive soccer moms steaming about. Why? Because it is so easy and simple to make but there are so many different things that you can do to the graveyard scene that it has unlimited possibilities. You can add Marshmallow Peep Ghosts and Cocoa Cats to the scene if you want to keep it an "all edible" type of treat.
This is an extremely basic shape so you will need to do some brainstorming as to how you want to decorate them. One thing I did do to some of them was to use a shape knife to cut cracks into the top and sides of the cookies. When I frosted them with a tin layer of gray royal icing it sunk into the cracks and gave it a great look. Sadly they were gobbled up before I could add extra decorations to it to make it look creepier. This is just one of the things that you can do to change the appearance of the cookie; another is to add a little bit of food dye or tint to the dough so the cookie itself has some color to it. This has a metal bottom to it so it will cut through most doughs but you never want to use this on anything that has nuts or chocolate chips in it because it will dent and ding the edges. If you do want to make tombstone cut outs from cookies that contain chocolate or peanut butter chips consider making a cookie sheet then while the dough is still warm, cut out the shapes but allow the sheet to cool before you try to remove the tombstones. Anything that is left over can be used for snacks or tossed on top of ice cream.
One thing that I do love about this Comfort Grip cutter is that there is a small flair at the bottom that gives it the tombstone look. You can trim this away and it makes an awesome arched window that you can use to make stained glass cookies. If you are sticking with Halloween themed cookies the base comes in handy if you want to push them in to cupcakes or a sheet cake. You won't lose too much of the cookie doing that and it does serve as a nice anchor to keep it from wiggling around or falling over. When Halloween is over I want to try to make a Beetlejuice type cake using these around the edges. The cutter yields a great looking cookie with smooth sides and a nice arch. The top section is easy to work with so if you have to make a ton of these you won't have to worry about the shape cutting in to your hands like you would with a regular metal cookie cutter. This makes it great for kids to use if they want to help make treats for school; if it is too large for their hands you can put a book into a plastic bag and let them use that to press out the cookie shape.
As much as I love this cookie cutter and all of the cool things that you can do with it, it is a seasonal item. Sure, you can make different things with it but you do have to invest a little extra time in to decorating them but if you want to make unique treats, that is the price of being creative. This is made with the same quality as all of the other Comfort Grip cutters I have bought and used so I had no problem paying a little over three dollars for it. I know that I will find other uses for it outside of the Halloween season so it isn't that big of a deal. There is enough room on the tombstone that you can add someone's name to it or add hard iced decorations to it once you have added a layer of royal frosting to it. I toyed with the idea of making Christmas tombstone cookies but there are only a handful of friends that would get a chuckle from it. I mean, they would look awesome in green or red with cute little decorations added to them. Who knows, I might even be able to start a new trend to combine the two holidays.
If you are looking for an easy to use cookie cutter that will result in slightly oversized cookies, this is a great basic shape to go with. Even if you use the most basic of decoration options like colored sugar sprinkles or a one color frosting, you are going to get something that looks great. It does cost more than regular metal or plastic cookie cutters by in my freaky option, it is more than worth it!
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Other Comfort Grip cookie cutters for Halloween:
4 Piece Grippy Halloween Set, Ghost, Pumpkin, Witch's Hat, Monster Head, Bat
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): see review
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