Enjoying: Animal Cookie Cutters from IKEA

This is just a note to say that we are enjoying these cookie cutters. We blogged speculatively about them in our roundup of maybe-good-things from IKEA's new catalog and then we picked them up on our last trip. They're not essential or terribly important, but they are rather delightful.

As you can probably see, these aren't the most sturdy or expensively-built cookie cutters. They're simple stainless steel and need to be washed and dried carefully. But they're a nice break from the repeated stars, flowers, squares, and circles we usually find in the baking stores.

And of course the hedgehog is our favorite.

• DRÖMMAR Pastry cutter, set of 6, $3.99 at IKEA stores

Other recent IKEA product reviews:
• New IKEA Favorite: SLOM Bottle with Stopper
• IKEA DRÖMMAR Baking Pan (and the cake we baked in it)

(Images: Faith Durand; IKEA)

Comments (13)

Yay! Going to IKEA today... definitely picking up these cookie cutters. Is that just a basic sugar cookie recipe you're using or something special? Is there one on the site? Hmmm I should start looking...

posted by sarahlani on June 4th 2009 at 10:05am
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@sarahlani - it's actually linked above, at the bottom of the post - Brown Sugar Cookies with a Touch of Whole Wheat. Really great recipe for rolling out and cutting.

posted by faith on June 4th 2009 at 10:21am
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Doh! Thanks... I clearly had some selective reading going on...

posted by sarahlani on June 4th 2009 at 10:53am
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snail!

posted by youreacigarette on June 4th 2009 at 11:07am
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The hedgehog is my favorite, too.

posted by TableForOne on June 4th 2009 at 11:18am
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I love the little snail! I am steadily accumulating a list of little things to get from IKEA thanks to Apartment Therapy...

posted by Sian on June 4th 2009 at 11:24am
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Oh my goodness! I need to get these! Also, I was at IKEA and picked up a vanilla sugar. I have yet to try it, but it seems like a fun baking find...

posted by kitchenplay on June 4th 2009 at 1:52pm
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Can anyone find out where they are available? I checked all of the SoCal Ikea sites and they are not in stock.

posted by Lexo on June 4th 2009 at 4:28pm
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I initially thought the snail was a whale. Cute, love the squirrel.

posted by Karen1Monger on June 4th 2009 at 7:06pm
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I wish this kind of thing were available for purchase online. The little things I'd like to buy from Ikea are never worth the 2-3 hour drive.

posted by Lizzz on June 4th 2009 at 10:06pm
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Lizzz, the Drommar pastry cutter set is available online. I wish I'd seen this article this morning, because I was AT Ikea this afternoon buying flowerpots. Drat.

posted by Elizabeth B on June 5th 2009 at 5:50am
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Bah, I spoke too soon. You can SEE them online, you just can't BUY them. Fie.

posted by Elizabeth B on June 5th 2009 at 5:54am
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@lexo. Ikea Covina, which is in southern california, has them.

posted by Jose A on June 5th 2009 at 3:25pm
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