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Holiday Cookie Stamps, reviewed

Holiday Cookie Stamps
There are plenty of ways to decorate cookies. They can be shaped and sliced, rolled and cut with cookie cutters, topped with sprinkles or spread with frosting. Cookies can also be stamped with designs, and the Holiday Cookie Stamps from Williams Sonoma are a fun way to decorate cookies for the holidays. The stamps are made of cast aluminum (produced by Nordic Ware) and feature three different festive designs: a snowflake, a gift tag and a wreath. They stamps have very clear designs with a lot of detail, and there are smooth wooden handles on each stamp to make them easy to hold and use. Essentially, all you need to do is push the stamp down onto a ball of cookie dough and your holiday cookie is ready to bake.

The stamps performed very, very well and my cookies came out looking just like the cookies on the box. You could see every detail clearly, including the text that was printed on the cookies! The dough for must cutout cookies needs to be chilled before you roll it out. The dough for these does not need to be as cold (it’s easier to press the cookies the closer the dough is to room temperature). I do recommend chilling whatever dough you’re working with at least slightly, however, as dough that was too-warm did occasionally stick to the stamp. These will stay in my holiday toolbox and I might even keep an eye out for other holiday designs throughout the year.

The stamps are fun to use and the results are great. Choose a shortbread or butter cookie recipe that won’t spread much, such as my Classic Cutout Christmas Cookies, to get the cleanest results from the stamp. Also, be sure to clean the stamps extremely well with soap and water before you use them, as the cast aluminum can leave a little bit of residue/discoloring on the dough if they haven’t been thoroughly washed before use.

Holiday Cookie Stamps

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4 Comments
  • I'm At Home Baking
    December 20, 2011

    i’ve thought about purchasing cookie stamps before but was not sure how well the would work, especially if you buy the plastic ones. Your cookies came out looking great!

  • Jenny Christian
    December 20, 2011

    How lovely! I tried finding some cookie stamps/molds earlier in the season and Sir Amazon failed me. These cookies look like you spent a lot more time on them than just stamping the dough.

  • Pattypro
    December 20, 2011

    I’ve got some terra cotta stamps, but these look like they do a much better job.

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