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3 February 2018 - Make a Gingerbread Man!

Running Gingerbread Man Cookie Cutter

 "Most of us know this rhyme form the ancient childhood folk tale. Today's cookie bakers still like to create luscious ginger cookies. But most cutters produce a symmetrical likeness of the man, facing you head on. Here is the outline for a cutter that has him in his most typical pose - running."

Here we go again.

Shop Class

Making cookie cutters. 

What is so wrong with the standard shape?

And look at this outline!

That cookie is not running anywhere. It looks like a cookie Dr. Frankenstien would make.

Imagine that thing running after you?!


I think I will stick with the standard non threatening Gingerbread outline.

"You can't catch me! I'm the Gingerbread Man!"

IF my cookie man straight up started talking to me and running out the door, I would let it.

Get that evil out of my house!

If you are ever interested on making your own horrifying cookie you can follow the instructions found behind the outline in the picture above.

Just grab some aluminum and go to town.

As for me and my house, we will use the regular shaped gingerbread man cutter. Just like the Lord intended.



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