Ok, but how do you get the cookies moved to the cookie sheet without getting them all mangled? My gingerbread men always look like they are posing for running photos! Well, you know what the Gingerbread Man said: "Run, run as fast as you can..." Not what we want with cookie dough, huh? Trisha, work quickly, while the dough is still cold. Make sure your work surface is well floured. What usually happens with me is I cut the cookie, the dough sticks right in the cutter, and I move it cutter and all to the cookie sheet, where I just nudge the cookie out of the cutter with my finger. But the key is chilled dough; it's movable when chilled, tough to deal with when warm. If necessary, divide your dough into smaller pieces and cut out fewer at a time, so the remaining dough stays cool in the fridge—though remember, you can't roll dough out of the fridge immediately. Maybe divide it in four pieces, roll one out while the next piece is warming on the counter, then take the third piece out of the fridge to warm while you roll the second piece out... sound good? You can do it! PJH

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