These are beyond gorgeous! Ever since we made Christmas cookies and Valentine cookies and dinosaur cookies, my 2 1/2-year-old granddaughter thinks we should make cookies every week. When I saw these, I tho't they were something we could do when she's older. Then I read the first post and you all say you can do this with young kids. I'm still not convinced.......but we're going to try it. Even if we don't get past Royal Icing with colored sugar though, we'll have fun! Oh, and let me comment on the cookie cutters. I, too, have a collection; it was started way back when it was hard to find funky ones. Now they seem to be everywhere! Hi Ert, Do give these a try with your granddaughter, just keep it simple and only do one or two colors. Even a butter knife tip drawn through the icing will leave nice patterns. Wouldn't it be nice to keep photos to look back at every year as she grows up and makes new designs? ~ MaryJane

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