Home / Blog / Will you be baking up some cookies to leave for Santa? Don’t worry if you’re missing some cookie cutters as has another great tip for you… Tip #2: There’s no need to go and buy a huge variety of festive cookie cutters, you can get creative with simple shapes instead! 🦌 Turn gingerbread men upside down and decorate them as reindeers – the legs become antlers and the arms become ears. Stars can be turned into Santa Claus – the 5 points of the star become Santa’s arms, legs and head. Diamonds can become elves with pointy hats and a pointy chin. You can also turn hearts upside down and create Santa’s face with his bushy beard and pointy hat!

Will you be baking up some cookies to leave for Santa? Don’t worry if you’re missing some cookie cutters as has another great tip for you… Tip #2: There’s no need to go and buy a huge variety of festive cookie cutters, you can get creative with simple shapes instead! 🦌 Turn gingerbread men upside down and decorate them as reindeers – the legs become antlers and the arms become ears. Stars can be turned into Santa Claus – the 5 points of the star become Santa’s arms, legs and head. Diamonds can become elves with pointy hats and a pointy chin. You can also turn hearts upside down and create Santa’s face with his bushy beard and pointy hat!

Will you be baking up some cookies to leave for Santa? Don't worry if you're missing some cookie cutters as @thebakingexplorer has another great tip for you...

Tip #2: There’s no need to go and buy a huge variety of festive cookie cutters, you can get creative with simple shapes instead! 

🦌 Turn gingerbread men upside down and decorate them as reindeers – the legs become antlers and the arms become ears. 
 Stars can be turned into Santa Claus – the 5 points of the star become Santa’s arms, legs and head. 
 Diamonds can become elves with pointy hats and a pointy chin. 
 You can also turn hearts upside down and create Santa’s face with his bushy beard and pointy hat!