My daughter has an adorable little corgi named Izze.  Only one of her ears popped up, which we all think is hilarious, and with her sassy little attitude, she attracts attention wherever she goes.
For my daughter’s birthday, I surprised her with Izze cookies.  I purchased the 3D-printed cookie cutter from Baker’s Street Cutters (I ordered through Etsy here), who makes cutters of people, animals, Frida Kahlo (?), whatever.  The owner, Ivan, was great to work with, and tweaked the image until it was a good representation of Izze:

You can use any sugar cookie recipe you’d like, but unless it’s specifically a no-chill dough, you need to refrigerate the dough for at least an hour in order for the cookie to retain its shape.  For best results, roll the dough between sheets of parchment paper, no more than 1/4″ thick.  Be sure to press down firmly and evenly on the cutter.

The recipe I used was a no-chill one, which I’ve posted below, and I found it easy to work with, although it wasn’t quite sweet enough for my tastes, and is really meant to be iced.  If I weren’t shipping the cookies, I might have dipped the backs in melted chocolate — now that would have been delicious!

I thought the cookies needed a little embellishment, so I used a small paintbrush to paint the eyes and nose with black food coloring.  For the tongue, I mixed some pink luster dust with a few drops of vodka and brushed it on.  These touches really brought the cookies to life.

These cookies were fun to make, and apparently even more fun to receive.

If you’ve got a favorite pet or someone special you want to celebrate, these cookie cutters are a fun way to do so.  Tell Ivan I sent you!  🙂