The first week of December is a great time to start putting together homemade Christmas treats because it is National Cookie Cutter Week. Who doesn’t love a good cookie cutter? Let’s go back in time and discover the history behind the cookie cutter.

Cookie cutters were not exactly invented by a specific person. They were developed over the years by the ancient Egyptians. According to https://ifood.tv/, the first use of a cookie cutter dates back to 2000 BC.

Cookie cutters were initially made as wooden or ceramic baking molds. Did you know that “cookie cutter” is called a “biscuit cutter” in the United Kingdom? A cookie cutter (or biscuit cutter, depending on where you come from) is used to shape cookie dough into various shapes instead of a bland circle, which is usually the result of drop cookies, or squares, which are created from more cake-like creations. Surprisingly, the most frequently used cookie cutter is the circle-shaped one. According to http://tiny.cc/CookieCutterCount, 3.5 million cookie cutters are made a year.

How can you celebrate this holiday? Well, the answer is pretty plain and simple. You can bake with friends and family. Also, you can be sure to appreciate the Egyptians. They have done so much for us throughout history, and cookie cutters should be near the top of the list.

According to the National Day Calendar, a woman named Paula Mullins came up with the idea of making this a national day in the mid-1990s. In her honor, you might want to make a batch of gingerbread cookies or something even more elaborate. There’s a cookie cutter for that.