What if you want to make butterfly cookies and you don't have a butterfly cutter? Or you don't have the right size and shape?
Cut two hearts out of dough just the same.
Cut the points off at an angle.
And you have a butterfly!
Now decorate - that's the fun part!
I discovered the shape of the heart and the angle of the cut can make a big difference in the look of the butterfly.
Long hearts will make a very wide butterfly.
Two wide hearts make a classic shape.
Short fat hearts will make a more compact one.
Butterflies come in all sizes and shapes - just like cookies!
- posted by Momsu