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I was asked to choose a couple of Rycraft Heirloom Cookie Stamps to review. \u00a0It was hard to choose from the vast selection of designs, but I finally chose the Scottie dog and the soccer ball. \u00a0I chose the Scottie dog because it is so cute and looks like my Westie. \u00a0It was also my mother’s favorite dog, so I knew that had to be one that I would try. \u00a0I chose a soccer ball for my sports crazy kids. \u00a0The stamps are so well made and beautiful. \u00a0The Scottie dog stamp had a beautiful blue glaze and the soccer ball a stunning white glaze. \u00a0The first thing I did was season the stamps with a bit of oil. \u00a0Then I chose a recipe out of the booklet that included recipes for Almond Butter Cookies, Brown Sugar Shortbread, Melting Moments, Fruit Jell-O Cookies, Unbelievable Peanut Butter Cookies, Peanut Butter Crunchies, Cookie Stamp Shortbread and Cream Cheese Candy. \u00a0These stamps are also great for crafting and you can go to their site at www.cookiestamp.com to see the online catalog and order kits and books on paper and clay casting along with dozens of inspiring project ides. \u00a0The booklet that came with the stamps also included basic clay casting and basic paper casting instructions.<\/p>\n

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I chose to just whip up some Almond Butter Cookies. \u00a0The recipe is very simple and is 1 cup of butter, 1\/2 cup of sugar, 1tsp of almond extract 1\/4 tsp of salt, and 2 cups of flour. \u00a0The only change I made is that I added some vanilla extract as well. \u00a0I had planned on just chilling the dough a few hours but it chilled for about 24 hours or a bit over. \u00a0It was hard as a rock when I took it out. \u00a0I put it on the counter to soften up but I had to work fast since I was taking Ethan out for sneakers. \u00a0I started to knead it and it softened fairly quickly. \u00a0The stamps were very easy to use and I put flour on them before each stamping. \u00a0I love the detail of these stamps and how well they worked. \u00a0The eye of the Scottie dog and all the detail was so visable.<\/p>\n

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The cookie was buttery and rich and perfect with a cup of coffee. \u00a0I am looking forward to trying the other recipes as well as the craft projects. \u00a0I hope you will take a look at their website and be inspired.<\/p>\n

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