Thank you so much, Kate!

Thanks so much for sharing your tips, Catie! I love the idea of using painting tape to keep the parchment down. I always wondered what kind of tape would work (without melting or setting the whole place on fire), so I’m glad to hear painters tape works. I’m totally trying that next time! Thanks so much for stopping by and for your sweet words. I look forward to keeping in touch!

Errke,

I always did the same thing! (Great minds and all that :) )

I’m not sure how you solved the problem of the bottom parchment moving around. But I found that moistening the bottom wasn’t my best answer, but I did find that using some painting tape, or
design tape, I would tape down the four sides and it never moved after putting the the cookie dough or pastry dough on it. With one particularly troublesome dough, I loosely taped a larger top sheet, and it worked like a charm. I just rolled up the parchment, as tape comes off so easily and taped the parchment closed, so no flour or any crumbs fell out.

Isn’t it amazing what we humble Baker’s can come up with when facing problems in the kitchen?

Hate to be the single vote for plain animal cookies, but my favorites were the Barnum circus car box cookies shaped like little animals.
It’s all good! And delicious.

Melissa, it was a delightful surprise to accidentally find your blog page. It’s hard work I know, as a designer myself, and this is just awesome, thanks for sharing all of this with all of us! :)

Hi Errka! The parchment sounds like a great tip, thanks for sharing! Be sure to report back how you & your kiddos like these!

OK, maybe I will, if you agree to not judge my super sub-par food photography skills. ;)

Ha, seriously! Anything covered in sprinkles is just asking to be devoured. I can’t wait to see the animal version if you end up making them – be sure to send me a pic!