Halloween Spider and Bat Cookie Cutters

Two of the most dependable shapes in the Halloween repertoire: a long-legged spider and a bat with its wings spread. Both read instantly at biscuit size, which is more than can be said for the fussier seasonal outlines — nobody has ever squinted at a bat and asked what it is meant to be. Cutters like these get used hard for a few weeks each year and then go back in the drawer, which is exactly the case for printing them rather than buying them. They are for the party spread, the school bake sale, the tin that goes next door, and for keeping children occupied on a wet October afternoon with a rolled sheet of dough. The outlines earn their keep beyond baking too. Fondant, salt dough for hanging decorations and modelling clay all take the same shapes, so the pair stay useful well past the kitchen drawer.