Timmy Time Sheep Cookie Cutter

The little lamb from the stop-motion nursery series has a shape that was practically designed for a biscuit: round fleecy body, upright ears and a wide, cheerful face that anyone under eight will name in a second. It belongs in the drawer with the seasonal shapes, brought out for Easter baking, spring parties and farmyard birthdays where a tray of lamb biscuits does more work than any amount of piping. The silhouette is simple, so children can help, and it stays recognisable plain or decorated. Sheep are one of the more useful cutter shapes to own — they cover Easter, spring, nativity scenes, farm-animal parties and school bake sales, which is more of the calendar than most novelty shapes manage. This one adds a name children already know to that.