That said, there are different types of pastry cutters — with the more common at-home, manual option being ideal for shaping and embossing. These biscuit cutters often have smooth or fluted ...

Best bang for your buck: Norpro’s Grip-EZ Pastry/Ravioli Wheel Our take: A cutter that can create both straight and fluted edges for versatility. What we like: Allows you to cut dough quickly ...

I also love that they come in a convenient, well packed tin.” Fluted cookie cutters are great for making simple iced sugar cookies, biscuits, and the sweet-and-salty French favorite, sablé breton.

(No soggy bottoms, please.) Equipment and preparation: You will need a deep muffin mould with 12 holes, a round pastry cutter and a fluted pastry cutter. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.

They are simple enough to welcome a new neighbor or bring to a bake sale, but break out a fluted cookie cutter and they become special enough to gift in a cookie box for the holidays.

Equipment and preparation: for this recipe you will need a 12-hole muffin tin and 8cm/3in fluted pastry cutter. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6 and place a baking sheet inside to heat up.

Using a 2 1/2-inch fluted cookie cutter, cut out rounds. Arrange cookies 1 inch apart on pans. Using a 1-inch fluted cutter, cut out centers of half the cookies to make the cookie tops.