Making cookie rings (and a test batch of cookies)

Dorie Greenspan has been making these amazing looking "Jammer" cookies for a while.  We've never tried making them.  This presented a perfect excuse for me to try to improve my completely awful welding skills.  Here's how I made a set of 3" and 3.5" cookie rings.  I made them at techshop.

Step 1: Cut some strips

Cut a sheet of stainless steel to 9.7" (3" * π plus enough overlap for the ring to stay together) long, then cut it the other way into 1.5" strips.  I used a hydraulic sheer.  

Comments

[Penolopy Bulnick]

Very cool idea and those cookies look delicious :)

[ZaneEricB]

WELL PLAYED...

Wish i had all dem tools to do this. I used to use all those rings when I was in kicthens...EXPENSIVE!

I could use some now...

[laceupsandals]

For round cookies, I just use a cup or cap which doesn't cut into palm when pushing down. My hand doesn't like these thin metal cutters without rubber on top. Your cookies look delicious!

[FoodGeek]

I agree. My original plan was to fold the metal over at the top so they wouldn't hurt to press on but I think most cookie cutters are made with thinner metal than I used. I rolled a scrap of this metal in a ring and pressed on it before deciding they were dull enough to not be worth folding over the edge.

[PaganRaven]

great 'ible! How much would you charge to make a dozen? =)

[DanYHKim]

Very nice exercise in sheet metal work. I've always wondered why an array of hexagonal cutters can't be made, so you can cut out a sheet of cookies all at once with no waste. If you make one up, please post it.

[FoodGeek]

That's a fantastic idea. I'll give it a try.

[jessyratfink]

Oh, they're perfect! I love that they slightly differ in size :D

[FoodGeek]

The random sizes are proof that I'm really good at measuring things! :)