Share Your School Pride with College Logo Cookies
Is there anything better than a homemade cookie? If you’re sharing good news (like acceptance to college), why not incorporate one of the tastiest treats around to make a sweet moment even sweeter?
Picture a homemade cookie shaped like the USF Bull U logo. Sounds like a great way to celebrate game day, academic milestones, or a special occasion, huh? Read on for our detailed instructions on how to craft the perfect cookie cutter for any exciting occasion.
What U Need
It probably will take you longer to make the cookies than it does to make your cookie cutters. Here’s what you’ll need to replicate USF’s Iconic Bull U in cookie form:
- Regular or heavy-duty foil
- USF U cookie-cutter template
- Scissors
- Tape
- Cookie dough
- Flour
- Rolling pin
- Cookie sheet
- Wax paper or parchment paper
- Icing
- Sprinkles
As with most do-it-yourself projects, improvising is allowed. No tape? Use a stapler. No heavy-duty foil? Use regular foil and increase the number of folds.
Cookie dough, of course, is the most important ingredient, and sugar cookies are a functional and tasty choice. Gingerbread cookies are another popular option, particularly as the holidays approach.
How U Do It
If you’ve gathered your supplies, you’re a few easy steps away from having a Bull U cookie in hand:
- Download and print the Bull U logo.
- Tear a sheet of aluminum foil
- Lay the sheet so the longest side is horizontal.
- Fold the edge of the foil up .5” to 1”
- Continue to fold over the foil until you create a sturdy strip of aluminum foil.
- Use the Bull U template outline to shape strips into the U logo. You may have to add another strip of foil if the first strip isn’t long enough to complete the outline.
- Once you are finished shaping the foil, fasten the ends of the strip with tape or staples to complete the cookie cutter.
- Admire your beautiful creation.
- Roll dough on floured wax paper, foil, or parchment paper. That makes it easier to lift cookies without damaging them.
- Dip cutter in flour and cut your first cookie. Dip before each cut.
- Bake according to the dough instructions (we used store-bought cookie dough).
- Let cool and add the icing.
- Add the finishing touch–sprinkles!
- Admire your beautiful creation. Again.
- Take a photo. Share your Bull Pride and baking skills with the world by posting the pic on social media with the hashtag: #USFCookieCutter
On Cookie Cutters, Baking, and U
Cookie cutter experts note that shaping a near-perfect cookie comes down to details, by which they mean the finer points of the design. For the USF Bull U, this means the points of the Bull’s horns. Cookie science shows you’re not going to get real pointy horn tips. There are, however, some tips to help you get the details as sharp as possible.
If you want cookie cutters that are more durable, you can cut your strips from the bottom of a foil baking pan. If you want something that can survive long enough to be passed down to the next generation of Bulls, use strips cut from soda cans. The soda can cutters will have to be smaller, unless you can find some jumbo cans or staple strips together end to end. You’ll also need some heavy-duty scissors or tin snips and some no-fooling-around gloves.
Try it out yourself, and show us your USF cookie creations on social media by using the hashtag #USFCookieCutter. Ready to get started? Download the USF Bull U cookie cutter template.
