Cute Love Heart Shaped Cookie Cutters

I really love thick plastic cookie cutters (when you can get them!) like the heart ones displayed below because they won't scratch or mark my kitchen work surface - and they won't scratch me either as they're super comfy to hold too.

The good news is that these come in a handy set of 5. So no matter what size heart you need, you're sure to have it. And they also stack neatly inside each other for perfect storage. Of course these are much more child-friendly than metal ones with sharp edges. I love the handles which makes them easier to hold and grip too.

Here are three fantastic heart themed sets which would make pretty and cute gifts for someone who loves to bake. And of course they make sweet ideas for Valentine's Day gifts too.

The Country Kitchen set is such a cute idea. It comes with a shaped cutter and 3 texture mats. Make your sugar cookies as normal. Then roll out some fondant icing, press one of the texture mats on top, cut with the shaped cutter and use the pretty, textured icing to decorate your cookie - no fiddly icing skills required! I love this idea. You can see photos of how this looks when you visit the product page. Hugs and Kissies contains 4 metal cutters: 2 hearts, a kiss and a circle. This makes a very cute and modern little set with enough shapes to make up a nice batch of sweet and romantic cookies.

What a fab selection the 9 piece gift set has! You can spell out 'LOVE' with your cookies, the O in 'LOVE' doubles as a round cutter when used alone. Plus you get a double heart, a cupid's arrow heart, a dove, a crinkle edge hear and a small one. This would be my top choice of the three because the set contains so much to play around with.These sets are so cute that you might want to buy two - one for yourself and another to gift to someone else.

If you're not tempted by the gift sets and just want these items just to add to your own baking equipment, here's a selection which are very affordable and practical. Graduated cutters have 6 stainless steel pieces from just under 2 inches in size to 3 and a quarter inches. They're dishwasher safe and come in a handy storage tin which keeps them all tucked together so you know where they are.

Gradated shapes are great for making cookies because:

• you can cut away a small shape inside a larger one.
• you can gently press a smaller shape onto a larger one to leave a pretty pattern.
• you can cut out layers of fondant icing to decorate your cookies with two or more colors.

From the heart is a 4 piece set with both smooth and crinkled metal shapes in cute silver and red colors which will grace any kitchen. The crinkled edges make a nice change from using smooth edged ones all the time. Just adds some variation.

The Wilton Comfort Grip design is a large, 4 inch shape which is easy on your hands and will cut much more than just cookies due to its larger size. Easy to grip and hold. This design is ideal if you just need a single shape which will come in useful for cutting out cheese, fudge, sandwiches and more. I hope you've enjoyed reading my wizzles page today, thanks for your visit. Enjoy choosing the right set of baking equipment.