They are beautiful! Wish I'd known about or had access to something like this back when I was baking to sell to the public. But maybe it's a good thing I didn't, just glancing at their website, I saw at least five that I would love to have.

Rusty

I love those! I can't wait to see the cookies you make.

Those are just so unique ( at least I have never seen anything like them) and I think they are perfect gifts. Thank you for sharing.

Alisande, thank you so much for sharing this!!! I ordered two, the Stand With Ukraine for myself and the Morning Birds for my niece. She has a rolling pin collection hanging on her wall. It is such a neat thing to see and collect. Thanks again.

Their page said they got a great response so it might take a couple of weeks. How great is that? I'm so happy for them and also to be able to do something that actually helps.

What a wonderful gift idea!

Can't wait to see cookies you make. I volunteer to take the imperfections!

Beautiful!

I baked a lot when my kids were growing up, but that was then. I don't remember the last time I've made cookies. I don't eat sweets myself, and I'm not crazy about the idea of feeding sugar to my grandsons. But the thought that a good Grammy bakes something yummy once in a while has been nagging at me. And in this case the cookies will be pretty as well.

They would make pretty pie top crusts as well.

Love these, thanks for the link. I ordered two, for both of my nieces-in-law. One became an American citizen five years ago, but was born in Belarus. Her parents and brother still live there, not far from the border where Chernobyl is located. Major worries for my niece, especially as she is due with their first child any day now and there had been some shaky medical issues early on. This gift will cheer her up, I hope, and be fun in the future with her son.

I saw this on your FB page and wanted to get one. I just ordered the sunflower rolling pin plus the cookie cutters. Thanks for the link.

They are like sirks of art themselves. I am windering how you found that website, Alisande Alisande.

Socks Socks (LOL), I found that website on Facebook, of all places. I'm not in the habit of clicking on websites that pop into my newsfeed, especially when they're selling something, but it talked about how the company was helping displaced Ukrainians, plus I was seduced by a picture of their beautiful rolling pins.

What a seduction!

Writ by one who has never been chased by anyone wielding a rolling pin!

Hope that those who order enjoy using them, and appreciate that several are ordering them as gifts for loved ones.

ole joyful

Omigosh, Murraysmom, the Morning Birds design is so pretty! It reminds me of the tole painting my mom did on our kitchen cabinets when I was a child. I'm sure your niece will love it!

Cherryfizz, you were smart to get the cookie cutters. I spent so much time finding the ones I wanted on Amazon, I was wishing I'd done the same thing. In the end I got these, and they seem really good.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R3RVHYV

One of the three sizes--the medium, I think--fits the sunflowers perfectly.

Alisande, my rolling pins arrived a couple of days ago. I love them. I just gave my niece the one I ordered for her - the one with the birds on it. I have the other one - it says Stand With Ukraine - and will have it on display. The other thing I like is the recipe booklet that came with them. I saw that she uses the rolling pin to put a design in the top crust of an apple pie!!! I love that idea. Thanks so much for sharing that site and showing the pictures of the ones you got.

I'm so glad you like them, Murraysmom--I knew you would! That bird design is lovely.

I had success using a recipe for chocolate cookies from the PastryMade blog (even though I cut the sugar to 3/4 cup):

https://pastrymade.com/blogs/news/chocolate-sugar-cookies

Brown sunflowers looked a little odd (but they were good!), so next time I made turmeric cookies and got yellow sunflowers. I need to tweak that recipe because they rose a little too much, but they were still pretty and tasted great.

When I gave the "Frost" pattern pin to my DIL I emailed her some tips I'd picked up online about using the embossed pins. Here's some of what I wrote:

The embossed rolling pin should be oiled before each cookie project. It helps to do it a little in advance so it soaks in. Also, a pastry brush is a good way to do it so it gets in the pattern. I don't have a pastry brush right now so I used olive oil spray.

The dough needs to be stiff and COLD. Refrigerate for at least an hour before rolling. Then roll it between two sheets of parchment paper, using the plain rolling pin. Then remove the top sheet of parchment and use the embossed pin to press your design into the dough. You'll press it down hard using your hands on the design rather than the handles. After the cookies are cut, gather up all the excess dough into a ball and refrigerate that again before rolling it out for the second time. Also, refrigerate the cut cookies for 20 minutes (or 10 minutes in the freezer) before baking, This will help them hold onto the design.

The following is a nice video. She rolls it out on a floured board instead of parchment paper, and that works well for her. To skip to the actual use of the rolling pin, go to 5:30:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=She0iK6szbw

Here's a quicker video by someone else. She refers to her blog, and I'll link that too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpoqCE9ROD0

and her blog:

https://chalkingupsuccess.com/cookies-embossed-rolling-pin/

Thank you so much. I will check these out. The rolling pins are like pieces of art in my opinion. :)