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For Collectors
of
Rycraft Cookie Stamps
Start a Family Tradition
"Grandma's collection of Rycraft cookie stamps
passed from her kitchen to my mom's. . .
from mom's kitchen to mine. . .
then from my kitchen to my daughter's kitchen. . .
& some day it will reside in her daughter's kitchen.
"And what's there yet unseen are the memories
of holidays filled with laughter and fun,
of special gifts and yummy cookies,
all home made with lots of love.
Hugs and kisses, thank-you's and speeches.
grandmas and babies,
warm fuzzies and treasured memories."
Grandma's collection of Rycraft cookie stamps.
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A Scandinavian Tradition
The
women of Scandinavian countries bake cakes & cookies for special
occasions. Traditionally they are decorated with designs made on carved
stamps handed down from one generation to the next. These decorated
cakes & cookies are offered to friends during the Christmas season,
at weddings, christenings, & other festive occasions.
Create Your Own
Family Traditions
2" Collector's Annual Dated
Christmas Cookie Stamp
with FREE Recipe Booklet
The
annual designs are available for five years before they are retired.
They are available as a 2" Cookie Stamp, or you may order a 2 1/2"
Craft Stamp, a Keep It Soft, or a Christmas Ornament in these designs.
Click here to see all of the Collector's Annual Dated Christmas Designs from 1973 through 2009.
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Shortbread Cookies Painted
or Dipped in Chocolate
FREE Recipes
Below: 2009 Collector's Annual
Dated Christmas Design
#034-09 - Pine Cones
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Take every opportunity to
have a party in the kitchen
with family and friends
Create your own
Sweet Memories & Family Traditions
Don't miss these years when you and your family can be making lasting MEMORIES!
Make Rycraft cookie stamps your secret to creating fabulously beautiful cookies,
as well as decorations, favors & gifts that are charming and gorgeous, unique and inexpensive!
If you're looking for a party theme or just a good reason to have a party this month,
try our Holidays & Traditions section
For a wealth of creative ideas for decorating cookies and crafts:
We've updated the Collector's Handbook. . .
. . . and you can see it all right now by clicking:
Online Rycraft Cookie Stamp Collector's Handbook.
Our Rycraft Cookie Stamp Collectors
We thought you'd enjoy reading some of the letters
and photos we've received from our customers,
many of whom are long-time collectors.
10/16/10 email –Form to submit cookie stamp collection
How did you get started collecting Rycraft cookie stamps?
Rycraft stamps are recommended by author Marcy Goldman in her cookbook "Jewish Holiday Baking." When I saw the stamps, I realized that each one is an original work of art! The detail is amazing and the designs are so creative and unique. There is a design for every occasion, something for everyone!
Describe your collection.
I have only been collecting a little over a month, but I already have 14 stamps and have given 3 as gifts. The oldest designs are the Tea Leaf collector's stamp and the American Hosta Society from the early 1990's.
What favorite recipes do you use with your stamps?
So far I have used the Jello Cookie recipe with cranberry jello and the cranberry scoop stamp.
Do you have any family traditions associated with your cookie stamps?
We are looking forward to creating some new traditions.
Any additional comments?
Beautiful stamps, a gift anyone would enjoy.
Pamela N
Glens Falls, NY
10/16/10 email –Form to submit cookie stamp collection
How did you get started collecting Rycraft cookie stamps?
I found one in a gift shop and relied I needed more. I was so thrilled to find your website.
Describe your collection.
I don't have many yet, but I have Christmas, Halloween, Thanksgiving stamps as well as Coast Guard and some nature stamps.
What favorite recipes do you use with your stamps?
Gingerbread cookies. For 30 years, I rolled these family favorites out. Now I use my stamps and have beautiful results.
Do you have any family traditions associated with your cookie stamps?
Not yet! I collect ones that are significant for us.
Any additional comments?
I'm thankful for the opportunity to expand my collection faster than I expected to.... I can't wait for more new stamps! How about more dog stamps?
Catherine J
Arlington, VA
11/10/09 Email
I thought you might be interested to know that I just discovered your website. In 1976 I purchased 2 Rycraft stamps at a small Scandinavian shop across from the hospital where I worked [in Tokeka, Kansas]. One is a single candle surrounded by holly leaves, the other is a star with radiant beams of light. I notice neither are still found on your website. I know these are Rycraft stamps because I still have the tiny recipe booklet that came with them and make the shortbread cookies every year. I have used these stamps each Christmas since 1976. One broke and I glued it back together. The other is chipping a bit around the edges, but they are treasures. . . .
Loretta
Smyrna, TN
Note from the Rycrafts:
We are guessing that the two stamps Loretta referred to in her email were both carved by Carroll Rycraft in 1969:
  #027 – Candle Wreath #F-03 Twinkling Star
4/1/09 Handwritten note
I would like to thank you for replacing two of my cookie stamps free of charge and no shipping charge. What a great
company to deal with. You are truly good Christian people. May your
business grow by leaps and bounds. I hope your husband is now well and
has made a complete recovery.
God Bless you folks and thanks again,
Joyce W.
Waldorf, MD
P.S. Looking forward to doing business with you again in the future.
2/24/09 Email
. . . I seem to own a handful of your cookie stamps, bought years ago in Des Moines at a shop in 1 of the malls. My 2 sons and I would debate and argue which stamp to buy, 1 each trip there to mark our holiday and time together.
Now, the youngest of those 2 boys is off in the Marines and I am shipping him and his pals cookies and using those stamps, the next box out will have Marine Corps cookies and Mom cookies and Pig cookies. It was chicken cookies back in those days because a chicken processing plant made my living years ago, now it's a pork processing plant that pays the bills and pig cookies will go to the Marines and come to the plant for the maintenance crew.
I am glad to find you are still in business and wanted to let you know those cookies stamps are a very important part of the memories of special times with my sons, every time I use them, every time the boys have cookies with those stamps on them, it reminds us of those close times.
Maggie G.
11/14/08 Email
Hi Robin,
Just wanted to let you know that I received the package you sent. I am so excited to get started – these cookie stamps are just gorgeous! I am so impressed with their quality; They really are heirloom material. . . .
Thanks again, and I’ll talk to you soon!
Best,
Sandy S.
11/13/08 Email
Hi! . . . I am SO HAPPY to find you!!! A friend referred me to your site after I had searched for years for the “perfect” cookie imprint! I love your wonderful products and can’t wait to use the ones I ordered……….and order more from my list!!!!
Thanks!
Lori U.
Harrisburg, NC
5/22/08 Email
. . . And just to let you know, we used your stamps when I was growing up ––– Melting Moments are a special (fun and tasty) memory that I am now enjoying sharing with my daughter. We made a batch for her kindergarten class at the holidays and they were a mad success ––– especially with the teacher, whom I am now shopping for as an end-of-year gift. Your stamps are beautiful, I wish I could have one of all!!!
Cheers
Stephanie L.
Solana Beach, CA
3/25/08 Letter
Dear Mr. Rycraft,
Thank you for taking time to talk with me yesterday in regard to one of my cookie stamps. . . .
I found your cookie stamps in a specialty shop in Albany, NY, some 10+ years ago and had bought five stamps at that time. Then, the store discontinued carrying them. What a nice surprise, years later, to find your website! Your stamps make intriguing little cookies that stand on their own with no need to frost them. A perfect tea cookie!
Sincerely,
Lorraine W.
Esperance, NY
3/3/08 Email
Mr. Robin and Ms. Carol,
It has been more than a week since I placed the following order, but as of today, I hear nothing about the shipping information nor merchandise has not been arrived. Will you please let me know the status of the order?
Thanks for your support.
Regards,
M. Takeda
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3/3/08 Our email:
Dear M. Takeda,
Your order was shipped on the 25th. Your UPS tracking number is 1Z4X. . . . It should arrive today, the 3rd. You placed your order on a Saturday, and UPS does not ship on weekends, nor do we work on weekends. It was shipped on the following Monday, and, we do not ship air freight unless it is requested. Sometimes we actually have to make stamps for the orders we receive. That takes an additional four days. However, for your order we did not. Ebay and Amazon we are not.
Sincerely,
Robin Rycraft
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3/3/08 His response to our email:
Mr. Robin,
Thank you very much for your prompt reply. It was a surprise for me to receive an answer in that short period. It was good to know that the merchandises had been shipped out and we are receiving them in a very short moment. I’ll be looking forward to receiving it today.
This is my first time to buy your products (for my wife), but knowing that you have very good customer service as well as excellent craftsmanship, I am becoming a fun [(fan)] of your company and we’ll look for our next purchase in the near future.
Thanks again, for your support and customer service.
Regards,
M. Takeda
2/8/08 Email
Hello,
I just got my package with the 4 cookie stamps that I ordered from you
today in the mail. I wanted to tell you that the cookie stamps are
beautiful! Even though I am only 27, I remember that my mom had a
cookie stamp of a single tulip (similar to the one that you sell, which
I ordered), and I vividly remember her making peanut butter cookies
with it.
I loved eating those cookies with the beautiful designs on them! I am
so happy that I can now make these memories for my family, too!
I read on your website about the family business, and how Rycraft, Inc.
was started. I think that is awesome, and I would not want to buy from
anywhere else. I wish the world were still like this. . . . Anyway, I’m
really happy with my order, and looking through the online catalog and
the new designs that you sent, I have marked ones in my mind for future
orders for myself and other family members, even though they don’t bake
as often as I do!
Thank you so much!
Joanna S.
Note from the Rycrafts:
We are guessing that the stamp Joanna referred to in her email was carved by Robin Rycraft in 1983:
#190-1E – Tulip
12/24/07 Email
Thank you, thank you, for your website. I have about 10 of your stamps, went to make cookies this morning, and couldn’t find my little recipe book. Christmas would not be Christmas without your cookie stamp cookies.
Linda R.
10/11/07 Handmade Gingerbread Boy card
Dear family of Rycraft,
Words are hard to find to express my appreciation for the Beautiful cookie stamps and recipe booklets! Your generosity has touched my heart. Our group of cookie cutter collectors are going to be so blessed with these door prizes. Thank you so very much, and may the holiday season be blessed, prosperous and peaceful!
Sincerely,
Gena E.
Lake Charles, LA
4/4/07 Email
Thank you so much for sending without question the pineapple stamp last fall after the first box arrived empty. After successfully making a batch of the butter cookies, I invited the grandchildren up to have a go at the peanut butter ones. They had a grand time stamping (pounding!) out the cookies and proudly took home all the good ones, leaving behind the burned batch for my husband and me. We had a great time and the stamps are a yes for the museum shop . . . .
Sincerely,
Louise F.
12/23/06
I’ve collected every dated stamp since 1973.
Virginia O.
California
5/6/05 Email
When I was younger, my mother bought annual dated cookie stamps. I
remember them looking like your products. Is that something that you
do/did? If so, I am looking for past dates of 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2002.
Lori S.
12/12/03 Email
Hello, once again nice to meet you via e-mail. I just ordered your
CS034-03, 2003 Collector’s Dated – Peace Dove over the internet. . . .
#034-03 Peace Dove
I have approx. 30 of your cookie stamps, and I treasure every one of
them. I am in the process of making my Christmas cookies once again and
my family and friends absolutely love them. Also, your shortbread
recipe is the best!!!
THANK YOU,
Judy P.
New Jersey
12/20/02 Email
I had no idea I was one of many collectors of these cookie stamps! Many
years ago I happened upon one of your stamps in a store and bought it,
not realizing it was the beginning of a new Christmas tradition. I
can’t find a photo of the exact stamp I first bought, and I can’t
remember exactly how long ago it was, but I immediately began trying
out the recipes from the pamphlet that came with the stamp.
One caught
my attention practically right away: Melting Moments. It has cornstarch
in it, which is also in my favorite spritz cookie recipe and is the
reason the cookies are so light and delicious. Melting Moments cookies
lived up to my expectations and then some! They literally melt in your
mouth, and they’ve become my family’s favorite cookie – to the extent
that my two daughters now have Rycraft cookie stamps, too, so that they
can make these luscious morsels for their own families. I can’t make
the recipe as written, though; I have to make at least double the
quantity! And I now use a variety of stamps on them (I only discovered
your web site today!). My favorite is “Heidi”, since it shows up so
beautifully and since I love hearts!
#067 – Heidi
10/21/02 email – 9:55 am
Hello,
I have a lot of Rycraft Stamps and I cannot find one of my stamps in
your Collector’s Handbook. I am hoping you can tell me about it. It is
a single candle with three leaves on each side circling the
candlestick. It has a dark spot in the lower left corner and a defect
where it appears that the clay stuck to whatever it was fired on. I am
attaching a picture of it. Thanks in advance for your help.
Cheli D.
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10/21/02 email – 3:28 pm
I found it! It is appropriately named “Candle Wreath” and is design #027.
#027 – Candle Wreath
Cheli D.
January 6, 1995
Dear Rycraft,
Your cookie stamps have become a delicious tradition in our family. I
have collected your cookie stamps since my daughter was born in 1978
and now have 45 Rycraft cookie stamps.
Beth is sixteen now and together we make cookies year round, especially
at Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, and always at Christmas! I look
forward to giving my Rycraft cookie stamps to my daughter when she has
a family of her own, so she can make the cookies that we have enjoyed
so much over the years.
It has been especially important to me each year to find your dated
Christmas cookie stamp to add to my collection. A few years, I
couldn't find it in the stores because they had already sold their last
dated Rycraft Christmas cookie stamp for that year.
Every time I look over my Rycraft dated Christmas cookie stamp
collection, it makes me so sad to be missing two years. Is it possible
to order those years now? I can't begin to tell you how much it would
mean to me!
I hope you can help me complete my collection of dated Rycraft
Christmas cookie stamps! Thank you again from all of us who use your
cookie stamps to make such wonderful memories for our families!
Sincerely,
Shirley B.
Washington State
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