The Totoro roller is delightful, although I admit, I sort of feel a little goofy now, as I’m not sure how much I’m going to use it. I think I threw it in because the store was having a buy 3 get 1 free sale. I kind of want to send it walking around the neighborhood — anyone local want a Totoro rolling pin that they’ll pass on eventually?
My embossed spiced cookie recipe is here; I skipped the cayenne for this batch, since Anand doesn’t like heat in his cookies:
http://serendibkitchen.com/…/embossed-spiced-chocolate…/