BUTTERFLY LARGE COOKIE CUTTER

MALTESE TRADITIONAL FIGOLLI ARE EASTER SWEET SPECIALITIES.
THESE HAVE A FINE BUTTER BISCUT SHELL FILLED WITH ALMOND PASET.
THE FIGOLLI ARE CUT AND SHAPED IN A FEW TRADITIONAL SHAPES THEN THEY ARE DECORATED IN ICING SUGAR AND 1/2 CHOCLATE EGG.
TRADITIONAL SHAPES ARE :
BUTTERFLY
LAMB
HEART
MERMAID
RABBIT
EGG
THE SIZE OF A FIGOLLA IS NORMALLY AROUND 200X200 mm AND AROUND 15 TO 25 mm THICK. THERE ARE TWO LAYERS OF BISKUT AND ALMOND PASTE IN BETWEEN.