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It looks like 3D cookies will be one of the newest trends in cookie making this year. Of course, we know that both cookies and cookie cutters are normally three-dimensional, but these are different because the baked cookies can actually be assembled into free-standing three-dimensional cookie art!

We first saw the concept back in November when we were prepping for holiday cookie making. This newest set of 3D Cookie Cutters includes fun shapes that can be used in any season: a teddy bear, unicorn, airplane, sailboat, dolphin and dinosaur. The cookie cutters are plastic and there are 12 included in the set, although you can only make six different cookie designs (unless you want to try to attach a flipper to your unicorn or legs to your airplane). The finished cookies stand approximately 5-inches tall and a recipe is included, so you have a recipe that won't spread too much and will fit together nicely on your very first try.

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The Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is a restaurant that was founded in 1988 in Syracuse, NY (now in three locations), by three bikers who loved barbecue about as much as they loved their Harleys, who picked up barbecue technique and recipes as they traveled through the Southern barbecue havens of Texas, North Carolina, Memphis and many other places. You'll find bikes outside, graffiti - much of it very clever - on the bathroom walls and lots of satisfied barbecue fans if you eat there. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que: An American Roadhouse is a collection of the diner's best slow-cooked, wood-smoked and falling of the bone tender barbecue recipes.

To get an idea of what their food is like if you don't live in the area, take a look at their recipes of the month. To go along with the meat, there are plenty of sauces, including the spicy Mutha Sauce, which is a great base for many dishes, and more than a few sides, like salad and cornbread. There are tips for home and outdoor cooking, and the book is peppered with excerpts from the above-mentioned graffiti, promising a laugh or a smile on every page. As they say at the restaurant, "When life gives you lemons... add vodka" and if life gives you this cookbook, well, you'd better get ready to eat.

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