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Winona's Christmas Picture Cookie Rolling Pin
Winona's Christmas Picture Cookie Rolling Pin
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Winona's Christmas Picture Cookie Rolling Pin
The last hand-carved Christmas rolling pins from an Ozark woodshed
Winona Bledsoe, 72, has carved these rolling pins in Mountain View, Arkansas, every December since 1987. Last winter her right hand started to shake. These are the last 186.
“Mama couldn’t press one more cookie, so I put the pictures on something she could roll. She cried when the star came up in the dough. Then she baked all 40 dozen.”
Winona Bledsoe · Mountain View, Arkansas
What’s carved on every rolling pin
Bethlehem under the pines, with a sky full of stars
The words the grandkids always want to read first
Two little angels between the snowflakes
All three pictures side by side, in one roll
What 38 Decembers taught Winona
One roll across the dough gives a whole row of picture cookies. A tray in a minute instead of one cookie at a time.
The pictures are cut deep enough to come through the oven. Cold dough and a little flour keep every star sharp.
The handles turn on a steel rod. Your hands just hold on, and the wood does the work. No pressing, no twisting.
Works on anything you can roll out: sugar cookies, shortbread, gingerbread, fondant and the top of a pie.
13.4 inches long with a 1.8-inch barrel. Big enough for a full sheet, light enough for tired wrists.
Some families have baked with Winona’s rolling pins for four generations. Yours can be the next.
“With picture cookies, cold dough is everything. Roll the pattern, chill the tray for ten minutes, then bake. A wooden rolling pin like Winona’s presses the whole row evenly, so the pictures often come out cleaner than with a stamp. And it is much easier on the hands, which matters when you bake for a whole church.”
Marjorie Keel · Baking teacher · Stone County, Arkansas
Perfect for
Why a Bledsoe rolling pin lasts
- Test-rolled before it ships. Every rolling pin goes once over real cookie dough on Winona’s bench.
- Solid hardwood. Turned from one piece, no plastic, no coating.
- Free-turning handles. A steel rod through the middle, so the barrel rolls smoothly for years.
- Deep, clean carving. The star over the stable is smaller than a fingernail and still comes through the oven.
- Made to be handed down. Lettie’s first rolling pin from 1987 still hangs next to Winona’s stove.
If your cookies don’t come out the way you hoped, one email to info@countycraftco.com is enough. Winona would rather have it back than have it sit in a drawer.
Tip from Winona: Chill the dough, dust the rolling pin with flour and roll once with even, gentle pressure. Put the cut cookies in the fridge for 10 minutes before baking, and the pictures stay sharp. Afterward, brush it out dry and wipe it with a damp cloth. No dishwasher, no soaking. A drop of cooking oil once a year keeps the wood happy. Each rolling pin is carved by hand, so small differences in the wood are part of it.
Product details
| Contents | 1 carved Christmas rolling pin |
| Pictures | The Stable Under the Star, Merry Christmas, The Snow Angels |
| Size | 13.4 in (34 cm) long, barrel 1.8 in (4.5 cm) across |
| Material | Solid hardwood, natural finish, steel rod for the handles |
| Works with | Sugar cookie dough, shortbread, gingerbread, pie crust, fondant, marzipan |
| Care | Brush out dry, wipe with a damp cloth, no dishwasher |
| Made by | Winona Bledsoe, Mountain View, Arkansas — final batch, 186 remaining |
| Made so far | About 3,400 rolling pins since 1987 |
The Last Winter
The Last Winter
A note from Winona's shed:
In December 1987, Winona Bledsoe's mother Lettie could no longer press the 40 dozen picture cookies she baked every year for the Christmas boxes at her church in Mountain View, Arkansas. So Winona carved the pictures into a rolling pin her mother could simply roll. Since then she has carved about 3,400 of them, six hours each. Last winter her right hand began to shake, and in October she carved her last star. Only 17 rolling pins are left. When they are gone, there will be no more.
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- Delivery time: 3–5 business days
- Every rolling pin is test-rolled on real cookie dough and packed by hand
- 13.4 in (34 cm) long, barrel 1.8 in (4.5 cm) across
- Solid hardwood, natural finish, free-turning handles on a steel rod
- Three carved pictures: The Stable Under the Star, Merry Christmas, The Snow Angels
- Care: brush out dry, wipe with a damp cloth, no dishwasher
- 30-day money-back guarantee — just email info@countycraftco.com
Frequently Asked Questions
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Got a question? Here’s how to reach us.
Email us anytime at info@countycraftco.com. We answer Monday–Friday 9am–5pm and Saturday 10am–3pm (ET). Whether it’s about your order, what you plan to bake, or just to say hello — a real person writes back.
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Can I return it if it’s not for me?
Of course. 30-day money-back guarantee. Bake a batch or two, and if it isn’t right for your kitchen, email info@countycraftco.com within 30 days for a full refund. No questions, and US shipping is free.
How is it made?
How is it made?
In Winona's little tin-roofed shed in Mountain View, Arkansas. She turns each rolling pin from one piece of hardwood on her father's old lathe, then carves the three pictures by hand under a magnifying lamp: the stable under the star, Merry Christmas and the snow angels. After sanding and a little oil, every rolling pin goes once over real cookie dough on her bench. If the star doesn't come up sharp, it doesn't leave the shed.