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Here's what I do & it seems to work.....I use a template to cut my dough. Bake the cut dough. Remove the finished dough from the oven & let cool so it's not hot hot. Lay the template on the pieces again & cut off the parts that have baked "out of their original shape" (cutting off the excess). Then cool completely. Hope this helps. Anne