In the video, a person is seen using a cookie cutter to cut out shapes from a piece of dough. The dough is placed on a surface that is dusted with flour, and the person presses the cookie cutter down into the dough to create the desired shape. The person repeats this process several times, using different shapes of cookie cutters to create a variety of cookie shapes. The video focuses on the action of cutting the dough, and the person's hands are the main focus throughout the video.