In the video, a person is seen using a cookie cutter to cut out shapes from dough. The dough is placed on a countertop, and the person uses a round cookie cutter to cut out circles. The person then uses a different cutter to cut out a gingerbread man shape. The cutter is pressed into the dough, and the excess dough is removed to reveal the shape. The person repeats this process several times, cutting out multiple shapes from the dough.