If you don't have an egg shaped or oval cookie cutter, you can still easily make these egg shaped cookies. If you have a round metal cookie cutter, you can carefully squeeze two sides to turn the circle into an oval (which is what I did). Another option is to roll the dough slightly thicker than 1/4 inch and cut the dough using a round cookie cutter. Then, gently roll the rounds in one direction into an oval shape.