http://www.georgehart.com/trilobites/trilobite.html

Spurred on by talk of popcorn balls, I found these little gems while looking for platonic solids, like you do.
Independent paleoconfectionary laboratories often ask for his formula. Apparently.
I will bake a batch today (in lieu of shortbread) and let y'all know how they turned out, and how many ran away and hid under the 'fridge.

I think "paleoconfectionary" has to be my new favorite word

They turned out okay, though some of them were too close together on the tray and ended up a little mishapen. Hey, every species has to have it's mutants!

That's an interesting idea for cool cookie shapes. Stars and hearts are passe. Trilobytes however have really old school style and what's really old is new again.