More Christmas shapes
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More Christmas shapes bring variety to your cookie platter: alongside stars and trees, bell cookie cutters, stocking cutters, a candle, sleigh, rocking horse and nutcracker make sure your Christmas cookies look a little different every year. Here you will find bells with a bow or embossing, stockings in several sizes, a stainless steel candle, a set of Christmas baubles and a “Merry Christmas” lettering cutter. Many shapes also come as mini cutters for garnishes, small cookies and decorating cakes.
Ideas: shapes that tell a story
A cookie platter feels especially lovingly made when the shapes tell a little story. The 10.5 cm sleigh cutter and the rocking horse recall toys under the Christmas tree, while the nutcracker evokes fairy tales and the Christmas ballet. Bells and candles belong to Advent, and the stocking is perfect for St Nicholas Day on 6 December – filled with nuts and tangerines it would be the real thing.
When it comes to bells, you are spoilt for choice: the small bell, the bell with bow, the bell-in-bell and the embossed bell cutter make up a whole family. For stockings there is the classic 7 cm stocking, a small version at 5 x 4 x 2 cm and a mini cutter. The rocking horse comes in 6 cm, as a stainless steel cutter and as a mini version. This lets you arrange the same shape in different sizes on one plate – calm and playful at the same time.
The “Merry Christmas” lettering cutter is the star of every edible gift: a single lettering cookie on top of the cookie tin almost replaces the greeting card. The 3-piece Christmas bauble cutter set gives you three bauble cutters, which are lovely to decorate with royal icing in festive colours.
Tips for cutting and decorating
To make delicate shapes such as the nutcracker, sleigh or rocking horse come out cleanly, your dough deserves a little care:
- Chill the dough well: after kneading, put butter cookie dough such as Swiss Mailänderli dough in the fridge for at least an hour so that edges and details stay sharp.
- Roll out evenly: a thickness of around 4 to 5 mm means large and small shapes finish baking at the same time.
- Flour the cutter: dip the cutter briefly in flour before each cut so the dough releases more easily – especially narrow parts like sleigh runners or horse legs.
- Cut on baking paper: roll large shapes directly onto baking paper, cut them out and lift away the scraps so nothing gets distorted when moving them.
- Use the embossing: with embossed cutters the pattern is pressed into the dough and later serves as a guide for icing or food colouring.
The mini stocking, bell and rocking horse cutters are not just for small cookies. Use them to cut fondant, marzipan or leftover dough for decorating cakes, cupcakes and desserts.
Combinations for your cookie tin
The shapes in this category are the perfect complement to the most popular basic shapes. If you would rather not choose individual cutters, you will find matching assortments among our Mixed Christmas sets. A few ideas for harmonious combinations:
- St Nicholas platter: stockings in three sizes, plus bells and a nutcracker.
- Present time: sleigh, rocking horse and baubles – with white icing as if freshly snowed on.
- Advent mood: candles and bells finished with gold food colouring.
- Gift tin: a “Merry Christmas” lettering cookie on top, mixed shapes underneath.
Buying guide: what should you look out for?
First think about what you will use the cutters for: shapes between 5 and 7 cm are practical for classic Christmas cookies, mini cutters for garnishes and cake decorating. Stainless steel cutters, such as the 5.5 cm candle or the 6 cm rocking horse, keep their shape and are easy to clean. Embossed cutters save time when decorating because the lines are already there. And if you love giving cookies as gifts, add a lettering cutter – it hardly gets more personal. After baking, wash the cutters by hand and let them dry thoroughly, and they will accompany you through many Advent seasons.
Frequently asked questions about more Christmas cutters
Which shapes suit St Nicholas Day?
Stocking cutters are especially popular – here in a classic 7 cm size, a small size and as a mini cutter. Combined with bells and a nutcracker, they make a lovely St Nicholas platter.
What do I need mini cutters for?
Mini cutters are ideal for small cookies, for garnishing cakes and cupcakes or for cutting shapes from fondant and marzipan. They are also a great way to use up leftover dough.
How do I keep the “Merry Christmas” lettering legible?
Work with well-chilled dough that is not rolled too thin, cut the lettering directly on baking paper and chill the cookie briefly again before baking. That way the letters will not spread.
What is the advantage of embossed cutters?
The embossing presses a pattern into the dough, for example into the bell. The cookie looks decorated even without icing, and the relief acts as a template when painting.
Can I use the cutters for fondant too?
Yes, the shapes also work with rolled fondant, marzipan or modelling chocolate – handy for matching cake decorations at Christmas.
Discover even more shapes among our Christmas cookie cutters and across our whole Christmas range. For tasty inspiration, browse our Christmas cookie recipes on the blog.