Moons, comets & shooting stars
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Moon cookie cutters, comets and shooting stars bring a whole starry sky into your cookie tin. With the crescent moon cutter in 4 and 6 cm, the large moon, the crescent with a face and the crescent with little moons, you can bake truly magical Christmas cookies. Comet cutters with a curved tail or embossing add movement to the plate, and the shooting star mini cutter is also great for cake decorating. All of these shapes suit the Christmas story – after all, it was a star that showed the way to Bethlehem.
Ideas for starry-sky cookies
A plate full of celestial shapes is especially enchanting during Advent. Here is how to show the shapes off:
- Vanilla crescent moons: instead of shaping crescents by hand, cut nut dough with the crescent moon cutter. All the moons are the same size and bake evenly.
- Moon faces: the crescent with a face is ideal for children. With icing and a little food colouring, every moon gets its own expression.
- Sparkling comet tails: the curved stainless steel comet at 3.1 x 6.1 x 2 cm and the embossed comet look especially festive with gold or silver sugar decorations.
- Night sky platter: dark chocolate cookies for the sky, light butter cookies for the moon, comets and stars – a real eye-catcher on the buffet.
The 8 x 4.5 cm crescent with little moons is a special shape: it shows several moons in a single cutter and works well as a larger showpiece cookie or as a tree ornament. The small comet and the mini shooting star accompany it beautifully on the plate.
Tips for cutting and decorating
Narrow comet tails and pointed moon tips need a delicate touch. These tips will help:
- Work with cold dough: well-chilled dough keeps the fine points of the moons and the lines of the comet tail.
- Do not roll too thin: at around 4 to 5 mm, narrow parts are less likely to break after baking.
- Highlight the embossing: on the embossed comet, paint the recesses after baking with food colouring or edible glitter.
- Bake small shapes briefly: little shapes like the shooting star and small comet are ready sooner than large moons – ideally bake them on a separate tray.
- Hole for hanging: for tree decorations, poke a small hole in the moon with a drinking straw before baking.
Combinations: moons and stars belong together
What would the night sky be without stars? Combine moons and comets with star cutters in different sizes – you will find a large selection among our Stars. Cinnamon stars, star-shaped Mailänderli and Spitzbuben with a star window also go wonderfully with them. For a harmonious look, stick to a few colours: gold, silver, white and midnight blue look elegant and festive. For children things can be more colourful – yellow moons with faces and comets with rainbow tails make eyes light up.
The mini shooting star is also a versatile tool for cake decorating. Cut it out of fondant or marzipan and scatter the shooting stars over a Christmas cake, cupcakes or a Yule log.
Buying guide: what should you look out for?
Think about which cookies you want to bake. For crescent moons and classic Christmas cookies, the 4 and 6 cm crescent cutters are ideal; for a striking showpiece, choose the large moon or the crescent with little moons. If you love decorating, go for embossed cutters or the moon with a face, as the design is already marked out. Stainless steel cutters such as the curved comet are robust and keep their shape. For cake decorations and garnishes, the mini shooting star is worthwhile. Tip: buy a crescent in two sizes so you can nest the moons or stagger them on the plate.
Frequently asked questions about moon and comet cutters
Can I make vanilla crescents with the crescent moon cutter?
Yes. Instead of rolling crescents by hand, cut the nut dough with the crescent cutter. The cookies turn out even and can be tossed in vanilla sugar after baking.
Which size is ideal for moon cookies?
For the cookie tin, 4 to 6 cm is practical. The large moon and the 8 x 4.5 cm crescent with little moons are perfect as showpiece cookies.
How do I decorate the embossed comet?
The embossing draws lines into the dough. After baking, you can trace them with food colouring, icing or edible glitter.
What is the mini shooting star cutter good for?
For small cookies, as a garnish for desserts and above all for cake decorations made from fondant, marzipan or modelling chocolate.
Can I use moon cookies as tree decorations?
Yes, especially the large moon and the crescent with little moons. Make a small hole before baking, decorate once cooled and hang them on the tree with a ribbon.
Discover even more shapes among our Christmas cookie cutters and across our whole Christmas range. Recipes for crescents, Mailänderli and more are on the blog: Christmas cookie recipes.