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About this holly leaves cookie cutter
Holly is the classic Christmas greenery, and this cutter gives you a full sprig in one cookie: two spiky leaves spreading out to the left and right and a cluster of three round berries where they meet. It is a wide, low shape – 100 mm wide and about 51 mm tall at the default size – which makes it a good border cookie along the edge of a platter.
Each leaf is about 54 mm long with four spikes along each edge. The spikes are short and wide-based, so they cut and bake well; at the default size they come out as gentle points rather than needles. The berries are big – about 22–25 mm across – and they hold the two leaves together, so the cookie does not split in the middle.
Holly cookies pair well with almost everything else in the set. Lay them around the base of a gingerbread house, use them to fill gaps on a cookie board, or put one on top of a box of mixed Christmas cookies as a finishing touch.
Size guide
The Size setting is the cookie’s longest side. This is how big the holly leaves cookie comes out at a few common sizes – the generator shows the exact numbers for any size from 30 to 200 mm.
| Size setting | Cookie (width × height) | Blade | Good for |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 mm | 60 × 30 mm | 1.0 mm | Bite-size cookies, cupcake and drink toppers |
| 100 mm | 100 × 51 mm | 1.0 mm | Default – a standard cookie, fits most gift boxes |
| 120 mm | 120 × 61 mm | 1.0 mm | Large gift cookies and centrepieces |
Dough and baking tips
A sugar cookie or shortbread dough that does not spread keeps the spikes defined. Roll to 5 mm and chill the cut cookies for 15 minutes. If you like a green cookie without icing, knead a little matcha or green food colour into a portion of the dough before rolling, and press red sweets into the berries before baking.
Decorating ideas
- Flood the leaves in dark green and pipe a lighter green vein down each leaf while the base is still wet.
- Pipe the berries in red once the green has set, or press three red sugar balls into wet icing.
- Brush the finished leaves with a little pearl lustre for a frosty holly sprig.
Printing this cutter
- Material: PLA or PETG, ideally a filament sold as suitable for food contact
- Settings: 0.4 mm nozzle, 0.2 mm layers, 2–3 walls, no supports – the STL is already rim-down
- Blade: 1.0 mm thick and 15 mm tall by default; use 1.2 mm above 120 mm
- Print time: roughly 25–40 minutes at the default size
This template is part of the free Christmas cookie cutters collection – see the collection page for set ideas, sizes and print settings. Want a different shape? The cookie cutter generator turns any image or name into a cutter.
