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About this reindeer cookie cutter
Reindeer cookies are a children’s favourite, mostly because of the red nose. This outline is a front-on reindeer face: an oval head, two ears sticking out to the sides, a round nose at the bottom about 17 mm across, and two branched antlers on top. At the default 100 mm the cookie is 100 mm tall and about 79 mm wide.
The antlers are the only delicate part. Each branch is about 7–9 mm wide at 100 mm, which survives cutting and baking in a firm, chilled dough – that is why the template opens at 100 mm rather than smaller. Go up to 120 mm if your dough is soft; below about 85 mm, raise Smoothing and handle the cookies with a spatula under the face.
The big oval face leaves room for expression: sleepy eyes, a wink, rosy cheeks. Bake one reindeer per child and let everyone decorate their own, or pipe names across the forehead for a set of Santa’s reindeer.
Size guide
The Size setting is the cookie’s longest side. This is how big the reindeer 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 | 47 × 60 mm | 1.0 mm | Bite-size cookies, cupcake and drink toppers |
| 100 mm | 79 × 100 mm | 1.0 mm | Default – a standard cookie, fits most gift boxes |
| 120 mm | 94 × 120 mm | 1.0 mm | Large gift cookies and centrepieces |
Dough and baking tips
Chocolate or gingerbread dough gives a natural brown reindeer with no icing needed for the face. Roll to an even 5 mm – uneven dough makes antler tips thinner than the rest – and chill the cut cookies for 15 minutes. Place reindeer antlers-in on the tray so the thin branches sit away from the hot edges of the oven.
Decorating ideas
- Press a red sweet or pipe a big red dot on the nose while the cookie is still warm or the icing is wet.
- Pipe the antlers in a lighter brown or cream so they stand out from a dark gingerbread face.
- Add two white dots with a black centre for eyes and a little pink on the ears.
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.
