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About this santa hat cookie cutter
A Santa hat is instantly recognisable and very easy to decorate: red for the hat, white for the trim, done. This outline has a wide, rounded brim, a hat that rises and flops over to the right, and a round pompom hanging at the tip. At the default 95 mm the cookie is 95 mm wide and about 78 mm tall.
The brim is a solid band about 92 mm long and 23 mm deep, and the pompom is about 24 mm across, overlapping the hat so it stays attached. The curl of the hat leaves a small opening between the tip and the hat body; it is rounded, so the dough releases, but at sizes below about 70 mm it gets small – raise Smoothing if it starts to stick.
Santa hats work well as cupcake toppers and on top of a hot chocolate. They are also a fun way to dress up other cookies: bake small hats at 50 mm and stick them onto gingerbread men or snowmen with a dot of icing.
Size guide
The Size setting is the cookie’s longest side. This is how big the santa hat 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 × 49 mm | 1.0 mm | Bite-size cookies, cupcake and drink toppers |
| 95 mm | 95 × 78 mm | 1.0 mm | Default – a standard cookie, fits most gift boxes |
| 120 mm | 120 × 98 mm | 1.0 mm | Large gift cookies and centrepieces |
Dough and baking tips
Plain sugar cookie dough lets the red and white icing look clean. Roll to 5–6 mm and chill. The pompom is the thickest round part and the hat tip the thinnest, so bake until the brim is just golden – the tip will be done by then.
Decorating ideas
- Flood the hat red, let it crust, then pipe the brim and pompom in thick white icing and press them into desiccated coconut.
- Use white nonpareils or sanding sugar on the trim for a sparkly finish.
- Write a name on the brim in red for a personalised party cookie.
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.
