11 Unique Cookie Cutters to Make Holiday Baking Extra Fun

From cookie rollers to stamps, these cookie cutters will make your confectionary endeavors shine!

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November 29, 2022

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Whether your family likes the traditional, snowflake-clad cutters or decorating plain sugar cookies with icing, these cutters offer unique shapes and characters that are sure to steal your heart. There are also lots of fun new ways to shape the dough, from rollers to stamps, all of which are easy to use and produce the most detailed results. We have rounded up some of our favorite unique cookie cutters below — all of which are sure to add an ample dash of sugar and cheer to your kitchen.

$19.95
Williams-Sonoma

Whip up a delicious batch of thumbprint cookies using these spring-loaded cookie stampers. The set includes four uniquely shaped ornaments with indentions that would be perfect for holding jams or ideal for decorating with icing to your heart’s content.

$25
Anthropologie

Go ahead and cut up an entire tray of cookie dough with just one press of this large wreath cookie cutter. Shaped like an oval, the inside is filled with lots of different holiday favorites — all of which would be perfect for decorating and delicious for eating.

$19.95
Williams-Sonoma

Sick of general cookie cutters? Check out this cookie roller, which has different cutters along a rotary wheel. Simply roll the wheel along your favorite dough for adorable, bite-sized cookies that your entire family will love. There’s a star, a gingerbread man, a stocking and just about every other holiday favorite.

$15
Sur La Table

If you’ve always found gingerbread houses to be a bit more trouble than they’re worth, these aptly shaped cookie cutters will allow you to have the best of both worlds. The set includes three incredibly detailed gingerbread houses with lots of indentations that are perfect for decorating.

$2
Sur La Table

At 7.25-inches tall, this little nutcracker will keep your kitchen safe while making it ultra-tasty. Made of copper, it would be the perfect stocking stuffer or gift for your confectionary-loving friends. It also has lots of inventions that would create an amazing play space for icing decor.

$12
Bloomingdale's

These adorable woodland creatures will absolutely steal your heart. This set of six cookie cutters includes a bear, a raccoon, a fox, a reindeer, a squirrel and a traditional Christmas tree. They come set over beautiful backgrounds that are sure to provide inspiration for your icing decorating.

$15
Williams-Sonoma

The Grinch may be a surly character, but these Christmas cookie cutters are sure to make any heart grow to twice its size. The 22-piece set comes in a beautiful book-like case and includes favorite characters like Max, Cindy Lou-Who and, of course, the big green guy himself.

$52.50
Food52

Reindeer are fun for the holidays, but what about dinosaurs? This set includes a precious smiling dino wearing a Santa hat, as well as a penguin, a llama and a precious dog that’s made sure to wear his favorite antlers for the season.

$104
Food52

These cookie stamps not only have the cutest patterns, they could be used throughout the year. They would be so fun to decorate with reds, greens or blues for the holidays. They are made of cast aluminum and have a wooden handle — so they’ll last a while and they will be super easy to clean.

$8
Amazon

Get as creative with the frosting as your heart desires using these ornament cookie cutters. Made of stainless steel, the set includes six different uniquely shaped ornaments that are sure to ignite your creativity.

$13.99
Amazon

While this set includes a lot of traditional cutters, like snowflakes and Christmas trees, they’ve also thrown in a few options that are incredibly unique. Opt for a reindeer dashing through the snow, a holiday-clad house or Santa’s sleigh. The set includes 20 different cookie cutters that are made of stainless steel.

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