Cookie cutter

Your cookie cutter, any shape

With a 3D printer you can have cookie cutters in any shape you want: your business logo, a party character, someone's initial or your kids' drawing. The tool takes the shape's outer outline and turns it into a thin wall that cuts the dough.

At the bottom there's a wider flange that makes the cutter sturdy and lets you press without hurting your hand. It prints that way, flange on the bed and cutting edge up, without supports.

Which drawing works best

A simple, bold silhouette: rounded shapes, no very thin points or parts hanging by a thread. Inner details (eyes, lines) aren't cut: the cutter follows only the outer edge and the cookie comes out whole.

If your drawing has parts very close together or thin points, raise Smooth outline under "More settings": it rounds the points and joins what's too close, so the dough comes out clean.

Sizes that work

• Size: 50 to 90 mm for regular cookies. Smaller than 40 mm loses detail.
• Height: 12 to 15 mm is enough for dough 5 to 8 mm thick.
• Wall: 1.2 mm cuts well and holds up. With a 0.4 mm nozzle don't go below 0.8 mm.

Printing and usage tips

• Print it with the flange on the bed, as it comes in the file, without supports or special infill.
• For food, use food-grade PLA or PETG (natural, without unusual pigments) if you can find it, and wash it by hand with warm soapy water.
• Don't put it in the dishwasher or in very hot water: PLA starts to warp around 60 °C.
• Flour the edge before cutting: the dough releases more easily.
• If you'll use it a lot, print a new one each season: layer lines trap residue over time.

Frequently asked questions