This is my 1000th post! It’s fitting that it is a photo catalog of all my cookie cutters. I use cookie cutters a lot! A majority of my collection is based on what I think I will use (rarely for cookies). Sometimes I make cute food without cookie cutters but I love cutting food into fun shapes. It is incredibly satisfying and relaxing to push metal or sharp plastic into food.
20 Goals for 2020
I created a list of 20 goals for 2020 and added many items that I have wanted to complete for a long time. I first started photographing my cookie cutters in 2015. Now that I finally have photos of all of my cookie cutters in one accessible place, I plan to update it when my collection grows. This post is also motivation for making cute food with cookie cutters I have not yet used.
My Collection
This may seem like an insanely huge collection but it brings me joy. I actually use them (but rarely for cookies). They are organized in my craft room. I can find what I want fairly quickly. I keep them in labeled plastic totes with labeled zipper plastic bags inside the totes. A friend noticed one of my totes and said that I had a LOT of cookie cutters. I told him that it was only 1 of 4 totes! Many of the cutters came from friends & family, thrift stores, and garage sales. A few of these are from my childhood.
Along with these images I added links to some favorite meals I made with the cookie cutter in the photo.
COOKIE CUTTERS
Accessories
- Tie – cheese
- Sunglasses – spinach
Airplanes
- 3D Airplane – carrot
- Large Metal and Small Metal Airplanes – cheddar cheese pizza and as a stencil for cinnamon sugar.
Alligators
- Small Metal Alligator – cheddar cheese
- Small Metal Alligator – cucumber
Angels
- Large Metal Angel – polenta, Small Metal Angel – apple
- Assorted Small Metal Angels – cheese, yellow bell pepper, apple
- Far Right Middle Angel – gingerbread
Apples
Arrows
- Small Metal Arrow – cinnamon sugar tortilla
Astronaut / Aliens
Bamboo
- Small Red Bamboo – imprint in apple
- Bottom Right Bamboo – bell pepper, potato, zucchini
Baskets
- Large Basket – Cheddar cheese
- Small Basket – cheese with food marker detail
Bears
- Polar Bear – mashed potatoes
- Polar Bear – pizza
- Large and small bears – sticky rice
Bees
- Beehive and Metal Bee – waffle, melon
- Beehive and Metal Bee – focaccia, cucumber, apple with cinnamon
Bells
- Small Bell – cheese
- Bottom Left Bell – chocolate ravioli
Bicycles
- Metal Bicycle – Black radish
Birds
- Seagull – sticky rice
- Seagull – cheddar cheese
- Top Left Bird – blue mashed potato
- Tiny Bird – carrot
Birdhouses
- Small Birdhouse – watermelon
- Large Birdhouse – mashed potato shape
Boats
- 3D Blue Boat – cracker
- Large Metal Boat – quesadilla
- Mini Canoe – apple
Bones
- Medium Bone – daikon (Japanese radish)
- Tiny Bone – carrot
Bows
- Several Bows – cheese, fruit strip, apples
Beverages
- Green Beer Mug – mashed potato with paprika
- Small Beer Mug – carrot
Buffalo
- Buffalo – quesadilla
Buildings
- Bricks – gingerbread
- Red Log Cabin – cheese with food coloring marker details
Butterflies
- Small and Mini Butterflies – melon and carrot
- Butterfly Imprint – watermelon
- Small Green Butterfly – cucumber
- Large Blue Butterfly – focaccia
- Large Blue Butterfly – waffle
Bunny Heads
- Pink Bunny Head – sticky rice
- Small Metal Bunny Head – sweet potato, cheddar
Bunnies Sitting
- Top Left Bunny – pancake
- 3D Bunny – carrot
- 3D Bunny – carrot
- Bottom Middle Sitting Bunny – Cheddar cheese
Bunnies Standing
- Bunny Imprint – bread
- Bunny Imprint – mashed potato
Cactus
Cake
- Yellow Cupcake – cheese and lentils
Camels
- White Camel, Small Metal Camel – mashed potato, cheese, apple
- White Plastic Camel – mashed carrots inside potato
Candles
- Candle with Large Base – potato, Colby jack cheese
Candy
Candy Canes
- Large & Small Candy Canes – mashed potato, apple
Cardinals
- Large Cardinal – salsa sticky rice
Carrots
- Small Metal Carrot – carrot
Cars
- Top Right Blue Car – sticky rice with painted salsa
Castles
- Top Left Castle – sweet potato
Cats
- Top Left Orange Cat – layered black bean spread, cheese & corn
- Cat Imprint Top Middle & Small Cats – cheese, carrots
- Assorted Small Cats – cheese, apple
Caterpillars
- Larger Caterpillar – mozzarella cheese
Celebration
Characters Imprint
Cherries
- Blue Imprint Cherry – pie crust
- Blue Imprint Cherry – cheese
- Tiny Metal Cherry – radish
Cherry Blossoms
- Small Metal Cherry Blossom – rainbow carrot
Chess
- Chess Pieces – pie crust, cheese, melon, cucumber
Chicks
- Medium Metal Chick – sticky rice with cheese
- Yellow Imprint Chick – cheddar
Christmas Miscellaneous
Christmas Trees
Churches
Circles
- Small Green Circle – cantaloupe with chocolate, orange bell pepper
Clothing
Clouds
- Large Cloud – cheddar
- Small Cloud – cheese
- Assorted Clouds – radish
- Tiny Cloud – radish
Crabs
- Small Metal Crab – red bell pepper
- Small Metal Crab – potato, red bell pepper, cheddar cheese, cantaloupe
Crosses
- Celtic Cross – sticky rice with cheddar
- Large Cross – tortilla
Crowns
- White Crown – cheese pizza
- Mini Yellow Crown – cheese
Cows
- Top Left Cow – cookies
- Middle Metal Cow – mashed potatoes
Cupids
- Cupid Non-Imprint – quesadilla
- Top Left Cupid Head – cheese
CuteZCute
Daisies
- Metal Daisy – cheddar cheese, bell pepper, potato, apple
Dancers
- Smaller Dancer – daikon (Japanese radish), carrot
Deer
Diamonds
- Scallop Metal Diamond – cheddar
Dinosaurs
- Orange Dinosaur – cheese, tortilla
- Orange Dinosaur – pizza
Dogs
- Bottom Middle Dog – black beans inside polenta
- Middle Dog– black bean & brown rice cake
- Middle Dog – chocolate chip pancake
Dolphins
- Small Blue Dolphin – quesadilla
Doves
- Small Dove – carrot (as soup garnish)
Dragon
- Dragon – spinach, garlic & pesto tortilla chips
- Dragon – mashed potato
- Dragon – mashed potato with pea
Dragonfly
- Dragonfly – quesadilla
Dresses
- Bottom Left Dress – cheddar
- Bottom Right Dress – green apple
Earth / Landmarks
- Sydney Opera House & Big Ben – bread
Easter
- Medium Egg – woven carrot
- Tiny Egg – red and green apple
Easter Eggs Imprint
- Light Blue Imprint Egg – bread
- Metal Egg – Cheddar cheese
Elephants
- Yellow 3D Elephant – homemade cracker
- Top Right Metal Elephant – polenta
- Top Right Metal Elephant – mac & cheese
- Far Right Small Metal Elephant – dill Havarti cheese, cinnamon sugar tortilla chips, apple
- Far Right Small Metal Elephant – kiwi skin
Eiffel Tower
- Medium Metal Eiffel – carrot, cut in two pieces
- Small Metal Eiffel – cinnamon tortilla chip
Emojis
- Any – sticky rice
Faces
- Assorted Faces – spinach, radish
- Pink, Blue & Orange Small Faces – cucumber, radish
Fairy
Fairy Tale
- Plastic Prince & Princess – peanut butter sandwiches
- Prince, Princess, Coach – flour tortilla chips
Feet
- Large Foot – polenta
- Small Foot – cantaloupe
Fish
- Top Left Metal Fish – mashed potato
- Top Left Metal Fish – pesto & fresh mozzarella pizza
- Bottom Small Metal Fish – carrot
- Assorted Small Fish – carrot, cucumber, radish
- Left Middle Small Metal Fish – cheddar with paprika
Flags
Flamingos
Flowers Miscellaneous
- Top Left Metal Flower – pizza dough
- Bottom Middle Metal Flower – radish
- Bottom Middle Metal Flower – watermelon
Flowers Round Petal
- Assorted Small Flowers – cheese, red bell pepper, blue potato, honeydew melon
- Small Yellow Flower – carrot
- Top Middle Flower from Set – ravioli
Fleur de Lis
- Fleur de Lis – peanut butter sandwich
Food
Footballs
- Top Right Football – pumpernickel bread
Fox
- Bottom Middle Fox – mashed carrots inside mashed potatoes
- Small Fox – carrot
- Fox Head – cheese
- Top Right Fox – cheese
- Bottom Left Fox – apple with peanut butter
Frogs
- Large Metal Frog – broccoli pizza
- Small Metal Frog – dill Havarti cheese, cucumber
- Small Metal Frog – kiwi
Fruit
- Banana – cheese attached to celery trees
Gardening
- Top Right Flower in Pot – cheese
- Small Watering Can – tortilla
Ghosts
- Large & Small Metal Ghosts – sticky rice, apple
- Large Ghost – quesadilla
Gingerbread House Templates
- 3D Gingerbread House – gingerbread
Gingerbread Men
- Gingerbread Man – polenta
- Medium Gingerbread Man – sticky rice with soy sauce
- Large & Small Gingerbread Men – sticky rice with cheese, cantaloupe with chocolate
Gingerbread Men Imprint
Gingerbread Women Imprint
- Small Metal Gingerbread Woman – cantaloupe with chocolate
Giraffes
- Several Giraffes – carrot, tortilla chips, quesadilla, mashed potato, homemade cracker
- Small Giraffe – carrot with food coloring
- Small Giraffe – watermelon
Gnomes
- Small Gnome – cheese
Goats
- Medium Goat – cheese
Gorilla
- Gorilla – mashed potato
Graduation
- Cap & Smaller Diploma – tortilla chips
Grapes
Ground Transportation
Groundhog
Halloween
- Large & Medium Candy Corn – cheese, apple, cantaloupe, pineapple
- Boo, Eek, Spider – pumpernickel and wheat bread
- Spiderweb – quesadilla
Hands
- Large Hand – polenta
- Small Hand – cantaloupe
Hanukkah
- Large Light Blue Dreidel – wheat bread
- Large Dark Blue Menorah – quesadilla
Hats
Hearts
- Small Hearts – kiwi, apple
- Mini Hearts – carrot
- Assorted Hearts – pizza, cookies, potato, red pepper
- Small Heart – zucchini
- Mini Hearts – cheese
- Larger Pink Fringed Heart – ravioli
Hearts Imprint
- Love Imprint Heart – apple
Hearts Special
Hedgehogs
- Small Hedgehog – cantaloupe
- Small Hedgehog – tortilla chips
Helicopters
- Large Metal Helicopter – cheese
- Smaller Plastic Helicopter – apple with cinnamon
Hippos
- All 3 Sized Hippos – polenta, melon, and carrot
Hiragana
- Hiragana Cutters – carrot
Holly
- Metal Holly With Handle – broccoli inside sticky rice
- Tiny Metal Holly – fondant (added details with a knife)
Horse-like
- Bottom 2 Metal Horses – apple with chocolate, sticky rice with black bean spread
- Bottom Middle Metal Horse – mashed potato
Horseshoes
- Small Metal Horseshoe – tortilla chips
Hot Air Balloon
- Hot Air Balloon – sticky rice decorated with spinach, woven carrot
- Hot Air Balloon – sandwich with cheese details
Hummingbirds
- Large Hummingbird – quesadilla
- Medium Hummingbird – cheese with food coloring
- Tiny Hummingbird – radish
Ice Cream
- Large Metal Ice Cream Cone – waffle and bell pepper
Ice Sports
- Large Ice Skate – bread, cheese
Japan
- Koinobori (Carp Flag) – pie crust
Jellyfish
- Large Jellyfish – sticky rice
- Smaller Jellyfish – rainbow carrots
Kangaroos
Keys
Small Key – cinnamon tortilla chip
Koala
Lace
- Lace Cutters – strawberry, cheese
Leaves
- Crinkle Side of Top Right Leaf– cucumber
Leaves Japanese Maple
Leaves Maple
- Brown Plastic Maple Leaf – polenta
- Small Maple Leaf – carrot
Leaves Oak / Acorns
- Small Oak Leaf – pie crust
- Small Oak Leaf – potato, bell pepper
- Small & Tiny Oak Leaves – carrot, tortilla
Leaves Other
Leaves Waterlily
- Tiny Green Leaf – gumdrops
Lemons
Letters Imprint
Letters 0.5 Inch
- GOAL – carrots
- HAPPY BIRTHDAY – carrot
Letters 0.75 Inch
- HOOT – carrot in cucumber
- Happy Birthday – cantaloupe
Letters 0.75 Inch
Letters 1 Inch
Letters 1.5 Inch
Letters Alphabet Shapes
Lighthouses
- Large Lighthouse – cheese
- Large Lighthouse – cantaloupe with cinnamon
- Small Lighthouse – cheese with cinnamon
Lightning
- Medium Lightning Bolt – apple
- Assorted Lightning Bolts – carrot
Lions
- Small Metal Lion – cantaloupe
- Large Metal Lion – quesadilla
Lips / Mouths
- Purple Lips – red bell pepper
- Large Red Lips – black beans and salsa in rice
Lizard
- Lizard – roasted zucchini
Lobster
- Lobster – salsa sticky rice
Loons
- Larger Loon – bread
- Larger and Smaller Loons – mashed potatoes with paprika
Mermaids
- Large Mermaid – sticky rice
- Small Mermaid – zucchini
Mickey Mouse
- Light Blue Imprint Mickey – cheese
- Small Metal Mickey Head – watermelon
Minnie Mouse
- Light Blue Imprint Minnie – cheese
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous Shapes
- Hexagon – holds shredded cheese
Mittens
Money
Monkey
Moons / Planet
- Saturn – sweet potato
- Small Metal Moon – apple peanut butter sandwich
Moose
- Top Right Moose – sticky rice with soy sauce
- Top Right Moose – sticky rice with cheddar cheese
- Top Left Moose – pizza, cookie
- Bottom Medium Moose – pancake
- Small Moose – cantaloupe
Mt. Fuji
- Middle Mt. Fuji – blue mashed potatoes with cream cheese
Mouse
- Mouse – cucumber
Mushrooms
- Orange Imprint Mushroom – cheese
- Assorted Metal Mushrooms – cheese with paprika, apple with cinnamon
Music
- Small Metal Note – cheese
Mustaches
- Yellow Plastic Mustache – spinach
Nativity
- Donkey – naan pesto pizza
Ninja
Numbers 0.5 Inch
- 2020 – cheese
Numbers 0.75 Inch
Numbers 1.5 Inch
- Various Numbers – melon
Numbers 2.5 Inch
Numbers 16 & 21
Octopus
- Large Octopus (used as an Alien) – pizza
- Large Octopus – cheese
Ornaments
Ostrich
Ovals
Owls
- Metal Imprint & Small Metal – cheese, apple with cinnamon
- Small Metal Owl – apple
Paws
- Paw Imprint – daikon (radish), carrot
- Paw Imprint – apple, carrot
Peanuts
- Charlie Brown & Lucy – sticky rice with spinach
Pears
Pelican
Penguins
- Large & Small Penguins – sticky rice with black bean spread, carrot
- Large & Small Penguins – pesto pizza, cucumber
- Large Metal Penguin – mashed blue potato with cream cheese
People
Pigs
Pilgrims
Pineapples
Pirate
Playing Cards
- Small Metal Suits – cheese
Presidents
- Washington & Lincoln – sticky rice with cheese
- Lincoln – quesadilla
Pumpkins
- Small Metal Pumpkin – sweet potato, cheese, melon
Pumpkins Imprint
- Far Left Bottom Pumpkin – spinach
- Far Left Bottom Pumpkin – quesadilla
Punctuation
Puzzles
- Large Green & Red Puzzle Piece – pizza crust, cucumber
- Large Green Puzzle – bread
Raccoon
- Raccoon – cheese
Rain
- Medium Umbrella – carrot
Rectangles
Reindeer
- Top Left Large Reindeer – hash brown potatoes
- Brown Metal Reindeer – gingerbread cookie
Reindeer – 3D
- Metal 3D Reindeer – cookie
- Red 3D Reindeer – carrot, kohlrabi
Rhinoceros
- 3D Plastic Rhino – mashed potato
Robin Hood
- Robin Hood Cutters – bread, homemade cracker
Robots
- Robots – bread
Roosters / Hens
- Top Middle Hen – quesadilla
- Small Rooster – carrot
- Small Hen – cucumber
Roses
Saint Patrick’s Day
- Pot of Gold – cut out rice, added black beans, cheese gold
Santa
- Small Santa Head – gingerbread cookie
- Far Right Bottom Red Metal Santa – quesadilla
Scarecrows
Seahorses
- Tiny Seahorse – carrot
- Middle Seahorse – cheese
Seals
Sesame Street
Shamrocks
- Top Left Green Shamrock – broccoli in sticky rice
- Small Shamrock – cheddar, potato, bell pepper
- Small Shamrock – Havarti cheese
- Tiny Shamrock – egg
Shark Attack
- Surf Board & Shark – cheddar cheese, sticky rice
Sheep / Lambs
- Standing Sheep – daikon (Japanese radish)
- Middle Sheep – pumpernickel bread
- Very Small Metal Sheep – spinach
Sheep / Lambs Imprint
Shell
- Tiny Shells – carrot, rainbow carrot, zucchini
- Tiny Shell – cheese as Mermaid’s covering
Shoes
Skulls
- Top Right Skull – sandwich
- Bottom Right Metal Skull – corn tortilla
Skunk
- Skunk – cheese
Sleighs
- Far Right Sleigh – cookie
Sloth
- Sloth – cheese with spinach face
Snails
- Large & Small Snails – sticky rice with cheese, melon with chocolate
- Large Snail – cheese mashed potatoes
- Small Snail – cucumber
Snake
Snoopy
- Small Green Imprint Snoopy – bread
Snowflakes
- Assorted Small Snowflakes – tortilla, zucchini, cheese
- Assorted Small Snowflakes – cheddar mashed potato, apple, daikon (Japanese radish)
- Middle Right Large Snowflake – waffle
Snowmen
- White Metal Carrot Profile Snowman – quesadilla
- Tiny Snowman – carrot
Snowmen Imprint
- Snow globe Snowman – almond butter sandwich
- Face Imprint Snowman – bread
Social Media
Spaceships
- Top Right Spaceship – pizza
- Bottom Left Spaceship – homemade tortilla chip
Speech Bubbles
- Bottom Metal Speech Bubbles – cheese
Sports
- Baseball Bat – cantaloupe
Stars
- Small Star – blue potato, cheese, red bell pepper
- Assorted Stars – apple, carrot, cucumber
- Assorted Stars – carrot, cucumber, apple
- Top Right Yellow Star – ravioli
Stars Imprint
- Metal 3D Star – gingerbread cookie
Stars Other
Starfish
- Top Right & Middle Bottom Starfish – salsa sticky rice, apple with cinnamon
- Top Right Starfish – holds pasta
Squares
- Yellow Small Square – gingerbread
Squirrels
- Bottom Middle Squirrel – pancakes
- Bottom Right Squirrel – cantaloupe
Star Wars
Stockings
Strawberries
Suns
- Yellow Metal Sun – cheese
Superheroes
- Hulk Fist – tortilla with green food coloring
- Thor’s Hammer – carrot
Swans
- Large & Small Metal Swans – sticky rice, apple
- Swan Imprint – bread
Tableware
- Large Tea Pot & Small Metal Tea Cup – sticky rice, apple
- Large Tea Pot – pizza
- Far Right Fork and Spoon – bread, naan, cheese, tortilla
- Top Right Metal Tea Pot – cookie
Teddy Bears
- Middle Right Metal Bear – cucumber
- Large Metal Bear – mashed potato with soy sauce
Teeth
- Large Tooth – mashed potatoes
- Large Tooth – pizza
- Small Tooth – cheese, apple
Trains
- Large and Small Metal Engines – mashed potatoes, watermelon
Trees
Trees Evergreen
- Top Left 3D Tree – gingerbread
- Medium Tree – daikon (Japanese radish)
- Bottom Row Second from the Left Tree – spinach
Trees Palm
- Tiny Palm Tree – apple
- Tiny Palm Tree – cucumber and carrot
- Tiny Palm Tree – celery
Trees Wood
Triangles
Tulip
- Bottom Metal Tulips – cheese, melon, pineapple
- Bottom Right Tulip – sticky rice with tomato sauce and with corn
Turkeys
- Bottom Middle Metal Turkey – quesadilla
Turtles
- Bottom Left Turtle – stencil for cinnamon, melon
- Large Metal Turtle – broccoli pizza
- Medium Middle Turtle – cucumber, tortilla chip
Twelve Days of Christmas
Unicorns
- Far Left Metal Unicorn – sticky rice
USA
- Capitol – sticky rice with cheese
- Statue of Liberty – cinnamon sugar tortilla
- Statue of Liberty – cheese
- Statue of Liberty – daikon (Japanese radish)
Vegetables
Weather
Waterfowl
- Smallest Ducks – cheese
Whales
- Far Left Whale – cheese
Witches
- Witch Imprint – pumpernickel bread
- Top Right Witch – cheese painted with food coloring
Words
- Smile – bread
Words Imprint
Wreaths
As you can see, I love collecting and using cookie cutters. They make it easy to create attractive and interesting food.
Cookie Cutter Wish list (My favorite are non-imprint small cutters under 2.5 inches)
- Missing p (pig) and t (telephone) from Alphabet Shapes set
- Other Presidents (already have Lincoln & Washington)
1000th post was a lot of work. I like the gray background. It shows the cookie cutters off.
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Thanks!
Wow! What a collection!
Amazing!!
Wow! What a collection!!! I love seeing the creative ways you use your cutters ❤
This was a true feat and labor of love!! What a nice thing to share HOW you use these various cutters! You’re so organized and you’ve given your fellow enthusiasts a real gift!! Thank you! Marcy
Thank you so much! My collection and using the cookie cutters brings me joy.
You need to come to the cookie cutter collectors club convention in June. You will see many new cutters and find new inspiration. One night is called the scramble and everyone bring cutters they don’t want any more and sell them. The prices are great and the older collectors sell off hard to find older cutters. Convention is in Virginia Beach.