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Candy cane cookie cutter

A tall candy cane with a round hook, ready for red and white stripes.

3D render of a red 3D-printed candy cane cookie cutter next to two golden baked cookies in the same shape
The pink 3D-printed candy cane cookie cutter on a textured print bed, just off the printer
The pink candy cane cookie cutter next to the blue snowman cookie cutter, both 3D printed, on the print bed
Cookie dough ~7 g

A tall candy cane with an even width all the way round the hook. The even width is what makes stripes easy: every diagonal line of icing is the same length. Good for Christmas cookie boxes, stocking fillers and holiday markets. The cookie comes out about 46 by 90 mm.

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Made with our free cookie cutter generator, not modelled by hand: we drew the silhouette, uploaded it to the tool and set the cutter size to 90 mm. The STL in the zip is exactly what the tool gives you: a 0.8 mm blade, 14 mm tall, with a 4 mm rim to press on, exported rim down so it prints without supports. The silhouette is in the zip too, as an SVG, so you can make it bigger, smaller or add a matching stamp.

Twist two thin ropes of red and white dough, roll them flat together, and cut through the twist. You get stripes baked into the cookie with no icing at all.

Shown as a 3D render of the printed cutter and two cookies in its shape, not a photo.

Candy cane cookie cutter at a glance: every printed part with its size, print time, filament, print settings and the three steps to use it

What you need

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  • Rolled cookie dough that holds its shape: sugar cookie or gingerbread, with little or no baking powder
  • A rolling pin, and two 5 to 6 mm guides for an even thickness
  • Flour for dipping the cutter, and baking paper
  • About 7 g of PLA or PETG, ideally a food-contact filament

How to use it

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  1. Print the cutter as exported: rim flat on the bed, blade pointing up, no supports.

  2. Wash it in warm soapy water before the first use.

  3. Roll the chilled dough 5 to 6 mm thick between two sheets of baking paper.

  4. Dip the blade in flour, press straight down with your palm on the rim, and lift.

  5. Chill the cut cookies for ten minutes, then bake.

  6. Wash the cutter by hand straight after use and let it dry. PLA softens in a dishwasher.

Print details

42 minPrint time
~7 gFilament
1Printed parts
54 × 98 × 14 mmSize (W x D x H)
All print details
Print details
Works withCookie dough
Printed parts1
Size (W x D x H)54 x 98 x 14 mm
Print bed needed98 x 54 mm, 14 mm tall
Filament~7 g
Layer height0.2 mm
Infill15%
SupportsNot needed
DownloadZIP: cutter (STL) + print and food-contact sheet + silhouette (SVG) + README
Added2026-09-24
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Food contact: the cutter only touches dough briefly, but layer lines hold residue. Print it in a food-contact filament, wash it by hand in warm water, and keep it away from the dishwasher. Food-safe guide.

New to this? Read the cutter guide.

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Questions about this design

How do I get stripes on the candy cane cookies without icing?

Colour half of the dough red, roll a red and a white rope, twist them together and roll the twist flat. Cut through it with this cutter and the stripes run diagonally, just like a real cane.

Can I hang the candy cane cookies on the tree?

Yes, the hook is made for it. Bake them a little longer so they are crisp all the way through, and they will hang from a branch by the hook without bending for a few days.

Can I make the candy cane cutter bigger or smaller?

Yes. Upload candy-cane.svg from the zip to the free cookie cutter generator and move the Cutter size slider (this one is 90 mm). You can also switch on a matching stamp there, or change the blade height and rim.