Make Magical Holiday Cookies With These Cutters That Start at $5

Whether you use them to decorate your tree or like to leave out plenty of options for Santa Claus, cookies are a holiday tradition we look forward to year after year. To make the season of merriment even sweeter, these cookie cutters allow you to serve up sugar cookies, gingerbread, and more in a variety of festive seasonal shapes. From classic trees, snowmen, and candy canes to more unexpected options like ugly sweaters and a foot-long gingerbread person, we rounded up eight of the best holiday cookie cutters you can buy for $15 or less.

From Target, Williams Sonoma, Amazon, and more, these cookie cutters make it easy to craft impressive holiday sweets, and prices start at just $5.

The Best Holiday Cookie Cutters:

• Anthropologie Jumbo Gingerbread Cookie Cutter, $14 (was $24); Anthropologie
• Wondershop Christmas Mini Cookie Cutters, $5; Target
• Williams Sonoma Holiday Mug Topper Cookie Cutters, $15; Williams Sonoma
• Sur La Table Gingerbread House Impression Cookie Cutters, $12 (was $17); Sur La Table
• Williams Sonoma Wreath Stainless Steel Impression Cookie Cutter, $8; Williams Sonoma
• Yexnum Christmas Cookie Stamps, $10; Amazon
• Sur La Table Copper-Plated Christmas Tree Cookie Cutter With Handle, $6; Sur La Table
• Keewah Ugly Christmas Sweater Cookie Cutter, $7; Amazon

Anthropologie Jumbo Gingerbread Tree Cookie Cutter

What’s better than the spiced, warming flavor of classic gingerbread during the holiday season? Giant gingerbread, of course. This cookie cutter is a whopping 12 inches long and nine inches wide to make a large-format cookie made for sharing. In fact, the metal detailing conveniently portions it out into bite-sized pieces. This unexpected take on a Christmas classic is a fun way to make a statement at your next holiday party. 

Wondershop Christmas Mini Cookie Cutters, Set of 6

If you’re looking for some variety, this mini cookie cutter collection from Target is the way to go. It comes with six festive shapes including a candy cane, a stocking, a Christmas tree, an ornament, a snowflake, and a star. They make bite-sized cookies that are highly snackable, and you can get all six for just $5—that’s less than $1 apiece.

Williams Sonoma Holiday Mug Topper Cookie Cutters, Set of 4

On winter afternoons when you deserve a little treat with your coffee or tea, it doesn’t get better than mug topper cookies. These cookie cutters punch out adorable snowmen, snowflakes, Christmas trees, and gingerbread people designed to hang from your mug and ready to be dunked. Made from durable stainless steel, these tools slice through dough with ease.

Sur La Table Gingerbread House Impression Cookie Cutters, Set of 3

Don’t have the time or patience to make a whole gingerbread house, but still want to get into the holiday spirit? These detailed cookie cutters work like stamps to instantly impress windows, doors, chimneys into miniature gingerbread house cookies. This set comes with three unique houses, so you can create an entire Candy Cane Lane in your kitchen with minimal effort.

Williams Sonoma Wreath Stainless Steel Impression Cookie Cutter

This stainless steel cookie cutter makes decorating a breeze. The sharp tool easily slices through dough to impress delicate details into each cookie, which provides a convenient guide to help you place icing and other decorations and ultimately create realistic-looking wreaths that will brighten your kitchen with holiday cheer. These cookie cutters can additionally double as a pancake mold for festive breakfasts.

Yexnum Christmas Cookie Stamps, Set of 8

If you want to impress your holiday guests with intricately-decorated desserts but don’t exactly have a steady hand with a piping bag, skip the icing and employ these silicone cookie molds instead. They create classic holiday shapes like bells, ornaments, trees, snowmen, and more into rolled-out cookie dough, letting you achieve detailed desserts in seconds.

Sur La Table Copper-Plated Christmas Tree Cookie Cutter With Handle

Whether you’re leaving out treats for Santa or are in charge of dessert for the holiday potluck, you can’t go wrong with classic Christmas tree cookies. This copper-plated cookie cutter from Sur La Table is aesthetically pleasing and features a small ergonomic handle that makes it a pleasure to use—a huge plus when you’re making large batches.

Keewah Ugly Christmas Sweater Cookie Cutter

While trees, snowflakes, and snowmen are timeless, ugly Christmas sweater cookies offer a fun and unexpected way to spread holiday joy. As a fun alternative to gingerbread houses, make a batch of ugly sweater cookies and let your guests personalize theirs with icing and candy. This set comes with one sweater cookie cutter and one mini Christmas tree cutter that’s also great for seasonally-appropriate cheese and fruit slices.