Elch Cookie

Elch is the German word for elk, and that is exactly what this cutter stamps into rolled dough: a standing animal in profile, antlers spread wide, body and legs reduced to a clean silhouette that survives the journey from bench to oven. It belongs at the Christmas end of the baking cupboard, where Nordic and Alpine motifs do most of the work. A tray of these among stars, hearts and fir trees is a familiar sight at any German Christmas market stall. It works just as well for a woodland-themed birthday, or for children who would rather have an animal than another snowflake. Cutters remain one of the friendliest things to print for people with no interest in 3D printing at all. Hand over a tin of biscuits shaped like elk and nobody asks a single question about the machine that made them.