A cookie cutter is a staple in many kitchens. It not only helps us with big baking batches, but can also be used for shaping, molding, forming, and cutting numerous other types of foods as well, including meat patties, flapjacks, sandwiches and decorative embellishments for platters, such as fruit.The utensil is often used for seasonal occasions when we crave decorative shapes. However, when it comes to alternative designs, things can get pretty funny and weird fast. So much so that you might need help to understand what you’re looking at.Luckily, there’s a subreddit called ‘What is My Cookie Cutter?’ whose members are ready to help. To get a feel for their level of expertise, we invite you to take a look at the cases these folks have tackled so far.This post may includeaffiliate links.

A cookie cutter is a staple in many kitchens. It not only helps us with big baking batches, but can also be used for shaping, molding, forming, and cutting numerous other types of foods as well, including meat patties, flapjacks, sandwiches and decorative embellishments for platters, such as fruit.

The utensil is often used for seasonal occasions when we crave decorative shapes. However, when it comes to alternative designs, things can get pretty funny and weird fast. So much so that you might need help to understand what you’re looking at.

Luckily, there’s a subreddit called ‘What is My Cookie Cutter?’ whose members are ready to help. To get a feel for their level of expertise, we invite you to take a look at the cases these folks have tackled so far.

This post may includeaffiliate links.

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“In the early days, there was a very specific purpose for this sub, which was to identify the shapes of the more unique cookie cutters out there,” Tes Reilly from Washington, D.C., an avid cookie decorator and one of seven current moderators of the subreddit,toldThe New York Times. “It was practical.”

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But now, “people are not here because they are avid users of cookie cutters with pressing questions,” Reilly, a doctoral candidate in media psychology, explained, “but because the drawings are hilarious, the inside jokes are comforting, the attitude is always positive and despite its size or form, it is a very real, very meaningful community.”

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“Reddit and Reddit users in general get a bad rep on other social media platforms, but this subreddit proves just how wholesome users can be,” said Angelina Cannon, who lives in Middlesex County, N.J., who did not have much baking experience, but was drawn to the subreddit after following similar identification forums, such as ‘What is this Thing?'“I really wasn’t expecting all the art when I joined, but it definitely kept me interested,” she said.

“Reddit and Reddit users in general get a bad rep on other social media platforms, but this subreddit proves just how wholesome users can be,” said Angelina Cannon, who lives in Middlesex County, N.J., who did not have much baking experience, but was drawn to the subreddit after following similar identification forums, such as ‘What is this Thing?’

“I really wasn’t expecting all the art when I joined, but it definitely kept me interested,” she said.

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There are a few rules though, with the most important ones including one that says every post must be cookie-cutter related and another prohibiting the sale of cookie cutters.The moderators looking after the sub try to keep it clean without interfering with the members’ fun and games.“I’ve been part of some communities where the moderators are too hard or strict,” said Garyn Greene of Ohio, who joined the mod team after noticing the subreddit’s rising popularity. “I like making sure it’s whatever the community wants it to be.”

There are a few rules though, with the most important ones including one that says every post must be cookie-cutter related and another prohibiting the sale of cookie cutters.

The moderators looking after the sub try to keep it clean without interfering with the members' fun and games.

“I’ve been part of some communities where the moderators are too hard or strict,” said Garyn Greene of Ohio, who joined the mod team after noticing the subreddit’s rising popularity. “I like making sure it’s whatever the community wants it to be.”

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Much like unwrapping presents on Christmas morning, discovering the dubious utensils and people’s interpretations of what they might represent brings a special kind of festive cheer—you just never know what you’re going to get next. So as we close the lid on this delightful cookie jar, let’s hope more interesting mysteries await us in 2024!

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Found It In My Drawer, Can’t Remember Ever Buying It. What Is It? (It’s A Bit Bent)

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