cookie-cutter

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adjective

cook·​ie-cut·​ter ˈku̇-kē-ˌkə-tər 

: marked by lack of originality or distinction

cookie-cutter shopping malls

cookie cutter

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noun

: a device used to cut rolled cookie dough into shapes before baking

Examples of cookie-cutter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Expressive Front Entrances Rather than relying on traditional lawns and symmetrical, cookie-cutter layouts, homeowners are embracing front yards that reflect their living rooms. —Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 6 Jan. 2026

This hack is also a great way to reuse leftover candle wax, since each cookie-cutter candle only requires a small amount of wax. —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025

Noun

Your favorite holiday cookie cutters only come out of your kitchen drawer once a year—so why not make the most of them by using them to make adorable wax candles? —Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025

Georgians also searched for star cookie cutter shapes more often than other parts of the southeast that searched for ornament shapes or Christmas tree cut-outs. —Irene Wright, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1922, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cookie-cutter

• kilometre
• butter
• clutter
• cutter
• flutter
• gutter
• mutter
• nutter
• putter
• rutter
• shutter
• sputter