| a device, usually of metal, for cutting shaped forms, as circles or stars, for cookies from dough that has been rolled flat. |
[kook-ee-kuht-er] 
| 1. | having the same configuration or look as many others of a given kind; identical: rows of cookie-cutter houses. |
| 2. | lacking individuality; stereotyped or formulaic: a novel filled with cookie-cutter characters. |
| cookie cutter n. A device for cutting flattened cookie dough into shapes before baking. |