Christmas baking season is almost here, which means many of us are digging out old, mismatched cookie cutters — or buying new ones. But for one woman, a recent purchase led to pure confusion.After picking up a Christmas-themed cookie cutter set, she found herself completely stumped by one particular shape. Normally, seasonal cutters come with a clear label or picture showing what they’re meant to be. This one, however, offered no clues at all.
Unable to figure it out, she turned to Reddit for help, posting in the r/whatismycookiecutter subreddit. “This is driving me nuts,” she wrote. “It’s from a Christmas set but I’m stumped.” The internet, unsurprisingly, had a field day. Some users took a creative approach, drawing over the shape to imagine what it could be.
Suggestions ranged from a bizarre Homer Simpson to something humorously dubbed “Barney the Christmas crackhead.” Others tried to stay more on theme, guessing it might be a snowy cabin, a row of houses, or even a puzzle piece meant to connect with another cutter. Eventually, a more popular theory emerged: a pile of Christmas presents, possibly with a stocking attached at one end. Several commenters agreed this explanation made the most sense.
Still, not everyone was convinced. One user suggested the cutter might simply be bent and needed straightening, while others wondered if it was a manufacturing mishap. As one Redditor summed it up perfectly: “This sub is the most interesting and frustrating place on this site — and I still have no idea.”