Gingerbread Reindeer Cookie SVG

About this design

Reindeer cookies are a favorite on every Christmas cookie plate, and this one is leaping. The reindeer stretches out mid-jump, with its front legs tucked forward and its back legs kicking behind. It has small antlers and an ear, a round eye and a curved line of icing around its neck like a collar. The shape is simple, smooth and full of energy, just like a cookie cut with a reindeer cutter.

The design is two pieces, the head and the body, separated by the curved icing line of the collar, with a single cut-out for the eye. With so few details and bold shapes, it is one of the easiest designs in the collection to cut and weed, and it passes our cut checks from just 1.5 inches wide.

Color layers

• Backing in cream, which forms the eye and collar
• Design in gingerbread brown

Quick and easy projects

• Cookie plate labels for Santa’s reindeer.
• Mini gift tags.
• Garland with stars and trees.
• Cupcake toppers.
• Kids’ shirts with a row of leaping reindeer.
• Earrings and charms in faux leather.
• Window clings that look like they are flying across the glass.

Size and cutting tips

It cuts cleanly from about 1.5 inches wide, so it works for the smallest tags and charms. For a shirt, 6 to 9 inches wide. For a garland, 3 to 4 inches. It also cuts well from thick materials such as felt, cork and chipboard.

Step by step: flying reindeer window clings

1. Set the reindeer to 4 inches wide and download the solid style.
2. Cut eight copies from brown static-cling vinyl, one for each of Santa’s reindeer.
3. Weed out the eyes, keeping each head in place next to its body.
4. Arrange them in a rising diagonal line across a window, as if taking off.
5. Add a small red circle cling on the first one’s nose if you like.

Color ideas

• Brown with cream icing, the classic
• Brown with a red collar for a festive look
• Gold glitter for a sparkly party
• White on a dark window for a frosted look

Design notes

The reindeer leaps to the right, so it reads as moving forward. Place it at the left of a card or sign so it looks like it is jumping into the design, not out of it.

Variations to try

• Mirror it in the editor so it leaps to the left.
• Cut eight in a row in your software for a reindeer team border.

Pairs well with

The Gingerbread Tree Cookie and Gingerbread Star Cookie complete the cookie tray.