Abstract: A cutting die includes a plurality of cutters arranged for cutting an ordered array of different size dough pieces from a sheet of dough. The dough pieces are cut from the sheet such that the array of different size dough pieces has a substantially uniform weight distribution throughout its length and width such that all of dough pieces can be uniformly baked. The cutting die includes a plurality of cutters arranged in a set of two parallel subsets of different size cutters arranged in descending order by size. The set of cutters are arranged in series to form a repeating pattern.

Abstract: Assortments of thin uniformly bakeable, and baked, goods such as biscuits, crackers or cookies are efficiently provided. For example, a uniformly baked sample of chemically leavened laminated buttery-flavored thin crackers can be prepared having about 33 percent by number nickel size items, about 33 percent by number dime size items and the remainder quarter size items on a continuous basis on one production line employing a regularly interposited array formed with an appropriately analogous cutting die.