High-resolution multilayer plasmonic nanostructures are made in a single fabrication step by nanocutting a gold and parylene C bilayer. A silicon stamp is used to cut the gold film and vertically displace the nanocut shapes into the polymer. Periodic Au nanopatterns in single and double-layer configurations are fabricated down to the sub-100 nm range, supporting plasmon resonances in the visible range. © 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.