Cooling element for recessed lights, particularly LED recessed lights, having: at least two cooling arms (10, 20, 30, 40) provided separately, wherein each cooling arm (10, 20, 30, 40) has: - a first shank (11, 21, 31, 41), and - a second shank (12, 22, 32, 42) spaced away from the first shank (11, 21, 31, 41) and preferably arranged essentially parallel to the first shank (11, 21, 31, 41), - wherein the first shank (11, 21, 31, 41) and the second shank (12, 22, 32, 42) are connected to one another by at least a third shank (13, 23, 33, 43) and extend from the third shank (13, 23, 33, 43) in opposite directions and away from one another, wherein the at least two cooling arms (10, 20, 30, 40) are so arranged in relation to one another that the ends (14, 24, 34, 44) turned away from the third shank (13, 23, 33, 43) of the respective second shanks (12, 22, 32, 42) abut on one another frontally and thus form an assembly surface for light components and wherein the third shanks (13, 23, 33, 43) all extend in the same direction away from the assembly surface and a connecting element (3, 5, 6) for preferably removable connecting and fixing of the cooling arms (10, 20, 30, 40), preferably of the shanks (12, 22, 32, 42) abutting on one another of the cooling arms (10, 20, 30, 40), characterised in that the shanks (11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 33, 41, 42, 43) are so arranged in relation to one another that the cooling arm (10, 20, 30, 40) is essentially Z-shaped. at least two cooling arms (10, 20, 30, 40) provided separately, wherein each cooling arm (10, 20, 30, 40) has: - a first shank (11, 21, 31, 41), and - a second shank (12, 22, 32, 42) spaced away from the first shank (11, 21, 31, 41) and preferably arranged essentially parallel to the first shank (11, 21, 31, 41), - wherein the first shank (11, 21, 31, 41) and the second shank (12, 22, 32, 42) are connected to one another by at least a third shank (13, 23, 33, 43) and extend from the third shank (13, 23, 33, 43) in opposite directions and away from one another, wherein the at least two cooling arms (10, 20, 30, 40) are so arranged in relation to one another that the ends (14, 24, 34, 44) turned away from the third shank (13, 23, 33, 43) of the respective second shanks (12, 22, 32, 42) abut on one another frontally and thus form an assembly surface for light components and wherein the third shanks (13, 23, 33, 43) all extend in the same direction away from the assembly surface and a connecting element (3, 5, 6) for preferably removable connecting and fixing of the cooling arms (10, 20, 30, 40), preferably of the shanks (12, 22, 32, 42) abutting on one another of the cooling arms (10, 20, 30, 40), characterised in that the shanks (11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 33, 41, 42, 43) are so arranged in relation to one another that the cooling arm (10, 20, 30, 40) is essentially Z-shaped. - a first shank (11, 21, 31, 41), and - a second shank (12, 22, 32, 42) spaced away from the first shank (11, 21, 31, 41) and preferably arranged essentially parallel to the first shank (11, 21, 31, 41), - wherein the first shank (11, 21, 31, 41) and the second shank (12, 22, 32, 42) are connected to one another by at least a third shank (13, 23, 33, 43) and extend from the third shank (13, 23, 33, 43) in opposite directions and away from one another,