A household cooling appliance has a dispenser unit for dispensing a liquid and/or a free flow refrigerated good. The dispenser unit has an insert with side walls and a bottom wall bounding a niche, into which a receptacle for receiving the liquid and/or the free flow refrigerated good, is inserted. The dispenser unit has a drip tray for containing liquid that is brought into the niche. The drip tray has a drip well. A cover covers the side walls towards the niche, and is arranged within the niche. On a front side of the cover facing the niche is disposed a drain element, which is configured to be elevated towards the niche and for draining a liquid running into the drip tray. The drain element is arranged in a height direction above the drip tray or in the bottom wall a slot is formed for draining liquid from the insert.