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Holiday Cookie Baking Sheets, Decorating Kits & Gifting Tins
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items December in our house means cookie baking marathons, sprinkles on every surface, and tins of treats for neighbors and teachers. After years of trial and error, I have found the sheet pans, mixers, and decorating tools that make holiday baking fun ins...
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Baking Sheets, Mats & Mixers
Cookie Cutters, Decorating Kits & Sprinkles
Cookie Tins, Jars & Gifting Supplies
Baking Sheets, Mats & Mixers
Sturdy pans, nonstick mats, and mixers that make big batches easy.
The Nordic Ware Naturals half sheet is the pan I use for every batch of holiday cookies. The aluminum bakes evenly, so my cookies brown beautifully without burnt bottoms. I own four of them for our big baking days, and they have held up for years wit...
Nordic Ware Naturals Aluminum Half Sheet Pan
The OXO Pro cookie sheet has a nonstick surface that releases even the stickiest gingerbread with ease. The textured finish helps air circulate, so my cookies bake evenly every time. It is sturdy and easy to clean, and it has become the pan my kids a...
OXO Non-Stick Pro Cookie Sheet
My Silpat baking mat means I never have to buy parchment for cookies again. Sugar cookies slide right off, and cleanup is just a quick rinse in our sink. It helps my cookies spread evenly and brown gently, and I bought a second one so we can keep two...
Silpat Cookie Non-Stick Silicone Baking Mat
The Caraway cooling rack is sturdy and beautifully made, and it fits perfectly inside my sheet pans. I cool dozens of cookies on it during our December baking marathons. It also works for glazing and icing, since drips fall right through, and it wipe...
Caraway Cooling Rack
This OXO cookie scoop makes every cookie the same size, so our batches bake evenly and look bakery perfect. The spring release pops the dough out cleanly with one squeeze. It speeds up our holiday baking so much, and my kids love being in charge of s...
OXO Softworks Cookie Scoop
The KitchenAid hand mixer is lightweight and powerful enough for thick cookie dough and fluffy frosting. I use it for quick batches when I do not want to pull out my stand mixer. It is easy to store, and my daughter uses it to whip up icing for our c...
KitchenAid Five-Speed Ultra Power Hand Mixer
The KitchenAid Classic stand mixer does all the heavy lifting during our holiday baking season. It creams butter and sugar perfectly and handles double batches of cookie dough with ease. It is built to last for decades, and I think it is the best kit...
KitchenAid Classic Stand Mixer in White
This Artifacts Trading Company rolling pin with a marble stand rolls cookie dough evenly and looks beautiful on our counter. I chill the marble stand, which helps keep butter dough cool while I work. It makes rolling out sugar cookies so much easier,...
Artifacts Trading Company Rolling Pin with Marble Stand
Cookie Cutters, Decorating Kits & Sprinkles
Everything you need to turn plain cookies into festive works of art.
This Wilton decorating set has the piping tips and bags I use to outline and flood our holiday cookies. The tips create clean lines, dots, and little stars with very little practice. It is an affordable way to get started, and my kids love taking tur...
Wilton Ten-Piece Decorating Set
This Wilton holiday cookie cutter set has every shape we need, from stars and trees to gingerbread people. The metal cutters make crisp edges, and they come in a handy storage tin. My kids pick their favorite shapes every year, and we use this set fo...
Wilton Eighteen-Piece Holiday Cookie Cutter Set
This Favorite Day gel food coloring gives our icing bright, vivid colors with just a tiny drop. Unlike liquid coloring, it never thins out our royal icing. We make red, green, and blue icing for holiday cookies, and one set lasts through our entire b...
Favorite Day Classic Gel Food Coloring
This gingerbread house kit is our favorite family activity on a cozy December afternoon. It comes with the walls, icing, and candies, so all we have to do is build and decorate. My kids get so creative with it, and our finished house becomes the cent...
Gingerbread House Decorating Kit Christmas Edition
These Nordic Ware cookie stamps press lovely designs into shortbread and sugar cookies with no decorating skill needed. The stamped cookies look so elegant on a holiday platter. I love giving them as gifts, and my friends are always amazed at how pro...
Nordic Ware Honey Bees Cookie Stamps
This Nordic Ware Naturals set gives me multiple pans in one purchase, which is perfect for big holiday baking days. The aluminum bakes evenly, and the sizes fit nicely in my oven together. It is a great starter set, and I gave one to my niece when sh...
Nordic Ware Naturals Three-Piece Cookie Baking Set
Wilton meringue powder is my secret for royal icing that dries hard and glossy on holiday cookies. It is safer than raw egg whites and so easy to use. Our decorated cookies stack and travel well because the icing sets firmly, which I appreciate when ...
Wilton Meringue Powder
Cookie Tins, Jars & Gifting Supplies
Tins, boxes, and serving pieces for sharing your holiday baking.
This MacKenzie-Childs cookie jar is the whimsical showpiece on our kitchen counter all year. The checkered lid is so charming, and it keeps our cookies fresh for days. My kids know the holiday baking has started when this jar is full, and guests alwa...
MacKenzie-Childs Cookie Jar with Sterling Check Lid
This Gauri Kohli onyx two tier cake stand makes our holiday cookie platter look like a bakery display. The natural stone is heavy and elegant, and each piece has unique veining. I set it out at our Christmas party, and it is the first place our guest...
Gauri Kohli Heavenly Brown Onyx Two-Tier Cake Stand
This Winter Wonderland cotton apron keeps flour and frosting off my clothes during our baking marathons. The tree print is festive without being over the top, and the cotton washes well. It is a sweet little gift for fellow bakers, and I have given a...
Winter Wonderland Trees Cotton Christmas Apron
This Viking mixing bowl set gives me every size I need for dough, icing, and sprinkles all at once. The stainless bowls nest neatly for storage and come with lids to chill dough overnight. They are sturdy and easy to clean, and they have made our big...
Viking Nine-Piece Mixing Bowl Set
These Le Creuset measuring cups are sturdy, colorful, and so cheerful on our counter. The stoneware feels solid in my hand, and the sizes are clearly marked. They make baking feel a little more special, and I love how they match the rest of our Le Cr...
Le Creuset Set of Four Measuring Cups
These Caraway oven mitts are thick, well made, and protect my hands when I pull hot trays from the oven. The clean, modern look matches our kitchen, and they are easy to wash after messy baking days. I think they are an easy, useful gift for anyone w...
Caraway Set of Two Oven Mitts
This Christmas Cookies cookbook from Ryland Peters and Small is full of festive recipes that my family now bakes every year. The photos are beautiful, and the instructions are easy to follow. It inspired us to try new cookies alongside our classics, ...
Ryland Peters and Small Christmas Cookies Cookbook
These Lynzavix bakery boxes with windows make our homemade cookie gifts look so professional. I fill them for neighbors, teachers, and coworkers, and the window shows off the decorated cookies. We add a ribbon and a tag, and the recipients always thi...
Lynzavix White Bakery Cookie Boxes with Window