Baking Gift Ideas
Let’s celebrate the season of GIVING with my annual Gift Guide for Bakers! Here are more than 50 holiday gift ideas for the baker in your life or if you need ideas for your own wish list. I love giving thoughtful, fun, and practical gifts and I hope this list inspires your shopping.
All of these gifts are items I own or are products I see with wonderful reviews. None of this is sponsored– truly just items I love! A lot of these links are affiliate links.
General Baking
- Baking Sheet – These are incredibly durable and cool quickly. This baking mat fits perfectly on the sheet and a cooling rack completes a cookie lover’s gift!
- 9×13 Inch Pan – A staple in my kitchen– I use it for sweet and savory recipes and love the versatility. Pair with a 9×9 inch pan and a loaf pan for a complete set.
- Measuring Cups – These are incredibly practical. I love that the handles are magnetic so they stick together. These acacia wood and gold measuring cups and measuring spoons are a beautiful option.
- Liquid Measuring Cups – I love this set of 3 liquid measuring cups. If tight on storage space, they double as mixing bowls too.
- Flour/Sugar Storage Containers – These are the best bulk storage containers… and I’ve tried plenty! They aren’t fancy but they are a staple in my kitchen.
- Glass Mixing Bowls – This set of 10 mixing bowls is a wonderful addition to any baker’s kitchen. They’re microwave safe and I appreciate the various sizes– a bowl for everything. I also love these striped mixing bowls.
- KitchenAid Hand Mixer – One of my most-used kitchen tools! Mine is over 12 years old and still running strong.
- Food Processor – I use mine for nuts, sauces, and so much more– it’s helpful and versatile.
- Kitchen Scale – In baking, precision is everything and that slight mis-measure could spell baking disaster. This is by far the most important tool in my kitchen.
- Colorful Spatulas – Such a fun gift that everyone enjoys. I especially love these: monogrammed spatula, joy spatula, and floral spatula.
- Rainbow Whisks – Because why not? I smile whenever I use mine!
- Adjustable Rolling Pin – The simplest way to roll cookie dough, pie dough, pizza crust, and more. The adjustable discs make it easy to roll any thickness – no more uneven dough. Pair with these cookie cutters for every season!
- Americolor Gel Paste Kit – I use this gel color kit for practically everything: royal icing, frosting, red velvet treats, and cake batters. The colors are beautiful! For softer colors, I love this pastel kit.
Specialty Baking
- Cookie Scoop – Gift all three sizes for a complete set! I use these for cookies, truffles, ice cream, meatballs, and as a melon baller too. Very handy!
- Alphabet + Number Cookie Cutter Set – The easiest way to make personalized edible gifts. You can literally spell any name and celebrate any age!
- Holiday Linzer Cookie Cutters – These make such pretty cookies.
- Sprinkles – The happiest gift! They make such a fun stocking stuffer, hostess gift, etc. Use code SALLYSBAKING15 for 15% off. 🙂
- Pie Dish – The best pie dish on the market– I own 5 of them. I also love this ruffled pie dish. Complete the gift with pie weights and a pie crust shield!
- Donut Pan – Awesome quality and inexpensive.
- Cookie Press – My favorite for making spritz cookies.
- Cake Pans – I use 9 inch cake pans most often for my cake recipes, but I love these 6 inch cake pans for smaller celebrations. They’re really fun to decorate!
- Bundt Cake Pan – The best. The bundt cake releases easily AND it’s really easy to clean. This mini bundt cake pan is also adorable because sometimes it makes more sense to have cute mini cakes instead of a large one!
- Cupcake Pan – Also great for muffins. Pair with these parchment liners— they fit wonderfully and peel away without sticking.
- Cupcake Carrier – I cannot emphasize how much I love this and the cake carrier too. When I need to cover and transport baked goods with a lot of frosting, these containers make it easy and don’t ruin the frosting, either. The base for the cupcake carrier is reversible so you can transport cookies, brownies, and more all in one place. I also store decorated cakes and cupcakes in these carriers in the refrigerator– it’s a convenient way to keep them fresh.
- Cake Turntable – Makes decorating cakes so much easier! For a complete cake decorating gift, pair with: small straight spatula, large straight spatula, and angled cake spatula.
- Biscuit Cutters – I love the variety of sizes in this set. Or try these sweet heart biscuit cutters. Add a pastry cutter, pastry brush, and bench scraper for the ultimate baker.
- Wilton Decorating Tip Set – This set has it all. For sugar cookie decorating, I use round tips 1 – 5. For cupcake decorating, I use any of the star tips. Or tip 352 for sunflower cupcakes. To complete it, I’d gift disposable piping bags too.
- Kitchen Torch – Not a baking necessity but a fun addition to a well-stocked kitchen! Perfect for baked Alaska, crème brûlée, and more.
Home & Personal Accessories
- Scalloped Cake Stand – I love the scalloped edge for something a little different!
- Wood Cake Stand – I love mine! Gorgeous and wipes clean every time.
- White Cake Stand – Simple enough for daily use and pretty enough for parties and celebrations.
- Square Wood Serving Board – Simple and classic for serving desserts, appetizers, and more.
- Mini Heart Cocottes – These are oven-safe and they’re great for individual fruit crisps and crumbles. So cute.
- Oatmeal Cookie Candle – Smells like cookies all day long. Is there a better gift?!
- Macaron Ornament – These are also equally cute: donut ornament, cupcake ornament, and croissant ornament are equally cute!
- Baking Queen Shirt – Adorable and simply perfect for any baking queen in your life.
- Milk & Cookies Socks – A cute stocking stuffer!
- Floral Apron – One of my favorite aprons. I love this rainbow stripe half apron, too.
- Bakers Gonna Bake Apron – You can personalize it!
- Make the Mess Towels – Cute and colorful! This love is love towel set is also sweet.
- Procrastibaking Print – I think we are all guilty of this. 🙂
- Cute Mug – For anyone who would rather eat cake for breakfast!
- Marble Cookbook Holder – Pretty on the counter with or without a cookbook.
Favorite Books & Cookbooks
- The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert. A sweet story for bakers and foodies alike. You’ll fall in love with each character– and want a slice of coconut cake at the end!
- Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day by
- Hello, Cookie Dough by Kristen Tomlan. My dear friend wrote a gorgeous cookbook all about edible cookie dough!
- The Perfect Pie and The Perfect Cake by America’s Test Kitchen. LOVE their books! (And try ATK’s cookbook for kids– The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs!)
My Cookbooks!
For more baking gift ideas, here are my 10 best cookie baking tools and 14 kitchen tools every baker needs. I recently updated both. Have fun shopping!
So many ideas…already forwarded this on to my hubby and boys. They know how much mom loves everything related to baking. Thanks for putting this great resource list together.
So sweet! I’m so happy you enjoyed this list 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving!
My eight year old granddaughter loves to bake with me and a local department store had Kitchenaid Stand Mixers on 70% off! So I picked one up for her Christmas gift! Am I crazy? Your post gave me loads of ideas for gifts for her in the future. Thank you for all your great ideas and recipes Sally.
You are not crazy! 😉 I’m so happy you found this list helpful!
I love this list!!! Definitely giving out some not-so-subtle hints to friends about what I might be looking for….. 😉 Loving all of them, but the baking queen shirt, snickerdoodle candle, and sprinkle running shoes are my favourites!
Those are some of my favorites, too! So glad you loved this list 🙂
Oh what an amazing list! Thanks Sally for doing this. I have already purchased several of these items in the past thanks to you Sally. This will be my go to list for the future as well. I have many favorites but Sweetapolita sprinkles are just the best and such fun!!! Thanks for always passing along the most helpful information to us. It is very much appreciated!
Thank you so much for your kind words! Thrilled you enjoyed this list, Lulu 🙂
Wonderful list!! I’ve been wearing Brooks for the past 12 years and never have seen the sprinkled version. 🙂 Thanks for sharing, Sally!!!
They are so cute, right?! Happy shopping!
Sally-such an excellent list of gifts for the baker in your life. I know there are a few things to go with my new KitchenAid stand mixer I just got for my birthday. I am looking forward to getting new baking sheets since my new oven will be bigger!
Thank you so much! I’m thrilled you enjoyed this list 🙂
So many great ideas! I love the Baking Queen tee shirt, and the week cake stand…passing this along to anyone that might listen in my family, but I would be better off just ordering everything myself! Ha!
Happy Holidays!
Wood cake stand! All week long or any cake stand..such a beautiful addition for that cake!
I’m so happy you love this list! Happy Thanksgiving 🙂
Thanks Sally! Great list with so many thing I want for myself. The Brooks sneakers are on their way to me as of a few minutes ago,ha!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
This is not related to anything in the post but I came across this quote the other day and knew you would love it. ” If the kindest souls were rewarded with the longest lives, dogs would out live us all.”
They are SO cute! Glad you ordered them- hope you love them as much as I do 🙂 And what a sweet quote- thank you so much for sharing! Happy Thanksgiving!
Love this list! So many great gift ideas from Etsy – love supporting those creative shops AND because of this list I now have a new author to follow from my hometown of Milwaukee, WI – Amy Reichert.
Thanks for sharing, Sally and Happy Thanksgiving!
Thank you so much, Allison! Glad you found a new author to follow 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving!
All of these materials are kinda expensive put together, but I hope to get all of them over the years!
Thank you Sally for this great list. It makes shopping very easy and I even ordered something for myself!
You are so welcome! Thrilled you were able to order something for yourself, too 😉
Hi Sally,
Thanks for the great list!
Quick question about the wood slice cake stand. I love the way it looks and would love to buy it, but when I read the reviews customers noted it came with a strong odor that did not go away. Have you noticed that?
Have a wonderful holiday season!
Casey
Hi Casey, I’ve actually never experienced a weird smell with mine. Warm holiday wishes to you too!
Love this list! So helpful! I have a December birthday as well, and my sons and hubby always need good ideas, so I am forwarding the links to several of these items. Have a great Thanksgiving Sally! I’m making the sweet potatoes today!
YAY! So glad you loved this list 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving, Lisa!
Love this list! So many great gift ideas for baking fanatics 🙂 I’ll have to send this to all my family members and friends, just to generate a few ideas for ’em 😉 I especially love the procrastibaking print; it’s hilarious! I’d love to put that in my kitchen. And that mug is just too cute! These are a few items I found on Amazon that I think are absolutely PERFECT for gifts for bakers:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N3ZV2CY
https://www.amazon.com/Sock-Me-Whisking-Business-Kitchen/dp/B01N4X6ZMJ/
https://www.amazon.com/Silicone-temperature-resistant-handles-sauteing/dp/B07GZ39BJ2/
https://www.amazon.com/RUBFAC-Christmas-Silicone-Greeting-Sauteing/dp/B07VSQH2CG/
https://www.amazon.com/Fabulous-Baking-Cupcake-Bangle-Bracelet/dp/B076R4KG7Y/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LP4KA5O?ie=UTF8
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077F4Z19C/
https://freshaprilsprinkles.com/product/life-is-better-with-sprinkles-tshirt/ (I need that shirt 🙂 )
Thanks so much, Erin! Love that “life is better with sprinkles” shirt 🙂
Ha ha. I thought you would!
Sally – love your lists for baking tools and I have purchased quite a few on your recommendation. Do you have any recommendations for a cookie spatula – a spatula to take cookies off the baking pan and onto the cooling rack? Need a new one to start the Christmas baking season.
Hi Julie! I’m so happy you found this list helpful 🙂 Here’s my recommendation for a cookie spatula!
Thanks, Sally!! I love your suggestions and can’t wait to make a little ‘wish list’ for myself 🙂
So happy you enjoyed this list, Lauren! Happy shopping 🙂
Hi Sally,
Thank you for a great list! I realized that I NEEDED some things….
YAY!! 😉 Happy shopping!
Hi, Sally!
Another cookbook (besides yours, of course) that I absolutely love is The Complete Magnolia Bakery Cookbook by Allysa Torey and Jennifer Appel. Delicious recipes!
I’ll have to check that one out! Thank you Diane!