20 Sweet and Practical Gifts for Cookie Bakers
Updated: Feb. 01, 2024
Stuck on what to get your favorite smart cookie? These gifts for cookie bakers will delight your baking bestie. Check out colorful gadgets, inspiring cookbooks and more.
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Cookie Freezer Trays
Trust us: One of the best baking hacks is stirring up cookie dough now to enjoy later. These silicone trays make it easy to freeze individual portions of cookie dough. The baker in your life will be happy to have this adorable freezer tray on hand when they’ve got a cookie craving. It’s one of the best gifts for cookie bakers they’ll be happy to use every week (or day!)
Cookie Scoop
Drop cookies are a baker’s go-to for easy treats. With just a scoop, tasty favorites like cowboy cookies or Amish sugar cookies are whipped up in a breeze. Instead of using a spoon from the silverware drawer, a cookie scoop is cleaner and easier. This will help the cookie baker in your life get perfectly portioned cookies every time.
Cookie Sweatshirt
Cozy gifts for cookie bakers? Check! Bakers on and off duty will appreciate this cozy cookie sweatshirt. They’ll roll up the sleeves while they roll out cookie dough or unwind in it with a little Netflix after a long day in the kitchen.
Taste of Home 365 Days of Cookies
This Taste of Home 365 Days of Cookies cookbook is like having one of our Test Kitchen experts in the kitchen with you. Cookie bakers will love gaining endless inspiration from this cookbook. It’s chock full of recipes for afternoon snacks and celebrating holidays. (There’s even a National Potato Chip Day cookie-themed recipe!)
Vanilla Paste
Vanilla is a must in almost every cookie recipe. As the star of the show or just a supporting player, this flavoring adds depth and deliciousness to bakes. While a bottle of vanilla extract is great, we suggest gifting vanilla bean paste instead. This gourmet baking ingredient is extra potent. Plus, the flecks of vanilla bean make sweets look extra attractive. This is a great gift for any baker!
Colorful Sheet Pans
It’s a good baking (and cooking) habit to scrap your old warped cookie sheets every now and then and opt for new ones. Treat the cookie baker in your life to these vibrant pans from Great Jones. Snag them in bold blue, emerald green or this fantastic magenta—all finished with an easy-clean nonstick coating. Trust us, these pretty pans are worth the hype. If you’re shopping around the holidays, pair them with one of these cookie decorating kits!
Cookie Monster Apron
Is there any better outfit to don while stirring up a batch of oatmeal cookies than a Cookie Monster apron? We think not! With adjustable straps and extra-long ties, this apron is the right fit for any baker.
Silicone Baking Mats
Give the gift of hassle-free cookie baking with these popular silicone baking mats. As a best-selling Amazon product with nearly perfect reviews, bakers love that they’re truly non-stick and save baking pans from getting crusty—and it comes with three assorted sizes! Pair it with a chocolate chip cookie delivery order for the best gift ever.
Stand Mixer
Does the cookie baker in your life have a KitchenAid mixer yet? Consider treating them. This gadget is invaluable for stirring up cookies, cakes, bread and so much more. We love this KitchenAid Artisan stand mixer in evergreen, but there are lots of gorgeous hues to choose from.
Embossed Rolling Pin
If the cookie baker in your life is a fan of cutout cookies but doesn’t always want to fuss with piped decoration, get them an embossed rolling pin. They’ll roll out their dough like normal, then add beautiful, custom-looking detail with a decorative rolling pin. It’ll give them stunning designs without having to whip up a batch of royal icing.
Tiered Cooling Rack
Does the baker in your life like to make big batch cookies? Chances are they don’t have enough counter space to cool all those cookies. Help them keep their work surface clear for prep work and decorating with this tiered cooling rack. It’s also ideal for letting pies, cupcakes and other sweet treats cool down.
Kitchen Scale
Ask any professional baker or member of our Test Kitchen: You should be weighing ingredients for baking. If the cookie baker in your life doesn’t have a scale, this is your sign to gift them one. This Zwilling digital food scale is one of our Test Kitchen’s favorites.
Baked Goods Oven Mitt
Help your cookie baker show off their chops with this retro-inspired oven mitt. It’d sure look swell with these other vintage kitchen accessories.
Cookie Jar
Happiness is a full cookie jar. Cookie bakers will keep plenty of homemade cookies on hand with this cookie jar designed by Joanna Gaines. We love this jar not only for its rustic charm but because it has a rubber seal so cookies stay fresh. Plus, it’s one of the most classic gifts for cookie bakers you can buy!
100 Cookies Cookbook
Cookie bakers are always looking for their next recipe. 100 Cookies by Sarah Kieffer of pan-banging cookie fame, is full of delicious recipes that’ll keep them busy for plenty of batches to come.
Cookie Press
Help your cookie baker spice up their batch designs with a new spritz cookie press, like this one from OXO. It’s super easy to use and create stunning cookies with just the pull of a trigger. And if you’re new to spritz, here are 30+ reasons why these cookies deserve a place in your baking repertoire.
Paddle Attachment
When baking, scraping the sides of the bowl is key. However, this step can be made easier by skipping the spatula and fitting a KitchenAid mixer with a Flex Edge paddle. The silicone blade scrapes the bowl as bakers mix—pretty nifty.
Cookie Stamps
Cookie bakers will get stunning geometric designs in their favorite cookie dough or shortbread with these Nordic Ware cookie stamps. These cookie stamps are easy to use; just press, bake, and enjoy!
Milk Bar Cookies
Gifts for cookie bakers don’t get any sweeter! Inspire your favorite baker with treats from the queen of sweets, Christina Tosi. This cookie tin from her bakery Milk Bar is packed with plenty of Tosi favorites like compost and confetti cookies. If confetti is one of your favorites, skip the cookies and try Christina’s Milk Bar confetti cake.
Mixing Bowls
Help make cookie prep just a little bit prettier with these gorgeous mixing bowls. Cookie bakers will use these for stirring up dough and keeping their mise en place in place. This is a great gift for bread bakers, too.
Originally Published: March 08, 2022
