Holiday Baking Gift Guide: Must-Have Tools Every Baker Will Love
Whether you’re shopping for a loved one who can’t stay out of the kitchen - or you’re treating yourself (because you deserve it) - finding the perfect baking gift can be tricky. That’s why I’ve rounded up my favorite baking tools, gadgets, and cookbooks that make every recipe easier, tastier, and a lot more fun. These are the tools I actually use - and they’ll help anyone bake better, with the right tools.
Gifts Under $40: Small Tools, Big Difference
You don’t have to spend much to make a baker smile! These handy tools are perfect for stocking stuffers or small add-ons.
Flexible, heat-resistant, and essential for folding batters and scraping bowls clean. My fave is the smaller one - perfect for scraping jams and pastes out of small jars.
Made by the family owned Minnesota company, their bakeware is highest quality and timeless. This donut pans give your baker friend an excuse to make you baked donuts too!
Maxwell & Williams Ceramic Pie Dish
A beautiful kitchen staple that elevates home baked pies and quiches! This one has great heat retention and beautiful enough to go straight from oven to table.
Gifts Between $40–$100: Everyday Upgrades
For the baker who already has the basics — these tools elevate their game.
These mixing bowls are an attractive addition to anybodys kitchen - but for a baker they can double as perfect bowls for mixing batters, whisking egg whites, proofing bread doughs, and storing mise en place. The lids are a no-brainer!
A turntable is a game changer for decorating cakes, making it a smoother, faster, more even decorating experience while also being way more fun! This sturdy turntable will be a lifetime companion for your baker friend, helping them elevate their bakes and cakes.
A timeless baking product, these Bundt tins will carry you or your baking friend through years of morning and afternoon tea cakes, dependable iced vanilla pound cakes, and fudgy chocolate lava cakes.
Nordic Ware Bundt Tin
Gifts Over $100: Splurge-Worthy Showstoppers
These are investment gifts — but they’ll last for years and make baking a joy.
The ultimate baker’s gift. From kneading bread to whipping meringue, it does it all. No further explanation needed.
I've grown up using Le Creuset products, and this 28cm has always been the staple in my moms kitchen for slow cooking meat in the oven, simmering sauces and stews for hours on the stove, and for me - using its as a dutch oven for baking sourdough.
This food processor does everything - chopping, slicing, pureeing, grating and even kneading dough. It is the perfect gift for your baker friend who already has everything!
For the Book-Loving Baker
Cookbooks are timeless gifts that keep inspiring all year.
Maurizio Leo’s The Perfect Loaf brings sourdough into the home kitchen with clarity and warmth. This book is rich with step-by-step photos, hydration charts, and approachable guidance that demystifies artisan bread baking.
Sift breaks down the science of baking into understandable, actionable insights, with inventive yet precise recipes along the way.
With recipes ranging from cookies and pies to intricate tarts and laminated pastries, the book balances classic techniques with creative flavor combinations, all presented with Claire’s signature clarity and charm.
