21 Sweet and Practical Gifts for Cookie Bakers

Updated on Sep. 25, 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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Having a friend or family member who loves to bake can be rewarding, especially when they share their sweet treats with you. Cookies, in particular, are a social dessert often used to celebrate birthdays, holidays and special events. If you want to show some love to the cookie baker in your life (and maybe enjoy a few treats in return), a baking-themed gift could be the perfect choice.

That’s why we’ve gathered the best gifts for cookie bakers. From essential baking tools to cookie-themed apparel, these gifts are sure to delight and inspire.


Souper Cubes Cookie Dough Tray VIA MERCHANT

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!)

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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.

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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.

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Taste Recipes 365 Days of Cookies

This Taste Recipes 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!)

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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!

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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!

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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.

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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.

Kitchenaid Magnolia Mixer VIA MERCHANT

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.

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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.

Nifty 3 Tier Cooling Rack VIA MERCHANT

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.

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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 VIA MERCHANT

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.

Magnolia Cookie Jar VIA MERCHANT

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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

Assorted Mixing Bowls Set VIA MERCHANT

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.

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Flexipan Cookie Shot Molds

These cookie shot molds let you bake delicious cookies and transform them into shot glasses you can drink from. The silicone is heat-resistant and flexible, allowing you to easily release the six cookie shots and fill them with milk, Irish coffee or any beverage you choose.

FAQ

What does every cookie baker need?

Essential tools for cookie bakers include whisks, spatulas, mixing bowls, measuring cups and spoons, baking pans, kitchen knives and a digital scale — all of which can be found in our gift guide.

What does every cookie decorator need?

In addition to the baking tools mentioned above, cookie decorators need a few extras, like cookie cutters, piping bags and tips, toothpicks or scribes and food coloring for precise designs.

What to give as a gift to a cookie baker?

Any items in our guide would make great gifts for cookie bakers. However, the best gifts are those special tools they haven’t bought for themselves yet. For example, if they’ve been eyeing a stand mixer, this could be your chance to step in and surprise them with something they’ll truly appreciate.