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33 Best Gifts for Bakers That They'll Absolutely Love

Beginners to master bakers will love these unique gifts.

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Baking is considered a science and experts constantly emphasize how it's important to get the measurements just right. But, it's fun too and who doesn't love the results, like fresh baked cooked and cakes?

That's why we rounded up the best gifts for bakers based off of decades of testing baking products (like baking pans and measuring cups that make useful, unique holiday gifts) in our Kitchen Appliances Lab. We included items we swear by and the gifts that would make us smile if we received them ourselves – and we work with a lot of products. Only a few make them into our home kitchens!

Here are the best gifts for bakers of all types, including gifts you can personalize:

1

Circulon Nonstick 10-Piece Bakeware Set

Nonstick 10-Piece Bakeware Set
$136 at Walmart$108 at JCPenney$100 at Wayfair
Credit: Circulon

An essential set for any baker, this Circulon baking pan set took the top spot in our baking pan set tests. The cake and cookie baker will love the fine texture and even browning these pans produce. The set also comes with two round cake pans for bakers who want to make tiered cakes as well as a muffin tin and rectangular pans. 

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OXO Good Grips Stainless Steel Measuring Cups and Spoons Set

Good Grips Stainless Steel Measuring Cups and Spoons Set

Out of all the dry measuring cups we tested, these Oxo measuring cups and spoons were the most accurate. The rubber handle makes these comfortable to hold and it's easy to see the large printed measurement markings. Each piece is magnetized to nest in each other for easy and organized storage. 

3

KitchenAid Design Series Stand Mixer

Design Series Stand Mixer
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It's a bit expensive, but it's hard to go wrong with a KitchenAid stand mixer for bakers Not only can it make pasta or spiralize with the proper accessories (sold separately) but it made smooth cookie dough, cake batter and flawlessly whipped egg whites in our tests. It can also be customized to add a personal touch for the baker in your life. 

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UNIQUE GIFT FOR BAKERS

Savannah Bee Company Book of Honey Gift Set

Book of Honey Gift Set
Credit: Savannah Bee

Bakers will appreciate this "book" of honey filled with six varieties from orange blossom to lavender. Each jar is 3 ounces, perfect for just a spoonful or using in recipes. 

5

GIR: Get It Right Premium Silicone Spatula

Premium Silicone Spatula

This spatula is our go-to in our Test Kitchen, Kitchen Appliances Lab and home kitchens. It's sturdy but flexible enough to get into corners; plus, it's heatproof up to 550ºF. This "Ultimate" size is standard, but it comes in a variety of sizes, like mini and skinny, for various needs. 

6

JK Adams Maple Plain Rolling Dowel

Maple Plain Rolling Dowel

Although this dowel rolling pin looks simple, it was our Kitchen Appliance Lab's top pick for rolling pins and will be sure to delight any baker. It's 19 inches long, which means it can roll out large batches of dough such as cinnamon buns that need to be rolled into long, wide rectangles. It's made of maple wood so it's strong yet light making it easy to control. 

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Papier The Baker

The Baker
Credit: Papier

This beautiful recipe journal can be personalized and gives bakers a place to jot down all their recipes and notes. It also offers a handy measurement conversion chart for quick access to knowing how cups compare to milliliters and more. 

8
FOR THE COOKIE ENTHUSIAST

Oxo Cookie Press with Storage Box

Cookie Press with Storage Box

We love this cookie press: The ergonomic design can press cookie after cookie without straining hands and the clear cylinder shows how much dough is left. It comes with 12 stainless steel discs including a daisy, flower, sunflower, fleur-de-lis, butterfly, bear, shell, leaf, heart, snowflake, tree and wreath. 

9

Le Creuset Stoneware 4-Piece Mini Cocotte Set with Cookbook

Stoneware 4-Piece Mini Cocotte Set with Cookbook
Now 29% Off
Credit: Le Creuset

Any baker would love receiving an item from Le Creuset, a brand known for its durable and exquisite stoneware. These mini cocottes are great for making individual desserts and a wide variety of savory dishes, too. This set comes with a cookbook full of more ideas; plus, they're dishwasher safe so clean up is easy. 

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10

OXO Good Grips Baker’s Dusting Wand for Sugar

Good Grips Baker’s Dusting Wand for Sugar

We love this tool for dusting everything from cake to coffee with powdered sugar or cocoa. It's easy to fill without making a mess –just dip it into the larger container. (The tip of the handle rotates to open and close the head of the wand for filling.) It takes up minimal space in your drawer.  

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FOR THE PIE ARTISAN

Williams Sonoma Silicone Perfect Pie Crust Mold

Silicone Perfect Pie Crust Mold
Credit: Williams Sonoma

This silicon pie crust mold will help the baker in your life take their pie game to the next level. The mold comes with five different beautiful pie crust patterns to mix and match on top of a pie or use one as a single crust around the pie. Since the mold is made out of silicone, the crusts easily pop out and clean up is a breeze. 

12

Wilton Flour Shop Rainbow Explosion Cake Kit

Flour Shop Rainbow Explosion Cake Kit
Credit: Flour Shop

This cake is just as fun to make as it is to cut open and reveal a rainbow-colored cake with a river of multi-colored sprinkles. This cake kit comes with everything you need to make this Rainbow Explosion Cake including cake mix, coloring gels, frosting and sprinkles. 

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FOR THE MESSY BAKER

Hedley and Bennett All Aprons

All Aprons
Credit: Hedley and Bennett

Hedley and Bennett are known for their aprons, which aren't only stylish but  functional as well. They have an adjustable neck tie, a long string that wraps and ties around the front (perfect for holding side towels) as well as pockets for stashing anything from recipe cards to pens and thermometers. They come in a ton of fun colors and patterns like the latest special edition featuring imagery from the Grateful Dead. 

14

Emily Henry Bread Baker's Dream Set

Bread Baker's Dream Set
Now 20% Off
Credit: WIlliams Sonoma

For those that are still baking bread well after quarantine, this set comes with everything you need to make traditional European-style artisan bread. It comes with a dough whisk, proofing basket, domed-lid bread pot and a gorgeous french-style lame to score the dough. 

15

America's Test Kitchen Bread Illustrated: A Step-By-Step Guide To Achieving Bakery-Quality Results At Home

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Bread Illustrated: A Step-By-Step Guide To Achieving Bakery-Quality Results At Home
Now 36% Off
Credit: America's Test Kitchen

For the baker that wants to bring the bakery home, this cookbook is all about bread. Each recipe has step-by-step photos to ensure top quality results. It’s great for beginners and experts alike as the recipes progress from simplest to more complex recipes so a novice baker can start at the beginning and work their way through each recipe, while a more advanced bread maker may choose to skip around. The book features all kinds of bread such as sandwich bread, dinner rolls, monkey bread and many more.

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Good Housekeeping Square and Rectangular Baker Set

Square and Rectangular Baker Set
Now 45% Off
Credit: Good Housekeeping

This set is nonstick with straight edges that will help you achieve professional results with little know-how. We love the square pan for brownies and blondies and the rectangular for cakes and even savory dishes like lasagna.  It comes in a red chili color as well as a blue. 

17
FOR THE CAKE PRO

Wilton 55-Piece Cake Supply Master Decorating Tip Set

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55-Piece Cake Supply Master Decorating Tip Set
Now 33% Off
Credit: Wilton

For the aspiring or current master cake decorator, this 55-piece set from Wilton has just about any tip one could need to make a professional-looking cake. It includes an assortment of round, star, petal and leaf tips as well as specialty tips and it all comes in a convenient storage case so they won't get lost in a drawer. 

18

Harper Design The Magnolia Bakery Handbook: A Complete Guide for the Home Baker

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The Magnolia Bakery Handbook: A Complete Guide for the Home Baker
Now 30% Off
Credit: Magnolia Bakery

Fans of Magnolia Bakery can now make the bakery's famous banana pudding or red velvet cake at home with this baking book. It includes recipes as well as explaining tools and offering baking tips, making it great for the beginner or advanced baker. 

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Quercus The Great British Baking Show: Love to Bake

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The Great British Baking Show: Love to Bake
Now 34% Off
Credit: The Great British Baking Show

The Great British Baking Show devotees can now become their own baking contestants at home with this Love To Bake book. It contains the best baking recipes from the show throughout the years such as chai crackle cookies, raspberry and salted caramel eclairs, chicken and leek pie and many more recipes. 

20

Stonewall Kitchen Doughnut Pan & Chocolate Doughnut Mix Gift

Doughnut Pan & Chocolate Doughnut Mix Gift
Credit: Stonewall Kitchen

This kit will delight any donut lover and allow them to make fresh hot donuts at home. It comes with a chocolate donut mix, making it easy to whip up a fresh batch and a commercial-grade donut pan which will produce perfectly shaped and evenly cooked donuts. 

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Nicole Papantoniou
Kitchen Appliances & Innovation Lab Director

Nicole (she/her) is the director of the Good Housekeeping Institute's Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab, where she has overseen content and testing related to kitchen and cooking appliances, tools and gear since 2019. She’s an experienced product tester and recipe creator, trained in classic culinary arts and culinary nutrition. She has worked in test kitchens for small kitchen appliance brands and national magazines, including Family Circle and Ladies’ Home Journal.

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Jamie Ueda
Contributing Writer and Analyst

Jamie Ueda is a consumer products expert with over 17 years of experience in areas of product development and manufacturing. She has held leading roles at both mid-size consumer goods companies and one of the most notable and largest apparel brands in the world. Jamie has contributed to several of the GH Institute Labs, including Kitchen Appliances, Media and Tech, Textiles and Home Appliances. In her free time she enjoys cooking, traveling, and working out.

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