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Below is a list of my must-have and nice-to-have tools for adding to your baking library!

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❤️ Giftable Gadgets I Love

Bakers can be hard to buy for because they usually have all the core gadgets. These are some of my favorite *actually useful* gadgets that you can surprise them with! They make great gift basket additions or stocking stuffers! 🎄

5qt Kitchenaid Bowl Liners

So you don't have to wash your bowl in between!

3-in-1 Whisk

Love this whisk, as it's high quality, sturdy, and collapses down to get the batter off!

Foldable Trivets

Keep these in the drawer to put hot pans on - way less bulky than hot pads!

Adjustable Rolling Pin

Makes the perfect, even sugar cookies and pie crust!

🎁 The Ultimate Gift Basket for Bakers

Know a baker that's hard to buy for? I'm biased but my cookbook makes the CUTEST gift basket!

🎛️ Baking Pans

These are the pans I have in my kitchen and use on repeat. I highly recommend light-colored aluminum metal pans, as they bake evenly (vs. dark metal pans which bake cookies too fast).

Nordicware Half Sheet Pan

Perfect for: cookies, sheet pan desserts, sheet pan pizza!

Wilton 9x13" Pan

Perfect for: cookie bars, cakes, cinnamon rolls!

pan of fudgy brownies

9x9x" USA Pan

Perfect for making thick brownies with sharp edges!

Loaf Pan

Perfect for: banana bread, lemon bread, small batch desserts!

Cookie Cake Pan

Perfect for making homemade cookie cakes and pizza!

Mini Loaf Pan

This makes the perfect sized loaves for freezing & gifting!

Scoop blueberry muffin batter in jumbo muffin pan.

Jumbo Muffin Pan

Perfect for making jumbo, bakery-style muffins! Use with jumbo liners.

mini chocolate chip muffins in mini muffin pan

Mini Muffin Tin

Perfect for mini muffins, cheesecake bites, and cake bites!

🧑‍🍳 Basic Tools 

Medium/Large Mixing Bowls

A good set for hand mixing.

Oven Thermometer

A must-have - ovens lie!

Cordless Mixer

Love this Kitchenaid mixer for no-cord mixing!

Mini Spatulas

These come in a set of 5 and are the perfect size for mixing!

Use to make evenly-sized cookies or for pouring batters into cupcakes! I recommend a variety of sizes but if you only get one, the 3-tablespoon is my most used! If you want to get a set, you can get this 1, 2, 3 T set on Amazon.

1 Tablespoon

Great for mini muffins, cup cookies, or for making bite-sized cake pops or truffles.

2 Tablespoon

Great for making smaller "regular-sized" cookies

3 Tablespoon

Perfect for cupcakes, muffins, and larger cookies

4 Tablespoon

Great for making large bakery-style cookies or even for scooping mashed potatoes!

⏲️ Kitchen Organization

Egg Drawers

Super handy to have in the fridge, so you can just grab a few eggs!

Cabinet Drawer

This is so nice for storing extract bottles in the cabinet!

Flour & Sugar Containers

Large, durable, and air-tight containers I've had for years!

Butter Storage Box

Store your butter in one spot in the fridge!

mixing rainbow sprinkles in vanilla cake batter

🎉 Bulk Sprinkles

These are the most affordable (and cute!) bulk sprinkles that don't have a weird taste. Great for funfetti anything & will last you forever!

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⏲️ Video & Photo Tools

Overhead Video Holder

This is what I use to film all my recipe social videos!

Tall Tripod

This is what I use to film farther away videos.

Godox Light

This is the strong continuous video light I use for video (you need to attach this softbox to diffuse the light).

Softbox Lighting Kit

These are the lights I used when I first started video (more affordable than the Godox) and now use them alongside the Godox to bounce light back to the video table.