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1. A digital scale that'll give them the most accurate measurements, especially when it comes to ingredients like flour. Scooping flour into a measuring cup can yield wildly different results depending on how tightly it's packed, which is why using a scale can keep their end product from being too dry (the WORST!).
2. Some food-coloring pens so they can go to town decorating without having to worry about pesky piping bags. They're made of edible ink and come dual-sided with both wide and fine tips.
3. A Biscuits With The Boss dish towel that'll make them "BELIEVE" in the power of their baking every time they use it.
4. A cordless KitchenAid electric hand mixer that reeeally comes in handy when all of their outlets are being occupied by other cooking appliances. It has seven speeds for everything from easy stirring to intense whipping, and can mix dough for dozens of cookies on a single charge.
5. An easy-to-grip Oxo cookie scoop to ensure their balls of cookie dough are consistent in size. Not only will they look prettier that way, they'll all finish baking at the same time, too!
6. A set of dual-sided measuring spoons with both rounded and ovular ends to fit inside jars of all shapes and sizes. They're also magnetic and can be stacked atop one another to take up less space — plus, this set comes with a handy leveler to give clean measurements.
7. Some visual measuring cups that look cool and make for convenient grabbing when they're up to their elbows in butter and sugar.
8. A pair of extra-long oven mitts to protect their wrists and forearms (aka, the most vulnerable areas) from burns as they take tray after tray out of the oven.
9. A silicone baking mat that'll end any spatula versus cookie sheet battles for good. No sticky residue, and just think of all the money (and trees!) they'll be saving by cutting down on parchment paper. Plus, they're great for rolling out dough when they don't want to make a mess of their counter.
10. A jar of pumpkin spice raw honey to satisfy their sweet tooth and affinity for holiday flavors. They could bake with it, but it's more likely they'll consume it by the spoonful straight from the jar.
11. A fortune cookie paperweight that comes with a paper insert, so you can write a message to them like, "May your fridge always be stocked with the 'good' butter."
12. An instant-read thermometer to keep them from over baking their desserts (and anything else they put in their oven). As they say, there's nothing worse than a dry cake (they = me).
13. Glossier's cookie butter lip balm, which smells like spiced Speculoos cookies and will keep their lips from drying out after being around all that flour. It also has a gorgeous "melted caramel" tint.
14. An adjustable rolling pin for when the recipe says to roll dough out to a quarter of an inch thick, and they really don't want to have to measure that themselves. This set comes with four sizes of removable rings they can screw on depending on how thin or thick they want their dough to be, and has measurement markings right on the roller itself, so they can easily gauge the length and width of their dough as well. *Genius*
15. A kitchen measurement conversion magnet they can stick on their fridge as an easy reference whenever they need to know how many tablespoons are in a third of a cup.
16. A Wilton gel food coloring set for richer, more vibrant hues than they'd get with standard liquid dyes. What's great about gel food coloring is that a little goes a long way, and unlike liquid dyes, it's less likely to alter the texture of their frosting, dough, or batter.
17. A tiny baking kit for younger cookie makers who want to try their hand at mini versions of other favorites, like pies, layer cakes, and even pizza!
18. A Little Debbie Christmas tree cake tee they can wear in honor of perhaps the greatest holiday treat to ever exist. I may or may not already have this in my shopping cart...
19. A classic chocolate chip cookie ornament that's equal parts fun and elegant, thanks to a festive dusting of gold glitter.
20. Some absurdly adorable macaron containers they can use for storing jewelry, meds, or any little trinkets.
21. A set of old-timey glass cookie jars for keeping their treats fresh while still allowing admirers to ooh and ahh!
22. A large Yankee Candle Christmas cookie-scented candle they can light while they mix up their holiday goodies — after all, there's no such thing as having one's house smell too sugary.
23. A cheery recipe binder, because the method for making their famous snickerdoodles should be protected at all costs. It comes with blank pages they can use for jotting down instructions for making all of their favorite treats, as well as protective sleeves for safekeeping their family's heirloom recipe cards.
24. A three-tiered serving platter for displaying their eye-catching culinary creations. Bonus: the rack is collapsible for convenient storage!
25. Some Nordic Ware half-sheet trays, because any baker will tell you they can never have too many of these bad boys. Plus, they're great for savory cooking, too!
26. An Oxo cookie spatula to help them lift their freshly baked cookies from the pan with ease.
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