Holiday Gifts for Bakers

Even home bakers who love to make bread from scratch don't always have the time to devote to mixing, kneading, proofing and baking the dough. The Emerilware Bread & Baguette maker can be used to make a wide variety of breads and doughs, including baguettes with a clever baguette pan insert. $160

Baking is a pleasure on All-Clad's triple-ply bonded metal bakeware. Give the baker in your life a set that includes a 9-inch round baker, a 9x13-inch oblong baker (which can double as a roaster) and a 14x17-inch baking sheet. The bakers have handles, making it easy to remove them from the oven or carry them to the table, while the baking sheet is edgeless on three sides to easily slide cookies off the sheet, and the sturdy construction deters warping. Prices range from $80 to $100.

If your favorite baker loves the chewy, outer edges of brownies, she'll appreciate the clever design of the Edge Brownie Pan from Baker's Edge. The side walls built into this 9- by 12-inch pan gives it 70 percent more surface area, which means heat circulates more evenly and the edges of the baked good will not dry out or burn while the center is still cooking. It is ideal for making cake, cookie bars, brownies, cobblers, corn bread and even lasagna, and is sized to make recipes or boxed mixes that call for a 9- by 9-inch or 9- by 13-inch pan. The non-stick aluminum pan includes a mini-spatula and recipes. $34.95

Speed up your cookie-cutting with this unusual cookie cutter from Press Dough, which cuts four to six cookie shapes at once, maximizing dough space to eliminate repeated rollings that can make tender dough tough. Choose from an assortment of holiday and themes, like dinosaurs, ballerinas, hearts and more. Or, create your own 4-cookie cutter by choosing from a number of shapes. Starting at $9.99.

Artistic-minded bakers will be inspired by the ultra-detailed designs of Zanda Panda's silicone baking mold. Available in a wide range of designs, including butterflies, unicorns and hearts, these molds can be used for fondant, chocolate, cake, cold-molded desserts like gelatin or ice cream, and even non-edible crafts like plaster or clay. Starting at $19.99.