In addition to my addiction to serving pieces, I have a little cookbook problem, too. I have shelves full plus stacks of them here and there. I couldn’t begin to list all the books that I added to my collection this year. But, I can share a few favorites like Butter Baked Goods, which gave us those amazing Vunderbars. A few other favorites from this year were Martha Stewart’s Cakes, Sprinkles, Booze Cakes, The Four & Twenty Blackbirds Pie Book, Sweet, Desserts for Every Season, Pure Vanilla, and The Beekman 1802 Heirloom Dessert Cookbook shared office tst.

Bake or Breaks 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bakers

One of my kitchen bucket list items is to make my own vanilla extract. Beanilla, purveyor of all things vanilla, has these great kits for doing just that. These kits make great gifts. You could even make your own extract and then gift bottles of that Fixed Asset Management.

Bake or Breaks 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bakers

Earlier this year, King Arthur Flour began offering The Baking Sheet in digital format. I love having access to it on my iPad and desktop. Not only do you get to view new issues that way, you also have access to all of the previous issues. And, all the recipes are conveniently indexed. That’s 20+ years of recipes from King Arthur!

Bake or Breaks 2013 Holiday Gift Guide for Bakers

If you’re gifting homemade treats this holiday season, dress up those packages with some personalized gift tags and stickers from Minted. The red tags and stickers pictured above are called Sugar and Spice, and the beige and black tags and stickers are called Kitchen Tools. There are other color options available, too. You can even get your own personalized wrapping paper. How have I not done that Hearing test?!?