Here’s the thing about cookie decorators – we love our toys, ahem, tools. Though if you are a cookie decorator or you’ve been within 10 feet of a cookie decorator, you already know that. Let me be clear, buying cookie decorating tools for gifts is not the same as buying mom a new dish set for the house (don’t be that guy). The truth is every time we get new cookie decorating supplies it’s like Christmas every time. But since Christmas really is near, today I’ve rounded up over 50 gift ideas for cookie decorators! The list is jam-packed full of my favorite cookie decorating supplies that I just can’t live without. To keep things super simple the list is organized from least expensive to most expensive to fit any budget. The first half is small gifts perfect for stocking stuffers!
For my cookie decorator friends – send this list along to whoever might be needing ideas for you this year and make their job a whole lot easier. A little nudge or, giant push, in the gifting department never hurt anyone anyway!
Gifters – if the hubs pulled together a cookie decorating stocking I would most certainly die of happiness. Just sayin’ guys. There are some major brownie points to be won here. Though you will find tons of ideas below, you may have to do a little investigating to find out what your fav cookie decorator does or does not have.
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COOKIE DECORATING GIFTS UNDER $10.00
PERFECT FOR STOCKING STUFFERS!
- BooBoo Sticks
- Sugar Cookie Chapstick
- Bag Ties
- Gel Food Coloring
- Method Foaming Dish Soap
- Munchkin Bottle Tip Cleaners BEGINNER GIFT!
- Stencils
- Sprinkles TOP PICK! Do I really have to explain why sprinkles are the best gift ever? Just in case…they are! Cookie decorators can’t get enough, they are basically magic for food guys. Why not fill that stocking with magic they can sprinkle all year long?
- PME Supatubes TOP PICK! These piping tips are the best for many decorators because they are seamless. The icing flows so smoothly! However, they are about twice the price as most piping tips so they really make a great treat. I recommend tips #1, #1.5, and #2.
- Tidy Tray For Sprinkles
- Icing Pick
- Ateco Couplers
- Bowl Scraper TOP PICK! Having a bowl scraper makes cleaning out a cookie dough bowl a breeze, yet oddly enough so many bakers don’t even know they exist!
- Colorful Edible Markers + Tracing Edible Markers
- LorAnn Oils Bakery Emulsions
- Sprinkles Notebook
- Silicone Oven Mitts
- Stacking Cutter Sets BEGINNER GIFT! I would recommend this inexpensive stacking cutter set to any baker/decorator just starting out. They will use these over and over again for years.
- Food Safe Paintbrushes
- Nordicware Spatula
- Sprinkles Phone Wrap
- Kitchen Scale
- Nordicware Half Sheet Pans TOP PICK! I don’t think I’ve ever heard a single baker say “I have too many pans”. Ahhhh, that fresh new pan smell.
- Teeny Tiny Bottle Spatula
- Edible Jewel Dust
COOKIE DECORATING GIFTS UNDER $50.00
- Gift Cards -Gift cards will always be welcomed by cookiers! Here are a few great shops to find cookie decorating supplies.Sweets & Treats / Flour Box Bakery / Periwinkles / Truly Mad Plastics / The Cookie Countess / Sweetleigh Printed
- Vanilla Bean Body Spray
- Boon Drying Rack
- 48 Spot Lipstick Holder For Gel Color Bottles TOP PICK! Every time I share a picture of me using this lipstick holder for my gel colors bakers go crazy (shown in the image above). It’s a staple in my kitchen for sure.
- Baking Spirits Bright Apron
- Guided Rolling Pin $16.39 BEGINNER GIFT! My favorite rolling pin to keep my cookie dough even without a hassle.
- Martha Stewart Measuring Cups
- Stencil Holder
- Cookie Cutters TOP PICK! Cookiers Can’t get enough cookie cutters so you can’t go wrong here. If you’re looking for a great cookie cutter gift set I recommend Shape Shifters 2!
- The Cookie Swivel $25.00 TOP PICK! This is another tool I get asked about daily. It makes decorating cookies a breeze and I wouldn’t be caught without one.
- Rubber Edge Mixer Spatula
- Sprinkles Phone Case
- Amazon Alexa Echo Dot TOP PICK! This one might seem a little confusing at first but I can’t say enough how much I love my simple Amazon Alexa Echo dot in my baking kitchen, she’s practically my baking assistant. I use Alexa all the time to set a timer for every tray of cookies, hands-free! She also pumps out any music I ask her too and converts baking temps from C to F like a boss.
COOKIE DECORATING GIFTS UNDER $100.00
- Sugarbelle Cookie Basics Kit BEGINNER GIFT!
- Simple Human Automatic Foam Soap Dispenser TOP PICK! This is another one of my favorite tools in the kitchen. I often find myself with oily or food colored hands. Having a hands free soap dispenser has been a game changer for me! There are much cheaper ones on the market but this is my very favorite one. I use both the foaming dish soap and foaming hand soap refills.
- AmeriColor Nifty Fifty TOP PICK! If you want your cookie decorator to pass out with happiness. This mega gel color set is the way to do it.
- AmeriColor Nifty Fifty Air Brush Colors
- Bun Pan Rack
- KitchenAid Sifter + Scale Attachment
- KitchenAid Glass Bowl
COOKIE DECORATING GIFTS OVER $100.00
- Projector
- Silhouette Portrait I use my Silhouette Portrait cutting machine ALL the time. It allows me to create custom stencils as I need them, adorable cookie packaging, and SO MUCH MORE.
- AirBrush
- Silhouette Alta 3D Printer TOP PICK! I have recently been gifted this amazing machine and I haven’t stopped making my own cookie cutters since. It probably my top tool ever at the current moment. However, I would recommend doing a little investigative work first to see if printing their own cutters is something your cookie decorator is wanting to do. If it is, then this definitely is the machine to go for. Their amazing software makes designing and printing your own cutters crazy simple. I went from box to cutter in less than two hours. Yes, it’s that simple.
- DSLR Camera
- Ipad 6th Generation + Apple Pencil TOP PICK! Alright I know what you’re thinking, is this lady crazy?! You don’t need an iPad to make cookies. You’re right you don’t. But if you’re looking for a big gift that your beloved cookie decorator can use in and out of the kitchen the new 6th gen iPad is PERFECT! I use my iPad pro + apple pencil to sketch out cookie designs, order cookie cutters accurately by using the touch screen to size, edit pictures, watch a few shows while I’m working…and so much more! The new 2018 6th gen iPad is compatible with the Apple pencil and way more affordable. I can’t recommend it enough.
Do you have any must-have ideas to add to the list? Let me know in the comments below!
