5 essential tools for perfect holiday cookies
We baked, sliced and tasted 2,783 cookies in the Chatelaine Test Kitchen for this year's December issue, so we really narrowed down the essential tools for the best results. Here are five items to help you get through the holiday baking season like a pro:
OXO cookie scoop, from $20, Danesco. Why? It gets you evenly round portions of cookie, muffin or pancake batter, every time.
Ateco offset palette knife, $5, Golda's Kitchen. This small but mighty palette knife spreads batter and icing, and flips cookies with ease.
Ateco pastry brush, $5 each, Golda's Kitchen. To egg-wash dough or paint syrup on cakes, a boar-bristle brush works better than silicone.
Fox Run Silpat non-stick baking mat, $30, Hudson's Bay. An easy-to-clean non-stick surface means no more scrubbing baking sheets.
Ateco piping set, $29, Williams-Sonoma. This set of three disposable piping bags, three round tips and a coupler makes decorating a breeze.
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