8 Mom-Loved Christmas Cookie-Making Kitchen Gadgets at Amazon

Whether our Feast of the Seven Fishes or a fried-dough breakfast on Christmas morning, there are plenty of holiday traditions I hold near and dear to my heart, but my favorite is making holiday cookies with my mom. She makes her sugar cookies for almost every holiday, but we’ve made them together at Christmastime for a little more than 15 years

Because of her experience, my mom has the best tips and tricks for streamlining our holiday cookie-baking process and minimizing cleanup time. I asked her to round up her tried-and-true kitchen essentials for cookie making, including her favorite space-saving cooling sheets and easy-to-store nonstick cookie sheets. Keep reading for all her top picks from KitchenAid, OXO, Cuisinart, and more, starting at $9.

Mom-Approved Holiday Cookie Making Kitchen Gadgets at Amazon

• Mimekitchen Silicone Baking Mat, $9, originally $10
• Q-Baker Christmas Cookie Cutters, $9
• KitchenAid Classic Series Tilt-Head Stand Mixer, $280, originally $400
• OXO Good Grips Stainless Steel Flexible Turner, $13
• Cuisinart 17-Inch Chef’s Classic Nonstick Bakeware Cookie Sheet, $23
• Wilton Excelle Elite 3-Tier Cooling Rack, $21
• Le’raze 16-Piece Set of Small Glass Bowls with Airtight Lids, $25, originally $30
• OXO Good Grips 3-Piece Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl Set, $70

Mimekitchen Silicone Baking Mat

Ever since my mom bought a silicone baking mat, it has been a game-changer for how we make cookies. Before, we’d spread flour all over our countertop, which was incredibly messy and, not to mention, wasteful, given how much flour we used. Now, with this mat, we can easily roll out our dough on the nonstick surface, and cleanup is a breeze. Plus, it rolls up tightly, so it doesn’t take up much storage space. 

Q-Baker Christmas Cookie Cutters

While my mom likes to stick to a few cookie-cutter shapes, my perspective is the more the merrier — and I love a challenge when it comes to decorating. This 8-piece set includes all the Christmas cookie classics, and each cookie is the perfect size at roughly 3 inches. Also, I love to get creative with decorating my trees and mittens, and I typically use toothpicks for small details, but I’m considering picking up these cookie-icing pins this season. 

KitchenAid Classic Series Tilt-Head Stand Mixer

This KitchenAid stand mixer is unsurprisingly my mom’s stand mixer of choice. The editor-loved stand mixer is a kitchen staple; my mom has had hers for over 25 years, so it is a worthwhile investment. It comes with an easy-to-clean, dishwasher-safe bowl and includes three attachments: a dough hook, a paddle, and a whisk, which we use to make icing. The best part? It’s currently $120 off at Amazon. 

OXO Good Grips Stainless Steel Flexible Turner

A reliable, sturdy spatula is another essential for cookie-making. Finding the perfect one for transferring cookies from the baking sheet to the cooling rack is more difficult than you might think, though. Enter: the OXO Good Grips Stainless Steel Turner. It’s just the right size for lifting cookies from a cookie sheet, and its stainless steel head is a safe, non-toxic alternative to black spatulas. 

Cuisinart 17-Inch Chef’s Classic Nonstick Bakeware Cookie Sheet

A nonstick sheet pan is a must-have for baking cookies, and this Cuisinart option delivers all the qualities of a perfect cookie sheet. The 17-inch sheet features flat edges, allowing you to place as many cookies on the tray as possible, and a raised lip for easy grasping of the pan. Plus, the thin design allows it to slide in anywhere, so you no longer have to wrestle to get your cookie sheet out. Additionally, the baking sheet distributes heat evenly, ensuring the cookies achieve the perfect golden shade we always strive for. 

Wilton Excelle Elite 3-Tier Cooling Rack

In years past, my mom’s countertops would be covered with cooling racks, but recently she picked up stackable cooling racks that save so much room. This option from Wilton includes three durable cooling racks that stack on top of each other and collapse for easy storage. One person wrote that they’re “such a lifesaver during holidays,” and my mom and I would have to agree. 

Le’raze 16-Piece Set of Small Glass Bowls with Airtight Lids

When it’s time to ice the cookies, my mom has a system down pat. We keep the white icing in a large mixing bowl and divide it into small glass bowls so we can mix multiple frosting colors at once. It makes everything much more organized, and the airtight lids allow us to make the frosting ahead of time and store it until we’re ready to decorate the cookies.

OXO Good Grips 3-Piece Stainless Steel Mixing Bowl Set

Speaking of mixing bowls, a trusty set of nesting bowls is another necessity for cookie-making. Even though we mix the dough and frosting in the KitchenAid, these bowls are ideal for separating wet and dry ingredients during mixing. Plus, outside of cookie making, these bowls work well for a variety of recipes. The brushed stainless steel interior helps retain temperature for chilling and marinating, and the white plastic exterior protects hands from extreme heat. Plus, they have non-slip bottoms for added stability.