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The Dozen New Baking Staples That Will Upgrade Your Holidays
Here’s to making the most of holiday cookie season.
From a star baker’s favorite flour to a festive new cookie cutter, here’s everything you need to get your kitchen in the holiday spirit.
Illustration by Beya Panicha
If there’s one holiday activity that resists updating, it’s baking. Digging out a family recipe for gingerbread or well-decorated cookies—or, in my case, the vanilla crescents that my Czech Republic family calls vanilkové rohlíčky—is the tradition that defines the season.
But even the best family recipes can benefit from an upgrade.