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Baking Goods

Company is coming! Stock up on these helpful new products before holiday entertaining begins.

Handy Mixer

With a retractable cord and colorful slim design, Bodum's hand mixer is sure to make other small appliances in your kitchen envious. $60, bodum.com

• Buy Bodum's hand mixer at amazon.com.

Prep Pots

Measure out ingredients with Chef'n's unbreakable Pinch + Pour Preparing Bowls, then let little kids do the adding and stirring. $15, chefsresource.com

• Buy the Pinch and Pour Preparing Bowls at amazon.com.

Good Grips

These flexible trivets double as pretty potholders -- and they make mod kitchen d?cor when not in use. $11 each; modern-twist.com

• Buy these trivets at modern-twist.com.

Petite Pin

The Sil-pin Junior rolling pin was made for small hands to hold and the silicone base keeps it from sticking to wet dough. $13, headchefs.com

• Buy the Sil-pin Junior rolling pin at amazon.com.

Cleaner Beater

No need to keep scraping the sides of the bowl in your stand mixer when you attach the versatile Beater Blade. $25, amazon.com

• Buy the Beater Blade at amazon.com.

Cookie Cutter

The redesigned Deluxe Spritz Cookie Press stands upright on the baking sheet so you just press down to create cookies. $21, nordicware.com

• Buy the Deluxe Spritz Cookie Press at amazon.com.

Fun Flipper

The "Be A Good Cookie!" spatula is the ideal size for lifting warm cookies. (Plus, proceeds go to Cookies for Kids' Cancer). $7; oxo.com

• Buy the Be a Good Cookie spatula at amazon.com.
• Learn more about Cookies for Kids' Cancer here.

Super Bowl

Zak! Designs Preston mixing bowl has measurements inside and an airtight lid that makes chilling leftover dough easy. $20; spoonsisters.com

• Buy Zak! Designs Preston mixing bowl at spoonsisters.com.

Jumbo Cup

Pyrex's 4-cup measuring cup comes in clutch when doubling recipes or baking large batches. ($15; shopworldkitchen.com)

• Buy Pyrex's 4-cup measuring cup at amazon.com.

Supreme Spoon

Tovolo's Better Batter Tool is part spoon, part whisk, and part scraper. $12; cheftools.com

• Buy the Better Batter Tool at amazon.com.

Crust Protector

Prevent the top edges from burning by placing Talisman design's Pie Shield on top halfway through baking. $8, amazon.com

• Buy the Pie Shield at amazon.com.

Great Grater

Progressive's lemon zester has measurement markings and a removable lid that keeps extra gratings from going to waste. ($13, amazon.com)

• Buy Progressive's lemon zester at amazon.com.

Clear Container

Once cool, place baked goods in the EcoFresh BPA-free food storage containers to keep them fresher longer. $30 for 20 piece set; farberwarefoodstorage.com

• Buy the EcoFresh food storage containers at amazon.com.

Pit Popper

The Cherry Chomper makes it fun for kids to take out pits for your homemade cherry pie. Just push down and watch it pop out. $10, amazon.com

Originally published in the November 2011 issue of Parents magazine.

• Buy the Cherry Chomper at amazon.com.

How to Decorate a Cake: Frosting Swirls & Decorative Edges

Watch this video to learn how to make easy (and yummy!) coconut snowball cookies with your kids.