Food People Picks: Top 10 Baker's Pantry Items
What you need on hand to make fabulous cookies, cakes, biscuits and other tempting baked treats.
- Baking Soda – leavening agent essential for baking and also cleaning and putting out grease fires
- Baking Powder – another leavening agent
- All-Purpose White Flour – makes pancakes, biscuits and so much more
- Whole-Wheat Flour – adds protein and fiber to baked goods
- Granulated Sugar – basic sweetener
- Brown Sugar – another cooking and baking sweetener
- Pure Vanilla Extract – a rich, nutty flavoring for many desserts
- Eggs – always have at least six in the fridge
- Chocolate – baker's and semisweet, plus cocoa powder
- Butter – unsalted
Next Up
31 Days of Cookies: Pecan Jewel Cookies with Spicy Jam Filling
Spice up the cookie plate with Nadia G's spicy jam cookies.
31 Days of Cookies: Irish Cream and Coffee Cookies
Nealey Dozier creates a southern-inspired holiday cookie recipe for Cooking Channel modeled after the cozy after dinner drink, Irish Cream and Coffee.
What I'm Gifting From My Kitchen This Year
This year, Kelsey Nixon is giving out her aunt's famous gingerbread cookie recipe.
31 Days of Cookies: White Chocolate Peppermint Cookies
Bake G. Garvin's white chocolate peppermint cookies.