Christmas Baking Essentials: A Pantry Checklist

A comprehensive list of Christmas Baking Essentials to get you ready to get baking this holiday season! Includes a handy printable checklist.

The holiday season is upon us and that means baking!! Before I dive into my Christmas baking, I like to make sure my pantry is stocked and ready to go. I don’t want to have to head out to the grocery store for little things…it’s just so much easier to have everything you need on hand. And every year I use the same ingredients over and over, so I thought I’d share them with you too! All simple, easy to find ingredients that will allow you to get baking!

One List For Everything!

This is my list for the basic ingredients I like to keep on hand for all of my Christmas baking. Ingredients for recipes like cookies, cakes, squares, desserts, loaves, and breads. So it includes both perishable items (butter, eggs, milks etc…) and non-perishable items (like flours, sugars, candies, spices, etc.). With these ingredients at your fingertips you should be able to bake to your hearts content!

My Christmas Baking Essentials: A List

Pantry Items:

Flours: All Purpose
White Sugar
Brown Sugar
Icing Sugar (Confectioner’s Sugar)
Oats: Quick Oats and Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
Baking Soda
Baking Powder
Cream of Tartar
Corn Starch
Salt
Spices: Cinnamon, Nutmeg, Ginger, Cloves
Honey
Molasses
Maple Syrup
Corn Syrup
Vanilla and Vanilla Beans
Dried Fruits: Raisins, Currants, Cranberries, Apricots, Dates
Glace Cherries
Cocoa Powder
Chocolate Chips: Milk Chocolate, White, Semi Sweet
Baking Chocolate Squares (Semi-Sweet)
Nuts: Pecans, Almonds, Walnuts
Maraschino Cherries
Coconut
Vegetable Oil
Lard/Shortening
Evaporated Milk
Sweetened Condensed Milk
Extracts: Almond, Mint
Canned Cherry Pie Filling
Mincemeat
Candy Canes
Peppermint Kisses
Gum Drops
Marshmallows
Parchment Paper

Refrigerator Items:

Milk and Cream
Eggnog
Butter
Eggs
Cream Cheese Blocks
Oranges
Jam (for thumbprint cookies: raspberry, apricot)

Download your Christmas Baking Essentials Checklist here!

How to Use this List:

Download it here.
Then print it off to use as a grocery shopping list! You can choose the non-colour printing option too if you like!
Keep it on the fridge where you can see it and check off the ingredients you need to buy!

Now that you’ve got your pantry stocked and ready for holiday baking, here are some delicious recipes to try!

If you loved this checklist, make sure to download my Christmas Dinner Menu Checklist here!

Have a Very Merry day!