This month at both of Baked's locations (Brooklyn and Tribeca) find cookies, bars, and cakes dressed up for the holidays. For a festive dessert to finish off a grand holiday meal consider the wintermint cake, pictured below: a chocolate layer cake with peppermint chocolate ganache iced with vanilla peppermint buttercream, ($45 to $75, depending upon size). Also available is the shop's chocolate stump de noel, an American take on the French bûche de Noël, or Yule log. [Photo: Baked/Facebook]

Stop by Bien Cuit to try the shop's new latke tartine, an elegant exercise in carb-loading. For a take-home treat, consider picking up a loaf of baker Zachary Golper's now cult-famous citrus stollen. And on the holiday menu this month are two new bûches de Noël: A pomegranate pistachio version and one flavored with mango and candied cashews.The cakes are $35 each, the stollen is $18 a piece, and pre-orders are recommended for both. [Photo: Bien Cuit/Facebook]

It's sufganiyot season, and Breads makes some of the best versions of these jelly doughnuts in flavors like chocolate with chocolate pearls, strawberry, vanilla, and dulce de leche. The chocolate babka — which has something of a cult following — would please any host or brunch guest. [Photo: Breads/Instagram]

Order ahead to snag one of Four & Twenty's unique holiday pies, including a vibrant green matcha custard (pictured); sage honey; cranberry sage; egg n' grogg (an eggnog custard); salted caramel apple; or bittersweet chocolate pecan. Whole pies are $40 each. Stop by the shop for a slice; daily selection by the slice varies. [Photo: Four & Twenty Blackbirds/Facebook]

This Bensonhurst bakery may be off the beaten path, but the shop churns out lovely French-style pastries every day. For Christmas, the shop will be offering bûches de Noël in three flavors: mango, chestnut, or chocolate. Cakes must be pre-ordered. They cost $54 each, and serve eight people. [Photo: Honeybee/Facebook]

In addition to bûches de Noël (buckwheat-gingerbread cake, chocolate mousse, ganache, meringue mushrooms; serves six for $48), pastry chef Jen Yee is making souches de Noël (banana cake, cream cheese icing, meringue mushrooms; serves eight for $64); peppermint macarons, and a delightful stacked cream puff — called a Religieuse in French — flavored with cranberry that Yee calls Ms. Cranberge. Orders may be placed online, and require two days notice. [Photo: Lafayette/Official]

You're going to be attending a few holiday parties this month, and you're going to need to bring a gift. Forego the boring bottle of wine and order instead Mah-Ze-Dahr's hostess gift: a bright box filled with banana bread, a toasted coconut loaf, sweet fruit hand pies, chocolate chip cream scones, and a bag of Intelligentsia coffee. Are you hosting a holiday brunch? Order it for yourself ($100). [Photo: Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery/Official]

Maman is dressing up for the holidays in a big way. Here's what you'll see in the pastry display case and what's available for special order: white chocolate-cranberry financiers ($2); dulce de leche cannelle ($2.50); maple madeleines ($2); grilled pineapple & vanilla brioche ($3.75); gingerbread loaf, by the slice ($3.75); and for a party: a poached pear & almond tart (pictured below; $5/slice; $40 whole). [Photo: Maman/Facebook]

Here's a gift to give to yourself or one to ship to family far from home: Ovenly's holiday gift box is full of house-baked treats, including boozy fig blondies, candy-cane brownies, and Stumptown shorties ($45, ships nationwide). [Photo: Ovenly/Official]

Pastry chef Tomoko Kato is putting out two different kinds of bûches de Noël this year: One made from a chocolate cake enhanced with the brightness of red berries, and one flavored with green tea. The green tea is a lovely pale green color thanks to the addition of matcha. They come in two sizes: six-inch cakes serve four to six people and cost $40; 10-inch cakes serve six to 10 people and cost $55. Orders must be placed three days in advance. [Photo: Patisserie Tomoko/Facebook]

Pie baker Petra Paredez is pulling out all the stops this month. Find a whole menu of new pies and sweets at the Lower East Side shop, including a mince pie with fresh and dried fruit (it's also vegetarian; made with spiced browned butter in lieu of beef suet; $7 slice; $40 whole, $3.50 for a mini pie); apple cider butterscotch meringue pie ($7 slice, $40 whole); spiced eggnog custard ($5 slice; $30 whole); and Nesselrode pie, a long lost pie made from chestnut and dried fruit pudding ($7 slice; $40 whole). For the first time, Petee's will also be offering julekake — a Norwegian Christmas bread with raisins, citron, and cardamom — with a side of gjetost, a fudgy cow and goat cheese made with caramelized milk. Grab a slice for breakfast or take a whole loaf home. [Photo: Petee's/Facebook]