Triple G host Guy Fieri considers his son Hunter the baker in the family, as he himself usually avoids baking because he ends up walking away when something's in the oven. "Hunter likes to follow the recipe and pay attention," says Guy. But if he's feeling up for it, says Guy, "I'll do a pie once a year."

Pizelles and Neapolitan cookies are on the list of desserts Valerie Bertinelli, host of Valerie's Home Cooking, makes every holiday. But her absolute favorite cookies are her mom's Christmas bells, gingerbread with a pecan filling. "But she won't give me the recipe," Valerie says. "I'm sure I'll get it within the next few years."

"I love Yule logs," says Geoffrey Zakarian, Chopped judge and co-host of The Kitchen. His favorites are the old-fashioned ones, which are decorated with "meringue mushrooms," he specifies. "It's really festive, and the children love it."

It's a given that Duff Goldman, host of Holiday Baking Championship, is expected to bake when the holidays roll around, but when he doesn't have to do the baking, he loves the snickerdoodles his family friend makes. "It's the snickerdoodle by which I judge every other snickerdoodle," he explains. "And mine don't measure up."