(BPT) - The holiday cookie season – and baking season – has arrived, and home bakers are in a flurry finding favorite recipes, purchasing necessary ingredients and planning for the big baking day. Whether you’re a seasoned baker or a beginner in the kitchen, everyone can achieve baking bliss with a little help from the experts. Through Dec. 31, baking experts will be available every day (weekdays 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. EST and weekends 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. EST) at HersheyKitchens.com to help make homemade the easiest choice for holiday gifts and entertaining.

Hershey’s Cookie Headquarters offers step-by-step recipes, professional tips and exclusive access to a team of experts ready to answer your toughest baking questions. Bakers can submit questions to receive real-time answers and feedback and join in on the latest conversations with fellow baking enthusiasts. New this year, a team of 12 of the best bloggers in baking and entertaining will also be on-hand to ease your baking worries with how-to videos and gift ideas for “The Sweetest Thing to Bring” everyone on your gift list.

Many holiday bakers need help achieving the perfect cookie consistency. Visit Hershey’s Cookie Headquarters for expert baking tips like: