Candy Cane and Gingerbread Baker Christmas Wooden Nutcracker 10 in by Wizardi F07AM9-13-XC4617D

Serve up Christmas cheer with the Candy Cane and Gingerbread Baker, a wooden nutcracker by Wizardi — a baker in a tall cookie-coloured hat sprinkled with chocolate chips and a blue dotted band, a white beard under a curled black moustache, and a black apron painted with white diamonds. He holds a candy cane and a gingerbread man on a red-and-white peppermint plate, with red trousers on a round base painted with a little gingerbread house.

A little collector's folklore: gingerbread men were first baked for royal feasts and later became the star of every Christmas cookie tin, and collectors say this baker always saves the best one for Santa.

Why this nutcracker: if you love a gingerbread or candy cane kitchen, he brings both treats together in one fun figure. At under 10 inches he fits a kitchen shelf, coffee bar or holiday baking display.

In the box: one Candy Cane and Gingerbread Baker nutcracker in painted wood with a white faux-fur beard, packed in a red gift box with a window. A decorative nutcracker, not intended for cracking nuts. Ready to display, no assembly needed.

Collect the bakery set with the peppermint, gingerbread house and cookie tray bakers (F07AM9-13-XC4617A, B and C). Dust with a soft, dry brush and keep away from moisture and heat. A decoration, not a toy.

Size: 25 cm tall (9.8 in). Gingerbread Christmas kitchen decor, and a sweet gift for bakers and cookie lovers.