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    Easy Baking Recipes for Cooking with Kids

    Published: Apr 3, 2020 · Modified: Mar 16, 2023 by Christina Lane · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Easy baking recipes for cooking with kids from age 6 months and up!

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    Easy baking recipes, 35 simple recipes for baking with kids.

    I have personally cooked all of these easy baking recipes with both of my kids. I brought my daughter into the kitchen when she was just 6 months old. At first, she just sat on the counter (safely) and watched me work while I explained to her everything I was doing. Slowly, she started to reach for the shiny whisk. At first, the whisk went in her mouth, but then she began to want to stir the dry ingredients with me!

    Fast forward 5 years, and my daughter loves being in the kitchen. She has her own kid-safe knives, and she helps make dinner each night. I trust her with measuring, stirring wet and dry ingredients, cracking eggs, and even slicing soft fruit or vegetables. Her favorite thing to chop is lettuce, and her favorite thing to stir is the dry ingredients for my small batch chocolate chip cookies.

    While my son is just barely sitting up, he is joining us in the kitchen, too! So far, he likes to hold the whisk and lick the silicone pastry brush. Don't worry, he doesn't touch our food, hah! Her likes to hear dry beans being poured into a metal bowl and watch oil pour slowly from a measuring cup.

    Cooking and baking with kids:

    The list of easy baking recipes for cooking with kids below are great for getting kids into the kitchen. All of my recipes are for small batches of food, because I've found that small batch baking with kids is so much easier. It's less ingredients to measure, and less ingredients wasted if something flops.

    Kids get the immediate satisfaction of baking a small batch of sugar cookies rather than waiting hours for the dough to chill and for Mom to scoop out 48+ dough balls and bake. Have you noticed that after the first cookie is done, the kids wander out of the kitchen? Don't be left with the remaining work, bake small batch recipes with kids!

    One final tip: sometimes, it's helpful to give younger kids their own bowl of ingredients with which to play. If I'm making my small batch oatmeal cookies, sometimes my daughter is just happily stirring a bowl of oats alongside me. During clean up, those oats go right back into the container.

    Tools for baking with kids:

    A few tools you'll need for baking with kids: a small whisk, a small rolling pin, and large bowls to contain ingredients. Kids love to use these kid knives for slicing butter, and these silicone mats ensure cookies don't stick to the pan.

    A fun thing for cooking with kids is this safe kitchen tower that lets them be high enough to work but also safe enough to not fall off.

    If you make any of these recipes with your kids, send me a photo on instagram. I would love to see it!

    Easy Baking Recipes for Cooking with Kids

    Small Batch Sugar Cookies

    Recipe makes 6 cookies.

    Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Recipe makes 10-12 cookies.

    Bread Pudding Mugs

    Two mugs of bread pudding.

    Small-Batch Brownies

    Small batch brownies for two, made in a bread loaf pan.

    Small Batch Chocolate Cupcakes

    Small batch chocolate cupcakes for two. Bonus small batch buttercream frosting recipe, too! Plus, totally eggless cupcakes.

    Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting

    Makes 4 cupcakes.

    Red Velvet Cupcakes

    Makes 4 cupcakes.

    Small Batch Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Makes 6 cookies.

    Pancakes for Two, small batch pancakes

    Perfect pancakes recipe that makes just 6 pancakes.

    Instant Pot Applesauce

    5-minute instant pot applesauce.

    Chocolate Banana Muffins

    Makes 6 chocolate banana muffins with just 1 banana.

    Healthy Homemade Fruit Snacks (with veggies!)

    Healthy homemade fruit snacks with hidden vegetables.

    Birthday Cake Cupcakes

    Makes 4 cupcakes.

    Homemade Protein Bars Recipe

    Homemade, no bake protein bars.

    Protein Smoothies Recipes

    High protein smoothie recipes.

    Camille’s Easter Basket with Homemade Fruit Rollups

    Homemade fruit rollups made with just frozen fruit and an optional honey.

    Energy Bites for Kids

    Omega 3 No Bake Energy Bites for kids

    Milk and Cookies Popsicles

    Makes 6 popsicles.

    Homemade Graham Crackers

    Makes 2 dozen grahams.

    Eggless Banana Bread

    No eggs, no problem banana bread. Made with honey.

    Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookies

    Chocolate chip cookies without eggs recipe.

    Easy Pumpkin Bread

    Easy one bowl pumpkin bread made in a loaf pan.

    Small Batch Buttermilk Biscuits

    Makes 6 biscuits.

    Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

    DIY Reese's peanut butter cups. Makes just 9!

    Peanut Butter Rice Krispies Treats

    Rice krispie treats for 2 in a bread loaf pan.

    Rice Krispies Treats (small batch)

    Makes 4 small rice crispy treats in a muffin pan.

    Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

    Soft and chewy chocolate chip cookie bars made in an 8x8 pan.

    Cookie Dough Dip {small batch}

    A small batch of cookie dough dip for dipping and eating raw. YUM!

    Sugar Cookie Bars

    Just press sugar cookies flat into a pan and top with fluffy cream cheese frosting.

    Chocolate Sugar Cookies

    Makes 6 chocolate sugar cookies.

    Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

    Makes 8 cookies.

    Honey Shortbread

    Super easy, just slice and serve.

    Indoor S'mores

    Make smores in a skillet in your oven!

    Quick Marshmallow-Peanut Butter Cookies {gluten-free}

    Easy marshmallow peanut butter cookies!

    1 Dozen Monster Cookies

    Makes 1 dozen.

    Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

    Makes 1 mini 6" cake.

    Cookie Dough Bites

    Makes just 8 cookie dough truffles.

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    Hi, I'm Christina! I'm the author of 4 cookbooks all about cooking and baking for two. I have scaled down hundreds of recipes into smaller servings so you can enjoy your favorite dishes without the leftovers! Valentine's Day is my favorite holiday.

    You can also find me at BeanRecipes.com!

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