Cupcakes and cookies...Are there two more magical words in a child's vocabulary? This guide to baking with kids brings families together in the kitchen, igniting the passion for baking in young hearts while providing adult-friendly recipes that guarantee fun, safety, and delicious results. Explore a delightful, flavorful world of cookies (pumpkin-ginger, double chocolate) and cupcakes (red velvet, pineapple-coconut), with easy-to-follow recipes and interactive techniques and tricks that'll keep small hands and minds engaged, whether it's mastering baking tools like cookie cutters and piping bags or skills like icing a cupcake with a smooth finish or perfecting the ice cream cookie.