Welcome to Cooking with Clayton, where we make easy recipes for parents and their kids. Let’s get baking with my son Clayton who just turned 6 years old.
Thank you to We Make Scents for gifting this beautiful custom fitted and designed apron to Clayton!
Crunchy Snow Mounds White chocolate goodness with a little crunch! These little gems are so quick and easy to make. Whip up a batch in no time to take to a potluck, or for company arriving in a few hours. These little treats can be made year round, but I tried them and decorated for … Read more
Holiday Cookie Recipes Around here the holidays always mean there will be mountains of baked goods. Each year I try to make something new, but we have our favourites and “go to” recipesĀ for our holiday cookie jar! Through the years I have attended a few cookie swaps and am always amazed to find new … Read more
Holiday Crinkle Cookies Only 4 Ingredients With a cookie swap looming and trying to pick a recipe for something delicious and easy, I decided to try Cake mix crinkle cookies. I have seen them in a few places and tweeked the recipe to be as simple as possible and festive for the holidays. These are … Read more
At Christmas time each year I look for a new cookie or treat to try. I had to bake something for a sale at the school dance and decided to tr y my hand at the cake mix cookies. Keeping it simple, I choose to use a vanilla cake mix and add food colouring to … Read more
Do you love baking? Christmas tends to be my favourite time of year for baking and being creative. That being said, it also gets very expensive to buy all the supplies to create all these little nuggets of goodness! Wouldn’t you rather be spending the money on having fun with your friends and family? I … Read more
Candy Cane Cookies, or Peppermint Swirls I have made these a few times over the years and have tried a few recipes. Some require more prep time than others (putting in fridge for hours). My preference is simple and at one sitting! Today, Clayton, my almost 3-year-old (Dec 30th birthday) and I made Candy Cane … Read more