There’s no better way to beat the snowy weather than by heating things up in the kitchen. This year, pull out the ingredients and include the entire family in your holiday baking efforts.

Below, we’ve collected some tips and included a few of our favorite, mouth-watering recipes guaranteed to lure little hands to batter.

• Interaction in the kitchen does more for your child than just teach them how to cook. According to this Epicurious article, it can boost reading, math and science skills – and teach about culture too.
• Want to really stimulate the senses? Kick things off by watching kid cooks share their own secrets at www.Spatulatta.com.
• Keep baking fun with these clever, but creative, tips from Food Network.
• Create edible art with these simple Painted Sugar Cookies; serve up a slice of delightful and delicious Cookie PIzza; or use a breakfast favorite for these Apple and Spice Cookies.