I Was Born To Cook: Happy 4th Birthday, Bella!

I can't believe another year has gone by...my baby girl keeps getting bigger and bigger, and it's happening WAY too fast! Bella's birthday was on Sunday, and we did lots of celebrating...starting with her favorite breakfast (chocolate chip pancakes!) at her favorite diner, a day in the city, and dinner with family. We had a great time.

Our lucky girl is having 2 parties - one for family, one for friends - later in the month. So, there's lots more celebrating to come! In the meantime, we invited one of her friends over to help her bake some delicious birthday cookies.

I was selected by the DailyBuzz Food Tastemaker program to participate in the Nestle Toll House Birthday Sugar Cookies experience, and it made for a perfect pre-birthday playdate activity!

The girls had a blast helping out. Plus, they loved seeing all the different designs on the cookies.

But most of all, they loved eating them :) They wouldn't sit still for a second...they were so excited!

These cookies are perfect for a special birthday treat, especially when you get the kids involved! The package comes with 24 of them, so there's plenty to go around. Pick some up today - I found them very easily in the refrigerated section of my local supermarket.