What is Bake-Along Books?
Bake-Along Books™ is our personal brand of interactive picture books created by Missy & Bryan Lanning — designed to bring families together through story, recipe, and real connection.
Each book in the series blends the magic of storytelling with the joy of baking. With visual recipe cues and interactive prompts built into every page, readers don’t just follow along… they bake along.
Our Mission
We created Bake-Along Books™ to slow things down, turn reading time into quality time, and to help families make something sweet together in more ways than one. These books are meant to inspire:
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Confidence in early readers and first-time bakers
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Curiosity about ingredients, measurements, and kitchen skills
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Connection between grown-ups and little ones, one warm memory at a time
Our First Series
Once Upon a Chocolate Chip Cookie is the first release from Bake-Along Books™ and the first book in our Once Upon a Cookie™ series. The story follows four different families in four beautifully illustrated kitchens as they each bake the same batch of chocolate chip cookies using Missy Lanning’s most requested recipe. What began as a viral video has been reimagined into an interactive picture book that invites kids and families to read together, bake together, and create something truly sweet.
Recipe steps are baked right into the illustrations,
making it fun and easy for readers to spot!
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