Easy Bake Oven History: The Easy Bake Oven was invented in 1963 by Kenner Toys, which was subsequently taken over by Hasbro. The first Easy Bake Oven was turquoise in color and had a fake stove top. As the years passed by, lots of changes and enhancements were made to the Easy Bake Oven, which never lost it's popularity. Take a look at how the Easy Bake Oven has looked over the years.

Recipes and Mixes: There are ready mixes for lots of yummy dishes like cakes, mac and cheese, cookies, and more which can be cooked up in the Easy Bake Oven. The packet mixes require a little bit of water to be mixed in, and are simple for kids to handle. If you dont want to spend the money on the mixes (they are a tad expensive), here is a list of easy recipes to make from things you already have at home!

Brownies

Ingredients

Sir together sugar, oil, vanilla, chocolate and flour until the batter is smooth. Pour batter into greased and floured pan. Bake 15 minutes.

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. Sugar

1 Tbsp. Packed Brown Sugar

2 tsp. Margarine

1/8 tsp. Baking Powder

1/8 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. water

3 Tbsp. Flour

4 tsp. semi sweet chocolate chips

Directions

Stir sugars and margarine. Add baking soda, vanilla, water and flour, stirring until flour disappears. Mix in the chocolate chips. Roll the dough between your fingers and make 12 small balls, 1/2" each. Place a few balls on a greased and floured sheet pan with space between them. Bake 10 to 12 min. Repeat until all are baked. Makes 12 cookies.