Cookie Party Interactive Baking

Cupcakes at the mall? Yes, these fun treats are even showing up next to department stores thanks to the latest pop up stand Cookie Party. Despite the name, the micro bakery serves some cool cakes along with other treats. Best of all they can even plan a party for your kids. Not many regular bakeries can do that but Cookie Party can.

Cookie Party is , like other bakeries, a family owned business, started in 2007 by Judy Pennetti and her two children , Dana and Anthony, who also help in the baking and managing. She cashed in on the concept of "mother's little helper" to create an interactive bakery at their East Hanover location . Here kids  bake and decorate their own creations along with having cake and pizza . Parents are not that far away,  relaxing in a separate room, enjoying  a big screen TV and Cookie Party treats.There's also a micro bakery in the Garden State Plaza as well as one at the ultimate kid's paradise, Times Square's Toys R Us.

The cupcakes I had were good - and kid perfect. The brownie nut  was just that but in cupcake form with a creamy, fudgy frosting.The sprinkle kind  was not only cute but also tasty. It was a simple vanilla with a fluffy butter cream topping. On my next trip I am definitely going to try their red velvet along with the tiramisu. There's cookies,of course, including the butter S spritzes which is the bakery' signature treat. Brightly colored butter cookies  and pecan cups are also featured as well as the Cookie Party's version of a Reese's peanut butter cup. This last is more like a ping pong ball sized  truffle . Cookie Party also makes regular cakes and cheese cakes too.

Cookie Party represents a new kind of interactive bakery. However it still makes thesame treats we've loved as kids as well as some spins on classics. It's not only fun but also unique.