Growing up, I always love to bake.  I wore out my Easy Bake oven when I was little and with enough persistance I got permission to use the real oven.  I started with boxed cake mixes and three or four ingredient recipes like Rice Crispy Treats and dump cake.  I really taught myself how to bake in college when I had my own little kitchen.  It was then that I perfected the Peanut Butter cookie.  I only had two bowls, a set of measuring cups a set of measuring spoons, a hand mixer, a 9x13 pan, a cookie sheet a spoon and a spatula.