Eventually, though, Bailey got the knack not only for peeling, but also for cracking eggs, measuring ingredients, reading aloud the instructions to his mom, and running the mixer.
"It got to where he could make his first peanut butter cookies all by himself," Mahan says. "He said, 'Mom, I got this. I don't need any help.' "
Before long, Bailey was baking up a storm – and cooking up ideas.