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Recipes to Make with Kids: Fruit Thumbprint Cookies
There’s something magical about baking cookies with kids, and these Fruit Thumbprint Cookies are the perfect recipe for little hands! From rolling the dough into balls to making the thumbprint centers and filling them with colorful jams, every step is fun, simple, and hands-on.

Jessica Hamby
2 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Mini Fruit Pies
Baking with kids can be a joyful and rewarding experience, especially when the results are as yummy as these mini fruit pies. These small, colorful treats are perfect for little hands to help prepare while also teaching some advanced skills. Plus, mini fruit pies are versatile, allowing you to use a variety of fruits and flavors that your family loves. This guide will walk you through simple recipes and tips to make mini fruit pies with your kids.

Jessica Hamby
2 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Homemade Cheese Crackers
Think Cheez-its. Or, think Goldfish. These land somewhere between copycat Cheez-its and copycat Goldfish crackers. They are 1000% delicious - especially warm right out of the oven.
A variety of cheese cracker shapes.
This recipe requires getting out the food processor, but once you taste these crackers, you won't mind. Plus, kids love being in charge of the "pulsing" button. It's just so fun.

Jessica Hamby
1 min read


Recipes to Make With Kids: Fruit Cookie Pizza
Fruits offers a rainbow of color choices. From the red hues of the ripest strawberries to the bright green of kiwis, the color palate found in fresh fruits will brighten up any plate. Back in 2019, I taught a summer flavors themed baking camp. One of my favorite recipes of the week was Fruit Cookie Pizza. During class, kids made a cookie crust and cream cheese sauce for the pizza. The highlight of the day was watching the kids seeing fruit as an ingredient to incorporate

Melissa Carden
3 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Homemade Resurrection Rolls
If you’re looking for a baking activity that’s meaningful and skill-building, these Homemade Resurrection Rolls are perfect for just that. This recipe goes beyond simple mixing—it introduces kids to real baking techniques like working with yeast dough, proofing, and shaping. While it does require a bit more time and a few tools, it’s a great opportunity for kids to experience how baking really works from start to finish.

Jessica Hamby
1 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Tuscan Chicken Casserole & Football Brownies
Today, we’re sharing our recipes for One-Bowl Tuscan Chicken Casserole and Football Brownies that we made at Take & Bake Dinner & Dessert classes recently. Whether you’re looking for a hearty dinner that the whole family will love or a festive treat for game day, these two recipes are sure to be a hit.

Hillary Ryan
2 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Chocolate Chip Muffins
Here's a way to enjoy delicious muffins but with a healthy twist - incorporating bananas and zucchini into the mix!

Jessica Hamby
2 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Rainbow Sprinkle Bread
Kids unanimously deem the recipe for Rainbow Sprinkle Bread as the best of the Colors of Fun baking camp week. That's saying a lot considering colorful cookies and cupcakes are also recipes at this camp. Maybe it's because it tastes like Funfetti Loaf Cake or Birthday Cake Pound Cake - sweet, yet without a lot of over-powering frosting. But, you be the judge. Make it at home and decide for yourself why it is such a hit. Read on for the full Rainbow Sprinkle Bread recipe steps

Jessica Hamby
2 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Sausage Balls
If you're from the South, you've likely had Sausage Balls at an event or party. They are SO delicious! Living here in Birmingham, Alabama, you can easily get frozen ones from Ashley Mac's Kitchen or the Tennessee Pride version in the freezer section at Wal-mart. Put them on a baking sheet, pop them in the oven, and everyone is in awe.

Jessica Hamby
3 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Fluffy Cinnamon Rolls
The most fluffy, delicious cinnamon rolls EVERRR! Follow our step-by-step guide for the most fluffy cinnamon rolls you'll ever taste. They are worth the labor of love!

Dianne Rosenberry
4 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Cupid's Cookies
The sweetness of a classic Valentine's Day Cookie recipe passed down and enjoyed time and time again.

Kayla Johnson
2 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
Here's a great Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie recipe from Itty Bitty Bakers teacher Sarah Eubanks.

Jessica Hamby
1 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Oreo Pound Cake
With its rich vanilla flavor and moist texture from sour cream, you'll never miss frosting. The best pound cake flavor ever!

Jessica Hamby
1 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Fossil Sugar Cookies
Hate a messy kitchen? Fearful of baking with kids? These Fossil Sugar Cookies are easy and stress-free for moms with anxiety.

Maggie Coker
3 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Strawberry Madeleines
This Spring, pick berries at a farm near you and turn your bounty into something delicious.

Hillary Ryan
1 min read


Recipes to Make with Kids: Vasilopita Cake
Looking for something to bake to celebrate the new year? Try this recipe for Greek New Year's Cake. It's a light, orange-flavored cake with

Jessica Hamby
2 min read
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