Let your kids get their hands dirty! Flip through these recipe ideas that will amp up family fun in the kitchen.
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Maple Belgian Waffles
After you've made this sweet recipe, kids can add sprinkles, chocolate chips, fruit, or strawberry jelly to their breakfast.
Recipe: Maple Belgian Waffles
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2
Cranberry Turnovers
Use leftover cranberry sauce to create these special breakfast pastries. Kids can help with piping the icing after they're finished baking.
Recipe: Cranberry Turnovers
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3
Homemade Bagels
Morning pleasures this alluring make it easy for kids to throw back the bedcovers and race to the breakfast table, especially when they get to pitch in.
Recipe: Homemade Bagels
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Salami & Cheese Panini
Reminiscent of a grilled cheese, a panini is filled with combos of meat, cheese, and vegetables, which means you and your kids can have fun combining several different ingredients.
Recipe:
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5
Pilgrim and Clubhouse Sandwiches
Let your kids make their own lunch with these jam-packed stacked sandwiches. One combines turkey and cranberry compote, while the other layers chicken salad, lettuce, and bacon.
Recipes:
Clubhouse Sandwich
The Pilgrim
Fresh Cranberry Compote
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6
Easy Cheese Pizza
Skip delivery and get the whole family cooking together with this simple cheese pizza recipe.
Recipe: Easy Cheese Pizza
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7
Cheddar Goldfish Crackers with Peanut Butter Spread
After you've rolled out the dough, have your kids cut out as many crackers as possible using a 2-inch fish-shaped cutter.
Recipe: Cheddar Goldfish Crackers with Peanut Butter Spread
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8
Baked Macaroni with Three Cheeses
A combination of cheeses gives this recipe an especially creamy texture and mellow flavor. Corkscrew-shaped rotini lets the dish soak up extra cheese for a crunchy baked topping. Your little ones can help scoop it into small dishes to bake.
Recipe: Baked Macaroni with Three Cheeses
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9
Crispy Oven Chicken Fingers
We've cut the fat from this irresistibe meal by baking the pieces in the oven instead of deep frying, making it an even easier recipe for your kids to help make.
Recipe: Crispy Oven Chicken Fingers
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10
Cinnamon-Walnut Granola
Kids can pour the honey, sugar, and butter mixture over oats, and then toss it all together. Mom and Dad can handle the baking.
Recipe: Cinnamon-Walnut Granola
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11
Scrambled Eggs with Chives
Have kids contribute to your family breakfast by standing with them as they gently cook eggs over low heat in a small amount of butter or extra-virgin olive oil. Make sure they gently stir with a heat-resistant spatula for soft curds.
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12
Easy Garlic Bread
When making this side, your kids can get in on the action by sprinkling a halved loaf with olive oil, chopped garlic, oregano, and grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. Once they're done, wrap in foil and bake.
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Milk and Chocolate Chip Cookies
The ultimate comfort cookie, these easy oven-baked treats make an irresistible afternoon snack or after-dinner treat to whip up with the whole family. Served with a glass of cold milk, they'll quickly go from scrumptious to sublime.
Recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookies
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14
Orange-Banana Smoothie Pops
When making this dessert, kids can cut up the bananas before you throw them in the blender.
Recipe: Orange-Banana Smoothie Pops
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15
Mess-Free S'mores
Talk about kid-friendly! This easy-to-make version of the bonfire dessert involves dipping skewered marshmallows in melted bittersweet chocolate and crushed graham crackers.
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Dark-Chocolate Brownies with Caramel and Salted Peanuts
This recipe's mix of salty peanuts, sweet caramel, and dark chocolate makes it one dessert your kids won't be able to resist.
Recipe: Dark-Chocolate Brownies with Caramel and Salted Peanuts
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Chocolate-Dipped Cookies
Indulge in some sweetness with your kiddos with this cookie recipe. To make these easy treats, just use melted chocolate chips. Reheat in the microwave as needed to maintain a smooth consistency, then let kids dip the cookies in a small dish that's filled half the height of the cookie's diameter. Dip, drip off excess, and let set on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Recipe: Sugar Cookie Dough
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Grandma Mollie's Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Taking only three steps to make, this spin on a classic cookie will be a crowd-pleaser no matter how old your kids are.
Recipe: Grandma Mollie's Oatmeal Raisin Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Ice Cream Sandwiches
Use crisp, store-bought wafers to whip up delicious ice-cream sandwiches in a jiffy. You can fill them with homemade lemonsicle ice cream for an especially summery treat, or let your kids choose their favorite grocery-store flavor.
Recipe: Lemonsicle Ice Cream
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Colorful Balloon Cookies
Encourage your kids to use their imagination when icing these fun-shaped cookies. As a final touch, ice them to their red-licorice strings.
Recipe: Circus Sugar Cookies
