Kid friendly baking ideas

40+ Kid-Friendly Baking Recipes - Sally's Baking Addiction

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The following kid-friendly baking recipes are my suggestions if you’re baking with young & eager kitchen helpers. The purpose of this page is to help adults find recipes that are fun and manageable when baking with children. As always, young bakers should have adult supervision in the kitchen. Post includes recipes free from common allergens as well as average recipe times.

Baking is an exciting activity that everyone can enjoy. Not only is it quality time spent together, baking ignites creativity, teaches how to follow instructions, involves math & counting, and always brings smiles. Between my entire team and I, we’ve baked with kids enough that we understand what goes into the process. In this post, I’m sharing which recipes are fun yet manageable with children as well as the helpful advice I’ve learned along the way. What’s your best advice when it comes to baking with kids?

5 Tips for Baking with Kids

Embrace the Mess: If you feel most calm in a tidy kitchen, set your expectations before starting. Baking with kids can be messy, but that’s the fun of it.
Big Bowls: From experience– use very large mixing bowls so there’s plenty of room for stirring, pouring, splashing, etc.
Pre-Measure If Needed: If you’re baking with more than 1 child, it’s likely helpful to have some ingredients pre-measured so all they have to do is pour into the mixing bowl. If you’re baking with 1 child who is beginning to understand math, it might be fun to have that child help measure so there’s learning involved. For example, “We have 2 cups flour and 1 cup cocoa powder needed, how many cups total do you think that is?”
Allow Enough Time: Baking takes time and baking with kids takes longer. The recipes listed below include the average time, but including children in the process may slightly extend those times. Consider it a fun journey rather than a means to an end.
Assign Jobs/Make it Fun: For example, if you have an 8 year old and 4 year old in the kitchen with you, give each a specific job such as the older child measures and the younger child stirs. If you’re baking with a child who is beginning to learn counting, have that child count all of the ingredients. To create excitement, you could call the child “chef” such as “please hand me the whisk, chef Sally” and label your kitchen tools with fun names such as “Sally’s Super Special Spatula” or “Dominic’s Mighty Mixing Bowl.” (This works wonders with super young bakers!) You could even pretend you’re doing a cooking show and make up a fun name for your show.

Kid-Friendly Baking Recipes

Muffins

Muffins are my #1 suggestion if you’re baking with kids. Muffins are (usually) easy to mix together, fun to spoon into liners, quick to bake, and you can enjoy them right away. They’re handheld, manageable for young bakers, freeze well, and keep all week long for snack, lunchboxes, or breakfast. Versatile, convenient, quick.

Pumpkin Baked Oatmeal Cups & Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal Cups (35 minutes; gluten free if using certified GF oats; dairy free)
Any Flavor Muffins (45 minutes)
Whole Wheat Mini Pumpkin Muffins (35 minutes)
Baby Apple Banana Oat Muffins (1 hour; gluten free if using certified GF oats; dairy free)

And our go-to choice is this Banana Muffins recipe which usually takes 30 minutes. For a special treat, you can turn them into “cupcakes” by dipping the tops in chocolate ganache and adding sprinkles. I like using these naturally colored sprinkles for decoration.

Don’t limit yourself to just these! Browse all muffin recipes including these applesauce muffins which are packed with wholesome ingredients or these fun mini powdered sugar donut muffins.

More Breakfast

The following 4 recipes are all quite different, but very fun for kids. Wholesome breakfast cookies require just 1 mixing bowl and we love to indulge in the mini no yeast cinnamon rolls and sprinkle pancakes. The giant cinnamon roll is a longer baking project, but kids love to help roll/assemble it.

Breakfast Cookies (30 minutes; gluten free if using certified GF oats; dairy free)
Mini (No Yeast) Cinnamon Rolls (30 minutes; uses store-bought dough). Or regular no yeast cinnamon rolls if you want a recipe completely from scratch!
Giant Cinnamon Roll Cake (3 hours, 30 minutes)
Sprinkle Buttermilk Pancakes (40 minutes)

Homemade Kid-Friendly Snack Recipes

The following 4 recipes would be a fun afternoon activity before snacktime.

Homemade Cheese Crackers (1 hour, 30 minutes; egg free)
Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Bars (2 hours; gluten free; egg free)
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars (2 hours; gluten free; egg free)
Soft Pretzel Bites (1 hour; egg free)

Easy Treats in Under 1 Hour

The following recipes are easy desserts/candies that come together in 1 hour or less.

Chocolate bark such as Lucky Charms Bark or Boo Bark (1 hour; egg free; gluten free; no baking involved)
Cookies & Cream Puppy Chow (15 minutes; no baking involved)
Candy Corn Pretzel Hugs & M&M Pretzel Hugs (25 minutes)
Chocolate Lava Cakes (25 minutes) – fun to bake these in a muffin pan!

Yeast Breads & Quick Breads

The following 5 recipes are savory baked goods. When it comes to baking with little helpers, I especially love making biscuits because they’re quick, require few ingredients, and kids can get their hands right in the dough. I also suggest Greek yogurt zucchini bread or pumpkin bread— you don’t need a mixer for either.

Soft Pretzels (40 minutes; egg free)
Homemade Pizza Crust (2 hours, 30 minutes; egg free)
Homemade Ham & Cheese Pockets (2 hours, 15 minutes)
Biscuits (35 minutes; egg free)
No Yeast Bread (55 minutes; egg free)

Kid-Friendly Cookies in 1 Hour (No Chilling)

The following 6 recipes are convenient because none require you to chill the cookie dough. Don’t limit yourself to just these! Browse all no chill cookie recipes.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Pizza (1 hour)
Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bake Cookies (1 hour; gluten free if using certified GF oats; egg free)
Mini M&M Cookies (40 minutes)
Coconut Macaroons (1 hour; gluten free; dairy free)
Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies (40 minutes)
Giant Monster Peanut Butter Cookie (45 minutes)

Decorating Baking Projects

The following 3 recipes are fun for young decorators.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake (2 hours)
Small Chocolate Cake (3 hours)
Sugar Cookies (4 hours)

Simple Baking Projects for Kids

I call the following recipes “baking projects” because each are a little more involved than a standard recipe such as rolling out dough or frosting & sandwiching cookies.

Oatmeal Creme Pies (2 hours)
Animal Cracker Cookies (4 hours, 30 minutes– most time is chilling dough & cooling)
Homemade Dog Treats (40 minutes)
Baked Apples (2 hours; gluten free; egg free)

Additional Simple Baking Projects

Cinnamon Roll Cookies (2 hours, 40 minutes)
Stained Glass Window Cookies (3 hours) – a lot of readers have mentioned how much fun their kids have with this one!
Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches (50 minutes)
Sandwich Bread (3 hours, 20 minutes; egg free)

Kids would also love making a small-batch cheesecake, a quicker cheesecake that you can bake in a loaf pan. Very approachable!

Involved Baking Projects

The following 4 recipes would be fun if you’re baking with older children. I wouldn’t necessarily call any of the recipes “advanced,” but they do require dedicated attention and guidance. All require some chilling or rising time.

Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pop Tarts (3 hours, 30 minutes)
Monkey Bread (3 hours, 20 minutes)
Apple Hand Pies (3 hours, 15 minutes)
Gingerbread House (1 day)

Nut Free Recipes

Most of the recipes above are nut free with the exception of recipes for peanut butter baked goods. As always, double check recipe ingredients before starting.

Gluten Free Recipes

Here are all of my published gluten free recipes.

Egg Free Baking Recipes

Here are all of my published egg free baking recipes. Shortbread cookies are a favorite and also fun for little ones to decorate and make their own!

8 Ingredients or Less

If you’re looking to bake a recipe with few ingredients, I have an entire page dedicated to recipes with 8 or fewer ingredients, even some as low as 5 ingredients or less. I include dinners, desserts, breakfast, and snacks. Have fun!

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Homemade Cheese Crackers - Sally's Baking Addiction

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Make homemade cheese crackers with only 6 ingredients. These crisp crackers are a simple take-anywhere snack and have the most unbelievable salty, cheesy flavor. You’ll appreciate the straightforward instructions and quick baking time!

What’s on the menu today? CHEESE.

Store-bought crackers are obviously delicious– there’s no denying the lure of Cheese-Itz!

But did you know that you only need 6 ingredients to make cheese crackers at home? Using real cheese and zero added preservatives, you can make homemade cheese crackers with cheese, flour, cornstarch, salt, butter, and water. The dough comes together in a few minutes, then after about 45 minutes of chilling, roll it out, cut into squares, and bake for 16-20ish minutes. Yes, it’s that easy.

(Noelle makes her debut in my food photography!) 🙂

ATK’s Baby & Toddler Cookbook

This recipe comes straight from a new cookbook by America’s Test Kitchen called The Complete Baby and Toddler Cookbook. This book is packed with baby food recipes, toddler-friendly recipes, and family-loved EASY meals that have all been developed by test cooks with the guidance from a pediatric dietician and a pediatrician. The book starts with baby’s first single food purees, moving along to multiple food puree recipes, then 9+ month finger foods and recipes. There’s also 18+ month smoothies, dinner recipes that baby and toddler can enjoy, preschool lunches, and a chapter dedicated to cooking with kids. Here a list of what else I love and if you’re a parent or caregiver, I know you’ll appreciate these too:

highlights allergens at the beginning of each recipe
recipes organized by age
colorful photos of each recipe
“why this recipe works” snapshot for each
simple ingredient lists
tips for babies, tips for toddlers, and tips for “how your child can help”

If you’re a parent or caregiver, you have a lot on your mind– and I appreciate that this book offers dozens of homemade ideas, while encouraging the family to get in the kitchen. We’ve already tried the parmesan chicken cutlets, turkey veggie burgers, zucchini carrot fritters, peach spinach smoothie, and homemade cheese crackers. And I’ve already bought copies for 3 of my friends who are first time moms! This book gets my full support, especially for busy first-time parents. (While I was sent this cookbook, I’m not being paid to write this post– I genuinely LOVE the book.)

How to Make Homemade Cheese Crackers

Turns out that homemade cheese crackers are surprisingly simple! My #1 tip is to use a block of real cheddar cheese that you freshly grate at home since it has more flavor than pre-shredded cheeses. I recommend a sharp yellow cheddar, but you can use mild or even white cheddar cheese. I doubled the recipe in the cookbook and the recipe below reflects that. It’s a very easy recipe to double or halve, depending how many mouths are hungry!

Pulse ingredients together in food processor. Pulse the dry ingredients together, then pulse in the butter until the mixture resembles wet sand. Add cold water and pulse until the dough forms large clumps, pictured below.
Pat into a square. Pat the dough into a rough 6-inch square so that you can wrap it up and chill it. Since I doubled this recipe, I divided the dough in 2 and patted each into separate squares. Wrap each in plastic wrap.
Chill for 45 minutes. Chill the wrapped doughs. Without chilling, the crackers lose their shape in the oven. You can chill the dough for up to 2 days.
Roll out to 1/8 inch thick. Roll the chilled squares into thinner squares. They’re really easy to roll out since they chilled in a square shape.
Slice into 1 inch crackers. Using a pizza cutter, small sharp knife, or fluted pastry wheel, cut each square into 64 1-inch squares. I used a fluted pastry wheel to mimic the fluted edge of the store-bought version.
Bake. Bake until golden brown around the edges, about 16-20 minutes.

A food processor is key to this recipe. I recommend this one or this one. Different price points, but both are great products and suitable for this recipe.

As I patted it into squares, I noticed the dough felt a little dry. Have a little extra cold water nearby to moisten your fingers if needed. After you pat the dough into 6-inch squares, wrap it up and refrigerate it for 45 minutes.

After refrigerating, roll each square out until it’s about 1/8 inch thick. Trim the sides so they’re straight, then cut into squares. I use a fluted pastry wheel.

If desired, poke a hole in the center of each square. Use a skewer or large toothpick.

Before baking, I topped the crackers with a little sea salt! These crackers are obviously not the healthiest snack, but I feel better serving them compared to the store-bought versions. I know exactly what’s in them and they certainly make a fun homemade treat.

Are They Crunchy?

So, are these homemade cheese crackers crunchy? They can be, yes! I found that if I slightly extended the bake time to about 19-20 minutes, the crackers had a crunch comparable to the store-bought version. If you prefer a slightly softer cracker, stick with about 16 minutes. I personally loved the softer texture!

Keep in mind that since there’s no added preservatives, the crackers will soften up after a couple days. Store them in a loosely covered container to maintain some crunchiness. However, I’m not sure how much “storing” instructions you’ll need– I’m certain 1 batch won’t last more than an hour. These homemade crackers are truly addicting.

More Homemade Snacks

Homemade Soft Pretzels
Soft Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Granola Bars
Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Almonds
Baked Cinnamon Apple Chips

Homemade Cheese Crackers

★★★★★ 5 from 43 reviews

Author: Sally
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 16 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Yield: 128 small crackers 1x
Category: Snack
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American

Description

Make homemade cheese crackers with only 6 ingredients! Chilling the dough for 45 minutes is important– the crackers won’t hold their shape otherwise. You’ll appreciate the straightforward instructions and quick baking time!

6 ounces sharp yellow cheddar cheese, shredded (1 and 1/2 cups shredded)*
1 cup (125g) all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled)
1 and 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch*
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 Tablespoons (85g) unsalted butter, cold and cut into 6 pieces
2 Tablespoons cold water
optional: sea salt for sprinkling

Process cheddar cheese, flour, cornstarch, and salt together in a food processor until combined, about 30 seconds. Add butter and process until mixture resembles wet sand, about 20 seconds. Add water and pulse until dough forms large clumps, about 10 pulses.
Transfer dough to a lightly floured work surface. Divide in half and pat each into a 6-inch square. (No need to use a rolling pin, just pat with hands.) If the dough feels dry, moisten your fingers with cold water. Carefully wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, about 45 minutes and up to 2 days.
Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
Unwrap each dough square. Place each on a lightly floured work surface and roll out into a 9-inch square. Doesn’t need to be perfect! Using a fluted pastry wheel, pizza cutter, or small sharp knife, trim dough into a neat 8 inch square. Slice square into 8 strips, each 1 inch wide, then make 8 perpendicular slices, each 1 inch wide. Each 8-inch square will have 64 squares (crackers).
Place squares on prepared baking sheet. Use a skewer or large toothpick to poke a hole through the center of each. Lightly sprinkle with sea salt, if desired. Bake until golden brown around the edges, about 16-18 minutes, rotating the baking sheets halfway through baking. For crunchier crackers, bake for 20 minutes.
Remove from the oven and cool completely on the baking sheet before serving.
Store leftover crackers at room temperature for up to 1 week. If tightly sealed, they’ll lose their crunch. Feel free to keep the lid slightly ajar to maintain some crunchiness.

Notes

Instead of classic yellow cheddar, white cheddar is a wonderful substitute. In fact, any medium-hard cheese is great. Avoid soft cheeses.
I doubled the recipe found in the cookbook. Feel free to halve this recipe to yield less crackers or double the recipe for more. The original recipe (which is half of this one) calls for 1 teaspoon of cornstarch, but I found 2 teaspoons made the crackers too soft. I reduced the double recipe to 1 and 1/2 teaspoons.
Special Tools: Food Processor – this one or this one, Baking Sheet, Rolling Pin, Fluted Pastry Wheel

Recipe reprinted in partnership with America’s Test Kitchen from The Complete Baby and Toddler Cookbook

Keywords: cheddar cheese, snack

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Homemade baking for kids is one of the rare meals that they will eat forever. It's delicious, healthy and easy to make. And also baking for children with their own hands will help teach them to the culinary arts.

Glaze painting

Baking cookies for children is always a hit with the little sweet tooth. Mix 200 g flour, 2 tbsp. l. semolina, 2 tsp ginger, 1 tsp. cinnamon and baking powder. Melt 100 g of chocolate, add 100 g of butter and 5 tbsp. l. honey. We knead the dough from dry and liquid bases, wrap it with a film and put it in the refrigerator for 4 hours. It is easy to cook such pastries with children. Roll out the dough into a layer and let the baby cut out cookies with curly molds. Then put them in the oven for 20 minutes at 180°C. When the cookies are cool, the child can decorate them with icing. By the way, this is a great option for New Year's baking for children.

Cottage cheese hit

What could be tastier than healthy cottage cheese baking for children? For example, ruddy cheesecakes, which we ourselves willingly ate as kids, are the best homemade pastries for small children. Pour 30 g of yeast and 2 tbsp. l. sugar with a glass of warm milk, leave the mixture for 10 minutes. Next, we introduce a beaten egg, 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil, 1 tsp. salt and gradually add 500 g of flour. We roll out round cakes from the dough, make indentations in them and fill them with a filling of 300 g of cottage cheese, 2 tbsp. l. sour cream, 2 tbsp. l. sugar, eggs and a pinch of vanilla. We put the cheesecakes in an oven preheated to 200 ° C - after 40 minutes, delicious pastries for children are ready.

Apple roses

Baking apple buns for children is also an unforgettable classic. We knead the dough for them from 250 ml of milk, 25 g of yeast, 2 tbsp. l. vegetable oil, 2 eggs, ½ cup sugar and 2½ cups flour. Baking with milk for children is the most delicious, although kefir is also suitable. Caramelize 3 apples, cut into thin slices, with 130 g of sugar, add 100 g of raisins and 1 tsp. cinnamon. We roll out a dense layer from the dough, cover it with the filling (the plates should be laid slightly overlapping each other), wrap the edges on top of each other and tamp. We cut the layer into strips, twist each into a spiral and bake for 20 minutes at 180 ° C. Give this pastry to the children at school - they will happily eat it at recess.

Crispy envelopes

If there is no time for culinary exploits, puff pastry for children will help out. From it you can do anything, moreover, in the shortest possible time. Nut envelopes are an easy baking for children that will not disappoint them. Roll out the dough into a round layer 7-8 mm thick and cut into 8 squares. We knead a glass of walnuts with a rolling pin, add 250 g of sugar with 3-4 cardamom seeds. We spread the filling on the dough, form envelopes, grease with yolk and put in the oven for 30 minutes at a temperature of 180 ° C. Make such pastries for children for a holiday or for a tea party with friends.

Winter Cake

Homemade cakes are a delicious pastry recipe for all occasions. By experimenting with fillings, you can easily create interesting pastries for children. We grind 200 g of butter with 150 g of sugar, drive in 4 eggs and sift 300 g of flour with 1 tsp. baking powder. The consistency of the dough will turn out like thick sour cream. It remains to add crushed hazelnuts, almonds, prunes, dried apricots and raisins soaked in boiling water in advance - we take 150 g of each ingredient. For a sweet tooth, you can add chocolate pieces to the cake. Lubricate the cake mold with oil, fill it with dough and place in the oven preheated to 180 ° C for 50 minutes. This sweet winter pastry for children will come in handy now more than ever.

Raspberry sweetness

Pies are delicious and beautiful pastries for children. Beat 100 g of melted butter with 250 g of sugar, add 2 eggs and 250 ml of milk. Next, we introduce 1½ cups of flour, 1½ tsp. baking powder, vanilla and knead the dough. We fill in the form with it, put raspberries to it, pressing it a little into the dough. Bake at 180°C until golden brown. In baking for allergic children, use soy milk and gelatin instead of eggs. We decorate the cake with fresh raspberries or sprinkle with powdered sugar - a recipe for interesting pastries for children can be presented to the critics.