10 Recipes for Baking With Littles

By Jennifer A. • Aug 20, 2024

There's nothing sweeter than pulling out the kitchen stool and passing the love of baking to the little ones in your life! These 10 Family Friendly Baking Recipes are a great place to start — few ingredients and easy instructions with delicious results. Make some memories together today!

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#1. Bisquick™ Cinnamon Biscuits

Bisquick™ Cinnamon Biscuits guarantee you can get that cinnamon bun flavor and texture you love on demand, without the need to knead, proof, or wait! Plus, they're ready in just 20 minutes! The dough is a simple combination of baking mix and cinnamon sugar, baked and then coated with a creamy, sweet glaze. It's incredible how easy and tasty these Bisquick Cinnamon Biscuits are; you'll never have a boring breakfast again when they're on your table!

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#2. Yum-Yum Banana Bread

There is just something special about the smell that arises when you are baking something fresh and delightful in the oven. Yum-Yum Banana Bread will make your oven dance with glee over the incredible aroma that will permeate your home immediately upon baking! This banana-packed and walnut-loaded batter is baked into a moist, delicious, heart-warming bread that can be served at breakfast or brunch (or even lunch, if you are so inclined). Easy, tasty, and crave-worthy, Yum-Yum Banana Bread will become a common guest at your table, no matter the time. Any time is the "ripe" time for some comfy banana bread!

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#3. Simple Peach Dump Cake

If you really want to end your meal in the peachiest of ways, Simple Peach Dump Cake will surely do the trick! You and your tastebuds will both be jumping for joy with this one. You will love that it is super easy to make; like it actually only takes one baking dish and layering a few ingredients before baking and you're good to go. Your tastebuds will be thrilled, because this sweet treat gives off rich, tangy, and fluffy peach cobbler vibes, just without all the fuss and with more of a cake spin. Serve this Simple Peach Dump Cake with your favorite creamy vanilla ice cream and it really will be a peachy-keen-hit for all parties involved!

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#4. Cool Whip® Cookies

If you don't love to bake, but you love baked goods, this might be exactly what you've been looking for. Easy, delicious Cool Whip® Cookies are a dream to make and even more fun to eat! These light-as-air cookies are full of lemony-sweet goodness and are so soft and so enticing that one cookie will definitely not be enough. Impress everyone with your new (or not so new) baking skills with these hot-out-of-the-oven Cool Whip Cookies. Look at you, all baking things and stuff!

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#5. Cherry Eruption Cake

When a dessert explodes with flavor, you just know it's a treat you'll want on repeat! Versatile and easy to love, Cherry Eruption Cake will become a fast favorite, especially for those who, ahem, don't absolutely love baking. So, wave goodbye to complex sweets, because this one is so easy to pull together. Just grab a couple cans of tangy, sweet cherry pie filling, the always-on-hand yellow cake mix, some melted butter, and a dash of amazing almond extract and immediately the vanilla ice cream everywhere will be screaming for joy to join in the fun! This explosively, easy-peasy concoction we call Cherry Eruption Cake is the great flood of flavor you've been waiting for. In a flash, you will be gushing from all the compliments to the baker!

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#6. No Hassle Yeast Bread Making

Bread-making has become all the rage lately, and it looks like the trend is here to stay. But baking bread can be intimidating for first time bakers. Don’t worry, the No Hassle Yeast Bread is here to help. This loaf is designed to be easy-to-make while retaining the delicious crumb and golden brown crust you want from a homemade bread. No Hassle Yeast Bread requires no mixers, no kneading, and no experience. Make sure you have plenty of butter to serve with it!

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#7. Easy Pantry Cornbread Muffins

These baked goods (emphasis on the good!) are so beautifully golden you'd expect a rainbow to shoot out of them! Easy Pantry Cornbread Muffins are the perfect addition to any meal, with a lightly sweet and sunny flavor perfect for pairing with your favorite soup, protein, or even breakfast classic! Buttery and rich, Easy Pantry Cornbread Muffins can be made in a hurry — in less than 30 minutes — so you can whip them up in a jiffy. This recipe is a little touch of Southern cooking to get the perfect meal started out on the right foot!

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#8. Cake Mix Cookies

Cake Mix Cookies are basically the perfect shortcut to a delicious dessert, without even the fuss of waiting for a cake to rise! By using whatever kind of cake mix you're craving as the foundation, (you can even make multiple batches using different mixes for a variety of flavor fun), these cookies are guaranteed to be tender, sweet, and flavorful! Plus, they're definitely ready to be topped with your favorite melty candy pieces for a touch of crunch and extra fun! Why fuss around with dessert when Cake Mix Cookies make it easy?

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#9. Easy Snickerdoodle Bars

If you don't have the patience to roll out a bunch of cookies but you're really craving that cookie-like taste, these Easy Snickerdoodle Bars are for you! Covered in all that cinnamon-y, sweet goodness, these squares taste just as good, if not better, than their disk-shaped cousins. Never go without a sweet treat again thanks to these Easy Snickerdoodle Bars!

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#10. 7-Layer Cookie Bars

Let's break down these 7-Layer Cookie Bars because woo-wee, there's a lot to talk about! Layer one brings you a salty, buttery crust of crumbled graham crackers. Layers two, three, and four are a melty blend of smooth chocolate chips, creamy white chocolate chips, and caramelly butterscotch chips. Pausing here to say YUM! Layers five, six, and seven top it off with a salty pecan crunch, a rich cream sauce, and a tropical hint of coconut to overwhelm you with flavor in the best way! Now you know all there is to about 7-Layer Cookie Bars, so go ahead and dig in!

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