15 Easy Recipes to Make with Your Kids

Country Living

Let your kids get their hands dirty! Flip through these recipe ideas that will amp up family fun in the kitchen.


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
















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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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















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: Salami & Cheese Panini














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, and Fresh Cranberry Compote r>












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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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













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 br>













Crispy Over 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 Fingersbr>














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















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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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.br>
















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













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 >

















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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