Here’s What the Kitchn Collective Would Bring to a School Bake Sale

If you have a school-aged child, every season is bake sale season. We’ll admit it: Bake sales can be tough. First, you have to remember when the bake sale is. Second, you’re going to want to make something that will make the other bake-sale bakers jealous. (It’s an unspoken rule of bake sales.) Bake sales are also really great in many ways. They foster camaraderie, help teach valuable entrepreneurial skills, and who doesn’t love a treat at the end of a long school day?

To help you tackle your next bake sale assignment, we asked the Kitchn Collective to share their baked goods of choice.

“How could you go wrong with chocolate + nuts* + coconut + caramel? You can’t. It’s impossible. This is one of those desserts that uses better-for-you ingredients but you don’t even care because it tastes so good.” —Lindsay Grimes Freedman of The Toasted Pine Nut

*Ed. note: Be sure to check your school’s nut policy before making these.

Get the recipe: Healthier Magic Bars

“These s’mores cookies are always a stand-out at bake sales. They’re extremely easy (no one needs to know they’re semi-homemade!) but so unique and tasty.” — Becky Hardin of The Cookie Rookie

Get the recipe: Easy S’mores Cookies

“This recipe is allergy-friendly—no eggs, dairy, or nuts—but it’s also naturally sweet and fun to make with the kids. We love these cookies for snack, dessert, and even breakfast. (They have apples and carrots after all!)” — Amy Palanjian of Yummy Toddler Food

Get the recipe: Healthy Oatmeal Cookies (with Carrots and Apples)

“These tea cakes are the perfect buttery cookie.  Tender, chewy and even cake-like, you can serve them plain or with a delicious coating of buttercream!” — Jocelyn Delk Adams of Grandbaby Cakes

Get the recipe: Southern Tea Cakes

“These are my favorite to bake because they are so easy to make and are delicious.” —Alice Choi of Hip Foodie Mom

Get the recipe: Carrot Cake Cupcakes

Your turn! What’s your favorite bake sale recipe?