Recipes for Children

**Soft Pretzels **             ** Rice Krispie Bars **

**Peanut Butter Fudge Cookies**       **Snow Balls**

**Ants on a Log**                 **Monkey Bread**

**Pizza Bread Sticks**          **Rainbow Pops**

**Chili Dog Pizza**

2 - 16 oz. loaves frozen bread dough
1 egg white, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon water
Coarse salt

Separate thawed bread into 24 - 1 1/2" balls. Roll each ball into a rope 14 1/2" long. Have children plan and design pretzel shapes (letters or numerals). Put pretzels one inch apart on greased cookie sheet. Let stand for 20 minutes and brush with combined egg white and water. Sprinkle with coarse salt. Place a shallow pan containing 1" of boiling water on bottom rack of oven; bake pretzels at 350 degrees on rack above water for 20 minutes or until golden brown.

6 cups Kelloggs Rice Krispies
1 bag of white marshmallows
3 tablespoons butter or margarine
No-stick cooking spray

Melt the margarine in a no-stick pan and add the entire bag of marshmallows. Stir over medium heat until the marshmallows have completely melted. Add Rice Krispies and mix together well. Pour mixture into a 9" x 13" pan that has been greased or sprayed with no-stick cooking spray. Use a baggie that has been sprayed with no-stick spray to spread and flatten mixture. Cut into squares when cool. Kids love making and eating these easy treats!

Ingredients

• 1 cup chunky peanut butter

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

• 2 eggs

• 1 package (21.5 ounces) fudge brownie mix

• 1/2 cup water

• 1 package (6 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate chips

• 1 cup chopped unsalted peanuts

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat peanut butter, oil, and eggs. Add brownie mix and water ; stir until moistened. Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop tablespoons of dough onto an ungreased baking sheet. Place 1/2 teaspoon peanuts on each cookie.
Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until fingertips leaves a slight indentation when center of cookie is touched. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container.
Makes about 5 dozen cookies

Ingredients

• 1 stick butter

• 2 cups rolled oats

• 1/2 cup peanut butter

• 2 cups powdered sugar

• Additional powdered sugar for rolling balls

Instructions
Melt butter over medium heat; add oats stirring constantly until oats are toasted, about 5 min. Remove from heat. Add peanut butter and sugar to make a stiff dough. Roll into balls and roll in powdered sugar.

Ingredients

• celery sticks

• peanut butter

• raisins

Wash the celery and cut it into pieces (about 5 inches long).

Spread peanut butter on the celery, from one end to the other.

Press raisins into peanut butter.

Ingredients:

butter or margarine, melted (about 1/2 cube)
sugar or brown sugar
canned biscuits

Cut or tear the biscuits into 2-4 pieces. Layer all ingredients, in order, in a meatloaf pan (for more than 2 cans use a shallow baking pan so that the middle will get cooked). 

Ingredients

• Pizza Dough

• 1 cup Olive Oil

• garlic salt, oregano, & parmesan cheese

• pizza or spaghetti sauce

Roll out pizza dough until it is 1 inch thick. Cut into strips 1 inch wide and 6 inches long. Brush with olive oil and sprinkle on garlic salt, oregano, & parmesan cheese to taste. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown. Heat pizza or spaghetti sauce and use as dip.

**Rainbow Pops**

Serving Size: 4

Notes:
This recipe is from the book A Complete Step by Step Cookbook.

Ingredients:
1/3 C. orange juice
3 oz. fresh raspberries our strawberries
1 tsp. sugar
1/4 C. grape juice

Preparation:
Pour orange juice into molds and place in a freezer. Leave in until these are frozen. Put berries in sugar, and 1/4 cup cold water, and then mix in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth. Pour berry mixture over orange juice and return to freezer until almost frozen. Mix grape juice with 1/4 cup cold water, then pour over berry mixture, and insert holders. Freeze until frozen.

**Chili Dog Pizza**

Serving Size: 4

Notes:
These are easy to make, and taste great. They might even be perfect for a sleep over.

Ingredients:
2 C. Bisquick
1/2 C. cold water
1 (7 1/2 oz.) canned chili
5 hot dogs sliced thin
1 C. cheddar cheese

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Mix together Bisquick mix and water. Stir until a soft ball forms. Roll or pat dough into a 12 inch circle on an ungreased cookie sheet. Pinch the edge of the circle to help form a crust.
Spread chili over crust, and then add cheese, and hot dog slices. Bake in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes.