21 Easy Baking Recipes for Kids

This baked pancake recipe might not be as much fun as flipping them in a pan, but kids will enjoy mixing and whisking and be delighted with the final results. They can squeeze lemon juice over their pancake and sprinkle it with confectioners' sugar before they gobble it up!

Soda bread is simpler and quicker to make compared to yeast bread. It's even easier for kids to help when you make them as individual muffins. Your kids will be delighted when they see huge muffins coming out of the oven. Tear them in half and butter them while they are still warm and they'll be hooked!

These baked banana doughnuts are quick and easy to make with kids and to enjoy as a family. You can prepare the doughnut batter the night before and store it in a resealable plastic bag in the fridge. Then in the morning, let your kids practice their piping skills when they pipe the doughnut batter into the prepared pan.

If you're looking for a delicious cake to bake with your kids, then this yogurt cake is it. Young children have great fun using the empty yogurt container to measure out all the ingredients, and you can use any flavor of yogurt. Embrace the mess and give this easy cake recipe a go!

With just three ingredients, there's no easier recipe for kids to learn how to make homemade peanut butter cookies. "My kids loved helping me bake these cookies! We used half the sugar recommended because we added melted chocolate on top," says reviewer Bernice Oktayer.

With this foolproof scone recipe, kids can learn how to make tender, flaky scones from scratch. Younger children can brush the top of the scones with beaten egg or sprinkle cinnamon on top. Additions for older children to fold into the dough are endless — try currants, diced apples, chocolate chips, berries, or lemon zest.

These sugar cookies are made with extra virgin olive oil instead of butter. Kids can help line the cookie sheet with parchment, beat the eggs and sugar together, fold in the chocolate chips, and drop spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet in this easy recipe that is sure to become a regular family baking project.

Delicious oat bars with raspberry jelly and sliced almonds are fun and easy to bake. "I had my 10-year-old make it with my supervision. It was fun for him to get his hands in to make it, and he was so proud of the results," says Allrecipes Allstar fabeveryday.

If your older kids are keen to learn about the science of making bread, this easy focaccia recipe is a great introduction to baking yeast bread. "Deliciously easy bread recipe! It comes out fluffy on the inside with a slightly salty thin herbed crust," says reviewer LittleBaker.

No matter what the occasion, kids can stamp out or cut the cookie shapes they want and boost their confidence with baking. "I was looking for a cut-out Christmas cookie I could make with my 2 yr old who's not a fan of sugar cookies. This recipe was perfect! They reminded me of firm brownies," says home cook Wendy.

"My daughter just turned one and loves to help make these. Any time we have a couple bananas going brown we mix up these. She pulls the paper from the butter, peels the bananas, mashes and mixes," says recipe creator Tiffany Hawkey.

Kids can help make these gorgeous cupcakes and vanilla frosting from scratch with this easy-to-follow recipe. They will have fun decorating them with sliced marshmallows, edible glitter, mini candies, and sprinkles to make a delightful food gift for grandparents or teachers.

Using frozen puff pastry sheets, kids of all ages will have fun twisting strips of dough enriched with cheese into sticks. Don't worry how they look — they'll still taste great! You can add dried herbs instead of cayenne pepper if you are making these with young kids.

This kid-friendly recipe involves scooping brownie mix into ice cream cones for a fun introduction to baking. "The kids really liked these! I put out some toppings and let them decorate their own cones...they had a ball," says Allrecipes Allstar Christina.

This is an easy recipe for fresh strawberry cupcakes, but kids can choose their favorite fruit to use. "I made these with my granddaughter for her 4th birthday. The recipe was so simple she could help me and everyone loved them," says Allrecipes Allstar Ms. Chef Esh.

"I made these with my 13-yo daughter and she brought them into school. The kids loved them — the only complaint was there were none left for me!" says reviewer I. If you are making these with younger kids, they can get involved in the decorating after the cookies have cooled. They'll be so proud of their creations!

Self-rising flour and Greek yogurt are the only ingredients you need to make easy pizza dough with your kids. They can brush the dough with olive oil and add their favorite toppings before you bake it. As they grow in confidence, they can experiment by adding herbs or making a calzone.

"My 5 yr old daughter wanted to make coconut cookies, so we found this recipe and decided to whip up a batch. And are we glad we did! They came out AWESOME! She also insisted we toss in some semi-sweet chocolate chips," says home cook Mare.

"These are so simple to make that my 3-year-old daughter did most of the work," says creator PaulaM11. Let your kids decide which jam to use or make a combination of flavors. If you have extra pastry, they can use mini cookie cutters to stamp out shapes to bake on top of each tart.

Have fun baking these pirate-themed cookies with the kids. They are chock-full of goodies like flaked coconut, semisweet chocolate chips, and nuts but your kids might have ideas for plenty of other yummy additions.

Lemon juice and confectioners' sugar are combined to make the simplest icing possible for this easy cake. Kids will love to poke holes in the warm cake and watch the glaze disappear.