Earn Major Cool-Mom Points With These Winning Bake-Sale Sweets

POPSUGAR Photography | Nicole Perry
POPSUGAR Photography | Nicole Perry

With bake-sale season nearing, it's time to start bookmarking or pinning winning recipe ideas. Too often, sweet treats get tossed aside if they're not kid friendly enough to raise some serious dough. To avoid disappointment, choose recipes like these that are accessible, kid friendly, and supereasy to grab on the go. You'll be the coolest mom at the table with these deliciously sweet treats.

PS In a pinch, consider following these steps to upgrade a sheet cake made from boxed mix.

— Additional reporting by Lizzie Fuhr and Susannah Chen

Classic Peanut Butter Cookies
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Classic Peanut Butter Cookies

If your child's school isn't a nut-free campus, bake up a batch of dead-simple peanut butter cookies.

Strawberry Cupcakes
Sprinkle Bakes

Strawberry Cupcakes

Pretty in pink and scaled to yield a whopping 60 cupcakes, these darling strawberry sweets practically scream "bake sale."

Lucky Charms Treats
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Lucky Charms Treats

Lucky Charms treats will bring a smile to the faces of children and adults alike.

Classic Scottish Shortbread
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Classic Scottish Shortbread

The Girl Scouts have proved that shortbread can be a bestseller, year after year. Entice bake-sale junkies with a home-baked version that boasts pure butter flavor.

Baked Vanilla-Bean Doughnuts
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Baked Vanilla-Bean Doughnuts

For something a bit unexpected but greatly appreciated, bake vanilla-bean doughnuts.

Chocolate-Frosted Peanut Butter Bars
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Chocolate-Frosted Peanut Butter Bars

Bar cookies, like these chocolate-frosted peanut butter bars, generate a large volume of treats for a minimal amount of effort.

Vanilla Cupcakes
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Vanilla Cupcakes

Magnolia Bakery and perfect cupcakes are nearly synonymous. Impress your booth-mates by learning the secret to the bakery's vanilla cupcake recipe.

Classic Sugar Cookies
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Classic Sugar Cookies

Can you ever go wrong with a simple sugar cookie? We think not!

Banana Nut Bread
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Banana Nut Bread

Is there a bigger bake-sale staple than slices of tender banana bread?

Rice Krispies Treats
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Rice Krispies Treats

Short on time? Make classic Rice Krispies treats.

Cake-Batter Popcorn
Erica's Sweet Tooth

Cake-Batter Popcorn

For something a bit less sweet, try cake-batter popcorn. Divvy it up into individual cellophane bags for a pretty, portioned-out presentation.

Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter Cookies With M&M's
Half Baked Harvest

Chocolate Chunk Peanut Butter Cookies With M&M's

Take the best parts of two classic bake-sale treats — peanut butter cookies and M&M's cookies — and you have this easy-to-make sweet.

Coconut Cream Pie Cupcakes
Cooking For Keeps

Coconut Cream Pie Cupcakes

Far less messy to dole out than slices of coconut cream pie — there's no need for a pie server, plates, or forks — these cupcakes capture the same flavor profile.

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

Less obvious than selling classic chocolate chip cookies, offer up thick, soft wedges of chocolate chip cookie cake, complete with creamy frosting.

Fudgy Brownies
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Fudgy Brownies

You can't go wrong with rich, fudgy brownies.

Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Muffins
Half Baked Harvest

Chocolate Chunk Banana Bread Muffins

These gooey chocolate and banana muffins are packed full of flavor while remaining kid friendly.

S'mores Brownies
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S'mores Brownies

Bring a taste of Summer to the bake-sale table with s'mores brownies.

Cranberry Pecan Oatmeal Cookies
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Cranberry Pecan Oatmeal Cookies

Cranberry pecan oatmeal cookies are a great option for those who don't care for chocolate.

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Blondies
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Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Blondies

Gooey, brown-sugar-based blondies are punctuated with bite-size pieces of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups here.

Homemade Hostess Cupcakes
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Homemade Hostess Cupcakes

Sure, you can purchase Hostess cupcakes, but the ultimate version is composed of from-scratch marshmallow filling and freshly made ganache.

Churro Cheesecake Bars
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Churro Cheesecake Bars

A dessert with the word cheesecake in it might seem too fussy for a bake sale, until you scan the recipe and realize that churro cheesecake bars only require six ingredients, one of which is crescent roll dough.

Cake Mix Cookies
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Cake Mix Cookies

Made with yellow cake mix and plenty of sprinkles, these oversize chewy cookies are a crowd-pleaser.

Funfetti Blondies
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Funfetti Blondies

Blanketed in buttercream and rainbow sprinkles, funfetti blondies are pretty much the cutest thing ever.

Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies
Top With Cinnamon

Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies

Upgrade chocolate chip cookies with a generous sprinkling of sea salt.

Double-Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes
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Double-Chocolate Peanut Butter Cupcakes

We'd be sincerely shocked if these double-chocolate peanut butter cupcakes weren't the first treat to sell out.

Monster Cookies
Love Grows Wild

Monster Cookies

With a name like monster cookies and a recipe involving peanut butter, chocolate chips, and M&M's, these are bound to be a hit.