The IBPA Awards winner that’s packed with more than forty delicious, easy-to-follow recipes fit for any occasion—and perfect for every baker-in-progress. It’s easy to understand why baking is so much fun. There’s nothing quite as satisfying as measuring and mixing ingredients, putting dough or batter into a hot oven, watching—and smelling!—the transformation during baking, and finally removing delicious sweets from the oven. But the best part is sharing the treats you made with love with your friends and family. American Girl Baking provides decadent and delightfully simple recipes that everyone will love. Cookies: From cookie flower pops and cinnamon-sugar snickerdoodles to pinwheel icebox cookies to ice cream sandwiches—find something for every craving. Cupcakes: With kid-favorites flavors like PB & J, s’mores and snowball, and more adult flavors like carrot cake, red velvet, and white chocolate and raspberry, there’s something for every family member. Madeleines: Honey or orange, chocolate or vanilla, no matter what flavor they are—madeleines are a delicious and dainty treat! Baking: A wide range of sweets as diverse as chocolate truffles, rocky road fudge, fruity turnovers, caramel-glazed blondies, and everything in between. Whether you follow each recipe step-by-step or add your own unique twist, baking is a great opportunity to let your personality shine and to create mouthwatering goodies. The American Girl Baking book goes with the exclusive line of bakeware products from Williams-Sonoma and American Girl, but these delicious recipes can be made with the utensils you already have in your home.

The go-to guide for girl bakers who want to share the fun homemade cookies—featuring more than sixty recipes, plus decorating tips and more! American Girl Cookies is chock full of recipes for one of America’s favorite sweet treats, from classic favorites to contemporary creations. Chewy, crunchy, gooey, or crumbly, choose from a delectable collection of drop cookies, sandwich cookies, cut-out cookies, brownies, and bars—like cinnamon-y snickerdoodles; chocolate sweetheart sandwiches; lemon squares studded with coconut; brownies covered in gooey chocolate frosting; rainbow sugar cookies; and cookie cutouts decorated with every kind of sprinkle! In addition to essential baking tips and safety knowhow, discover fun skills like piping and flooding icing, making natural food dyes, and rolling and storing dough like a pro. Whether you want to bake the perfect after-school snack, fun desserts for a party, or a dozen special treats to gift and share, this beautifully photographed collection of recipes will inspire you to bake cookies for any and every occasion. This guide has everything you’ll need to become an expert cookie maker in no time. So grab your friends, your rolling pin, and get baking!

The tenth book in the bestselling series from American Girl, American Girl Summer Treats features over 50 kid-friendly recipes for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, pies, tarts, and icy treats for enjoying during the summer months. From Mermaid Ice Cream Pops and Frozen Lemonade to Watermelon Cake and Day-at-the-Beach Cupcakes, American Girl Summer Treats offers an enticing collection of delicious baked goods and cool sweets that take full advantage of all the seasonal fruits and dessert trends of the summer months. The more than 50 inspiring recipes appeal to young chefs of all experience levels with easy-to-follow step-by-step directions, gorgeous full-color photography, helpful cooking tips, and ideas for serving and preparation. Included are no-fail instructions for mixing the perfect pie pastry, helpful cooking decorating techniques for a summer cookie plate, and how to make ice cream from scratch. Whether you want to celebrate the 4th of July, cool off with a poolside Piña Colada, or throw an ice cream party, this book will inspire you to make the most of any summer’s day.

Information about the foods, cooking, kitchens, and dining customs of the people who lived in northern New Mexico in 1824 and whose culture combined Spanish, Mexican, and Native American traditions.

With more than forty scrumptious breakfast recipes and lots of fun ideas for throwing the best brunch party ever, this book gives you all the inspiration and guidance you need to cook yummy homemade dishes.

New in the best-selling American Girl cooking series are more than 50 recipes for kid-friendly dishes that highlight seasonal ingredients, Garden to Table will inspire young chefs to learn about eating fresh food. Cook delicious (and nourishing) dishes while perfecting kitchen skills and knowhow! Garden to Table features 50+ recipes for sweet and savory recipes that transform fresh produce into delicious dishes—like whipped-cream cake with layers of berries; mini peach and cherry pies; pink-frosted strawberry cupcakes; sweet potato skins topped with melted cheese; tempura fried string beans with yummy dipping sauce. In addition to essential cooking tips and kitchen safety knowhow, discover fun skills like using a vegetable peeler to “shave” veggies and tips for creating an indoor kitchen herb garden. Whether you want to make the perfect after-school snack for yourself, a decadent dessert for a party with friends, or dinner for your family, this beautifully photographed collection of recipes will inspire you to cook your way through the seasons—and through each chapter, from the veggie garden and berry patch to the fruit orchard and citrus grove. With this garden-to-table adventure, become a pro at transforming beautiful fresh fruits and veggies into super-delicious baked treats and meals. Veggie Garden Fresh Tomato Tart Veggies with Green Goddess Dip Rainbow Pinwheels “Cheesy” Kale Chips Stuffed Summer Bell Peppers Broccoli & Cheddar Soup Garden Veggie Minestrone Zucchini Griddle Cakes Tempura String Beans Tomato, Avocado & Bacon Tartines Pasta Primavera with Buttery Bread Crumbs Baked Eggplant Parmesan Cheesy Cauliflower Gratin Spring Stir-Fry with Veggies & Shrimp Bread-and-Butter Pickles Sweet & Spicy Melon with Lime Herbalicious Tomato, Watermelon & Mint Salad Cashew Chicken Lettuce Cups Tea Sandwiches Fresh Herb Panzanella Chopped Caesar Salad Vegetable &Herbed Goat Cheese Bruschetta Flower Sandwich Cake Hodge-podge with Herbs & Polenta Fruit, Herb & Flower Ice Cubes Berry Patch Strawberry Cupcakes Strawberry Puddings Blackberry Slab Pie Mixed Berry Whipped Cream Cake Three-Berry Cobbler Fresh Fruit Spa Water Fruit Orchard Fresh Peach Salsa Mini Peach & Cherry Pies Cherry Juice Sparkler Peach Ice Cream Little Plum Galettes Baked Nectarines with Cinnamon Streusel Frosted Apple Cake Inside-Out Apple Crisp Chunky Applesauce Harvest Time Maple-Glazed Roasted Vegetables Pasta with Butternut Squash & Bacon Sweet Potato Skins with Cheese & Spinach Roasted Potatoes with Herbs Acorn Squash & Chorizo Tart Citrus Grove Orangey Quinoa Bowl with Veggies Pink Orange Cake Creamy Citrus Ice Pops Lemon Tart with Raspberries Sparkling Limeade Pink Grapefruit Granita

There’s cupcake fun for everyone in this delightful cookbook with more than fifty easy-to-follow recipes from the classic to the fantastic! Celebrate the joy of girlhood with delicious treats that are just as fun to make as they are to eat. Try carrot cake cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, devil’s food with easy chocolate ganache, or cupcakes with flavors like rocky road, cookies-n-cream, chocolate banana cream pie, salted caramel, blackberry coconut, cinnamon roll, and brown butter-honey. Once baked, you’ll find ample inspiration for decorating your cupcakes, with everything from a simple swipe of frosting and scattering of sprinkles, to toasted coconut, marshmallows, fresh fruit, edible flowers, colorful glazes, crunchy nuts, ice cream, and more.