Bake-Sale Treats

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Oatmeal Bars

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Everyone benefits from a back-to-school bake sale: Kids get to make yummy treats with their parents then have the fun of acting as vendor. These treats are perfect for a bake sale; they're kid-size and easy to eat anywhere. Many are also peanut-free to reduce the chance of an allergic reaction.Chocolate-caramel-oatmeal squares leave home wrapped in waxed-paper "sleeves." Construction-paper bands stamped with the price get taped on at the sale.

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Apple Pie Cupcakes

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Made with marzipan apples, these apple cupcakes with cream cheese frosting will sell like hotcakes.

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Doughnut Holes

Anna Williams

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Baked nuggets are filled with strawberry jam and rolled in confectioners' sugar. A cellophane bag shows them off and keeps the sugar from getting all over.

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Mini Berry Pies

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Baked in single-serving disposable tins, these desserts are small, but the flavors inside -- blueberry and raspberry -- are big. The heart cutout (made with a cookie cutter) provides a peek at the filling. Be sure to send along napkins and plastic forks.

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Peanut Butter Filled Chocolate Cupcakes

These delicious chocolate cupcakes hold a sweet secret: a creamy, fluffy peanut butter filling is hidden inside. They're sure to go fast at any bake sale.Get the Peanut-Butter-Filled Cupcakes Recipe

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Popcones

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Cones filled with marshmallow-almond popcorn stand in a paper-wrapped aluminum-foil box with small holes. Paper cherries glued to a toothpick form the price tag.

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Lucky Lemon Sugar Cookies

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Set out lemony sugar cookies on a construction-paper grid and let buyers play a game: If the cookie they pick has a paper marker underneath, they get another one free.

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Chocolate Chunk Cookie Cupcakes

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These are two delicious treats in one: Chocolate chip cookies and cupcakes.

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Cranberry-Oat Cereal Bars

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A gooey marshmallow coating turns ordinary cereal into a delectable sweet bar.

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Yellow Cupcakes

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These classic back-to-school treats will surely be best-sellers.

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Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies

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An ice cream scoop turns this classic cookie into a supersize winner at the bake sale.

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Turtle Brownies

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This moist, chocolaty brownie topped with caramel and nuts brings together the classic components of turtle candies.

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Magic Blondies

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These single-serving goodies are kitchen wizardry: Blondie batter is tucked into cupcake liners, topped with a combination of coconut, chocolate chips, walnuts, and dried cherries, and baked until golden.

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No-Bake Chocolate and Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

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With a candy-bar-inspired top and a crumbly cookie base, each of these rich squares packs a double dose of that perfect pairing: chocolate and peanut butter.

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Creamy Lemon Squares

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The lemon bars of your dreams take just 15 minutes of prep: Stir together a mere three ingredients to create a sunny, puckery filling for a buttery shortbread crust.

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Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

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These iced cupcakes are ideal for your school bake sale. And unfrosted, the carrot-filled cakes are perfect for breakfast on the run or a lunch-box treat.Find labels, tags, and bands to accompany all your back-sale treats from Martha Stewart Home Office.

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