American Girl Holiday Baking: Seasonal Recipes

American Girl Holiday Baking: Seasonal Recipes

Make your homeschooling kitchen a festive classroom with American Girl Holiday Baking. This colorful and engaging cookbook provides more than 45 seasonal recipes designed especially for young bakers — think cookies, cakes, tarts, candies and more — and invites your students to explore baking as both art and science.

Each recipe comes with photo-rich instruction, helpful safety and skill tips (like piping icing, rolling dough, or transforming sugar cookies into ornaments) and creative ideas for giving baked treats as gifts.

In American Girl Holiday Baking, students will not only bake delightful holiday treats but will also learn how to work safely and creatively in the kitchen, understand the “why” behind baking techniques, and share their creations with others.

Topics include:

• Cookies (various recipes and decorating techniques)
• Pies & Tarts (Thanksgiving-style and winter-holiday styles)
• Cakes & Cupcakes (holiday themed)
• Morning Breads (specialty seasonal breads)
• Candies & Confections (chocolates, brittles, bark)
• Frosting, Toppings & Pastry skills (icing, piping, cookie shapes)
• Kitchen Safety & Skills (measuring, equipment, sharing)
• Packaging & Gifting (turning baked goods into homemade gifts)
• Holiday Planning & Celebration Ideas (baking as tradition)
• Index & Resources (helpful tools and glossary)

From rolling dough and measuring sugars to creatively decorating and packaging treats, students will learn techniques, build confidence, and enjoy the sweet joy of creating and sharing baked goods.