Spice Up Your Bake Sales!

Anyone ever participate in a bake sale? I haven’t had the opportunity yet, although I have gotten the opportunity to bring a treat to my son’s school. I wish that my son’s school did participate in a bake sale, unfortunately they opt to use other ways to raise funds. I say, bring back those bake sales!

If you do participate in bake sales and find that your bake sale is lacking that certain something- look no further! Reynold’s is currently running a sweepstake that they would like to share with our readers, and are hoping to help you spice up those tired looking treats.

Consumers can write into Reynolds and explain why their bake sale needs “shaping up” for a chance to win a FunShapes “Shape Up Your Bake Sale” kit. Reynolds will be giving away sixty of these kits each week for six weeks starting September 22, 2006. Each kit includes a variety of FunShapes samples, a CD-rom with tips, recipes and signage for hosting a successful bake sale, a FunShapes tablecloth and a FunShapes calculator for quick tallies of customers’ bills. In addition, the “Shape Up Your Bake Sale” kits will include a disposable camera and entry information for an exclusive photo contest, with a chance to win a $500 donation to their organization from Reynolds FunShapes Baking Cups.

Recipes for special treats can be hard to come by so please click on our comments and share your child’s favorite treat!

To start the recipes off, I wanted to direct you over to Martha Stewart’s website and introduce you to her cookie jar. Each month they include a new recipe for a cookie to try. These recipes would work great for a bake sale or for your holiday cookie platters.

Here is a family favorite from our kitchen. Please be sure to share some of your favorites!

Chewy Granola Bars
Yield: 12 servings


4 1/2 cups oatmeal (quick cooking works great!)
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/3 cup packed brown sugar
2 cups chocolate chips
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup corn syrup – lite

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease on 9×13” pan. In a large mixing bowl, mix together all of the ingredients (minus the chocolate chips). Stir in chocolate chips. Press into pan & bake for 18-22 minutes. Let cool for ten minutes, and then cut into bars.

*You can trade out the chocolate chips for anything of your choice- nuts, raisins, dried cranberries, butterscotch chips, or peanut butter chips. Don’t be afraid to switch this recipe up!*

Published October 07, 2006 by:

Amy Allen Clark is the founder of MomAdvice.com. You can read all about her here.

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