3 walk recipes

Walk to school cookies: buttery slice-and-bake shortbread with chopped pecans, dusted with powdered sugar. Make-ahead icebox cookies sturdy enough to survive a backpack and lunchbox.

Prince of Wales Cake is a classic Canadian two-layer cake with a spiced dark layer made with molasses, raisins, and sour milk paired with a light white cake. Finish with caramel or almond icing.

Old-fashioned chocolate sheet cake with a boiled cocoa frosting that goes on while everything's still hot. Buttermilk keeps it moist, chopped nuts add crunch. Ready in under an hour.