11 school recipes

These cookies are full of everything you could want. Served warm, they are the perfect after school treat! Makes 3 dozen cookies

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.

School cafeteria cheese bread with American cheese rolled into soft yeast dough like a jelly roll. This scaled-down version of the classic school lunch favorite bakes golden in 30 minutes.

Wholesome after-school snack muffins made with raisin bran cereal, whole wheat, and shredded carrot. Lightly sweet, moist, and full of fiber, a kid-friendly muffin for lunchboxes and snack time.

After school bars are no-bake layered cracker treats with a buttery brown sugar coconut filling sandwiched between Club crackers and topped with sweet vanilla frosting. A retro lunchbox classic kids can't stop reaching for.

Healthy microwave cookies with soy flour, wheat germ, powdered milk, raisins, dates, cottage cheese, and honey: protein-packed snacks ready in 5 minutes.

Snack mix that kids love, perfect for an after school snack.

A special fruit treat for kids perfect for after school.

City school red devil's food cake made with cocoa, hot coffee, buttermilk, cake flour, and a touch of red food coloring. The nostalgic cafeteria chocolate cake from scratch.

Lemon meringue pie from cooking school is the textbook version with a hand-rolled crust, cornstarch-and-flour curd, and a stable French meringue sealed to the crust. Detailed technique guarantees no weeping.

As a matter of record, the sour cream coffee cake has been served in city school cafeterias since 1959.