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"There may be no fundraiser that&amp;#039;s more fun than a bake sale! If it&amp;#039;s your turn to bring the goodies, be sure to check out Food Director Susan Westmoreland on the fourth hour of the Today Show with Hoda and Kathy Lee. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Here are some more easy tips and recipes from The Great Bake Sale Cookbook to help you whip up delicious treats in a snap: The first question you need to ask your child&amp;#039;s school when prepping for the bake sale is whether or not home-baked goods are allowed. Some school districts prefer pre-packaged baked goods for liability reasons.   If your child&amp;#039;s school is OK with homemade goodies, the simplest place to start is by dressing up a mix. &amp;quot;Instead of baking a cake, you can start with a mix and you&amp;#039;re halfway there,&amp;quot; Susan says. Some of our favorite treats begin in a box. Susan&amp;#039;s personal go-to is the Praline-Topped Brownies. (Just substitute vanilla extract for bourbon when baking for little ones.) They look extra-fancy sliced up small in colorful cupcake liners. Other great Good Housekeeping recipes include our Cheesecake Swirl Brownies and Malted Milk Bar Brownies. Or you can make a cake mix-based treat like the fun Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes Susan made on the Today Show. Sheet cakes are simple, but bite-sized treats might be the more convenient way to go. This way you can pack them up in baggies the night before and save yourself (or your child&amp;#039;s teacher) the trouble of having to cut up the dessert before the sale. Plus, less mess and fewer crumbs (hopefully)! One easy one-handed treat that&amp;#039;s easy to try: Pick up store-brand soft-batch cookies and ice them for easy cookie sandwiches. Before you pack up goodies to cart them off to school, be sure to label any notable ingredients. If the cookies have nuts or any other potential allergens, it&amp;#039;s best to include them in case any kids in your child&amp;#039;s class have food allergies. For more great bake sale-friendly recipes, be sure to check out our dessert board on Pinterest, or pick up a copy of The Great Bake Sale Cookbook! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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