Kid friendly American desserts recipes with 300 or fewer calories costing less than $0.5 per serving

Sour Cream Rhubarb Pound Cake

This is a pretty basic pound cake recipe. The addition of sour cream and the rhubarb is what makes it a special dessert. Moist, buttery with a…

Peanut Butter Cups

A 4 ingredient dead ringer for store bought Peanut butter cups!

Pumpkin Cookies with Icing

I served these at my October book club along with the Pumpkin Macadamia Bars. They were good, and the icing makes them attractive, but the Pumpkin…

Molasses Cookies

A modernized version of my grandmother's (Eva M. Koehler) molasses cookies--without the pearl ash. One of the great cookie treats of all time.…

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies

A dark chocolate cookie with peanut butter undertones swirled with chocolate chips. Delightfully fluffy and…

Better Than Sex Brownies

I LOVE LOVE LOVE to BAKE!!! It is almost certainly the primarily favored thing I share from my kitchen. This recipe is fairly easy to make even for…

FRESH APPLE CAKE

I love this cake. Anything with fruit and nuts is wonderful as far as I'm concerned. This cake is great without frosting, however, if you wish,…

Easy Strawberry Jam Filled Cookies

This recipe has cream cheese in the dough. Makes the dough smooth and rich tasting. I like making these with…

Banana Split Cupcakes

A yummy treat for anytime of the year!

Budget Bisquik Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies

No eggs. No milk. Ingredients you have on-hand. Yup, this recipe was born of innovation late one night when…

No Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies

One of my favorites growing up. One of my favorites still. One of my family's favorites. It will soon be one of…

French Apple Tart

Cherry Blondie Bites

Cherry Blondie Bites are a delicious way to say "I Love You" on Valentine's Day to someone special! Simple, quick and delicious; nothing beats a…

Sarah's Rice Pudding

Adapted from the original Good Housekeeping cookbook