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At Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, we fund research to discover less toxic treatments for pediatric cancer, the number one disease
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Recipes for the Perfect Bake Sale
With summer ending and school soon approaching, start planning a back to school bake sale! Especially because September is also
Partner Spotlight: Royal Bank of Canada
In the month of July, we would like to give a special shout out to the Royal Bank of Canada
Cookies for Kids’ Cancer – 2020 Childhood Cancer Research Grant Recipients
Cookies for Kids’ Cancer has granted over $17 million to date, funding over 100 research projects that have resulted in
Amazingly Chewy Oatmeal Cookies
Sometimes we have an idea for how a recipe should come out and we make it three or four times to get it right. Sometimes we nail it on the first try. We knew exactly what kind of oatmeal cookie we wanted – chewy, with just a hint of cinnamon – and we got it right away by using just brown sugar. High-fives on this one.
Kid Approved Green Zucchini Bread
We’d never suggest sneaking veggies into food to fool your kids, and yet, if they like this bread – which is very similar to carrot cake – it might make them realize that zucchini is actually very tasty!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzels
Chocolate-covered pretzels are huge sellers at bake sales, but they can be a bit time-consuming to make. This recipe is easy-peasy!
Emma’s S’mores Balls
When Emma isn’t making hundreds of S’mores Balls to sell at bake sales, she’s making beautiful orange bracelets to sell alongside them. The balls are chock-full of s’mores flavors, and Emma says they’re great as a frozen treat, too.
Faux Re-Os
The packaged variety is known as America’s favorite cookie, but once you make your own you might never go back.
Scoops of Rocky Road
We love taking easily recognizable dishes and turning them into something else with the same flavors – hence a cookie that tastes like a scoop of ice cream.
Listen for GOOD: Podcasts That Inspire and Empower
Looking for podcasts that combine empowering stories with the power to make a difference? Look no further than these suggestions, many featuring our co-founder, Gretchen Witt! While you’re brainstorming ways to bake a difference, listen to these podcasts to find out more about our mission to help fund pediatric cancer research and why it’s so important to spread the good word about our vision, that ‘No family is ever told, we have run out of options.
Bake Sale Fundraising Tips: How These Women Raised Over $1.6 Million
We tapped three of our top women fundraisers for their best bake sale tips and strategies.
2023 Childhood Cancer Research Grant Recipients
To date, we’ve granted over $21 million, funding over 130 research projects that have resulted in 25 treatments and clinical trials available to children today. These grants are the result of support from thousands of passionate people from every state and 24 countries who believe in our mission of funding the most promising research for new, improved and less toxic therapies for pediatric cancer.
Perseverance – A Letter from our Co-Founder, Gretchen Witt
If there is a word that sums up 2023 it would be perseverance.
10 Ways to Help a Family After Their Child’s Cancer Diagnosis
We recently spoke with Maci Belle, Mom to Luna and Aspen, to talk about motherhood, childhood cancer awareness, life after child loss, parenting, photography, creativity and so much more.
Meet Hunt, the Ultimate Good Cookie
In March 2011, 2 1/2 year old Haldora was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Given only a 70% chance of surviving the next 5 years, she endured countless treatments and procedures – she was quite a fighter. Through it all her top supporter and twin brother, Hunt, was by her side, making her laugh and encouraging her to play and have fun. He wasn’t going to let cancer take away his sister. We checked in with Hunt to find out how he’s making a difference in the world of pediatric cancer and so much more.
The Best Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
The Cookie That Started It All … Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies – Chocolate Chip Cookies are universal favorites at bake sales, but this recipe was developed specifically for Cookies for Kids’ Cancer’s first bake sale–the 96,000 cookie one.
Her Son was Diagnosed with Childhood Cancer, Now it’s Her Life’s Work
Beth Robertson,the Manager of Community Outreach at Cookies for Kids’ Cancer, shares her story of son Cameron’s pediatric cancer diagnosis as a baby and why that experience changed her and her family forever. Beth has since committed her life to raising funds for childhood cancer research that has the strongest science behind it and the best chance of getting from a research lab to a child’s bedside in the shortest time frame possible.
We Traveled With a Purpose to Niagara Falls—Here’s What Surprised Us
Girls’ trip! If you’re like me, you’ll look for any excuse to plan a getaway with a good friend. So when my BFF and I set out to finally fulfill a lifelong desire to see epic Niagara Falls we knew we had to add a twist. Spoiler alert, we got to see the majestic falls but the best memories we brought back were of the welcoming smiles we were greeted with along the way.