Parties: Delicious Recipes for Holidays & Fun Occasions (American Girl)

Dial up the festivities—from Valentine’s Day to Halloween, summer barbecues to sleepovers—with recipes, party themes, and craft and decorating ideas.

In this third cookbook from Williams Sonoma and American Girl, aspiring chefs will discover bite-sized delicacies like chocolate-dipped strawberries and butterfly-shaped cheese sandwiches, along with fare such as chicken-apple sausages on a stick, baked sweet potato fries, and caramel-dipped apple slices for holidays like 4th of July and Halloween, paired with clever serving ideas, fun theme-driven crafts, and colorful party favors.

Sweet treats include s’mores ice cream sundaes, raspberry jam sandwich heart cookies, cinnamon-sugar monkey bread, peppermint brownie bites, hot chocolate cookies.

Savory dishes features mac & cheese cups, grilled cheese hearts with tomato-star orzo soup, bite-sized broccoli-cheddar quiches, mini corn on the cob with lime butter, biscuit-wrapped veggie hot dog “mummies.” Refreshing drinks such as melon-mint agua fresca, spooky smoothies, milkshakes, and fruity “tea” will wet your whistle.