Kid-Made Recipe: Cherry Cream Cheese Hand Pies

Dough should be mixed swiftly and then thoroughly chilled. Consider making it up to 5 days ahead and only enlisting the help of older kids for this part of the process.

When rolling the dough, keep things cold. A marble surface or smooth, cool countertop make a great surface for rolling dough.

Section the dough into smaller pieces and keep any that you’re not using cool in the fridge.

Reserve scraps to patch any holes or leaks that arise.

Use plenty of flour to keep things from sticking.