Chocolate chip cookie bars for 24, cut at home and carried in the pan
Chocolate chip cookie bars for a crowd: 24 from one 9 × 13 pan. Bake and cut at home, carry them in the pan and skip the cooler. About 3 hours total.
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Loaded potato skins for 12, baked at home and crisped on the grill
Loaded potato skins for a tailgate: 24 skins for 12. Bake and scoop at home, then fill with cheddar and bacon and crisp on the grill. About 2 hours.
Bacon-wrapped little smokies for 12, wrapped the night before and crisped on the grill
Bacon-wrapped little smokies for a tailgate: 48 with brown sugar. Wrap them the night before, crisp them on the grill or bake at home. About 1¼ hours.
Beer cheese dip for 12, made at home and kept hot on the grill
Beer cheese dip for 12 with soft pretzel bites. Make it at home up to 3 days ahead, reheat it to 165°F on the grill and hold it hot. About 1¼ hours total.
Muddy buddies for 12, shaken at home and poured at the lot
Muddy buddies for 12: rice cereal in chocolate, peanut butter and powdered sugar. No oven, no cooler. About 30 minutes at home, keeps up to 1 week.