Ingredients:
Applesauce
Cinnamon
Graham crackers
Plastic baggie
Paper cup
Spoon
Directions:
Put a couple of graham crackers into a plastic baggie.
Close the baggie, and pound gently with fist to make crumbs.
Put a few spoonsful of applesauce into the paper cup.
Pour about half of the graham cracker crumbs into the cup.
Add more applesauce, and top with the rest of the crumbs.
Sprinkle with cinnamon, and eat with a spoon.
Store in the refrigerator until time to eat.
Idea! Make one for each person in your family for a snack or dessert.
Makes a small batch of about 18 yummy cookies, with several variations.
Children may get bored with making dozens of cookies; 18 is more their style!
Directions:
Cream:
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla
Add:
one egg yolk (or one egg white)
3/4 cup flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
This is the plain recipe, or you can make variations.
To make cinnamon cookies:
Add: 1/4 tsp. cinnamon to batter and sprinkle tops of cookies with cinnamon and sugar mixed.
To make chocolate cookies:
Add: 1 Tablespoon cocoa powder to the batter.
Things you can add to the cookies before baking:
A handful of chocolate chips.
OR
A handful of oatmeal.
OR
A handful of raisins.
OR
A handful of chopped nuts (if child is over 3 years old).
OR: You might want to put a bowl of each of these on the table and let
the child add what they want to create their own cookies.
Bake: at 350 degrees for about 8 minutes.
Note: If child "writes" out this recipe,
be sure to personalize it. Call them:
"Randy's Cookies" or
"Mandy's Great Cookies".
Or, let the child decide the name.
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