4 Delicious Cookie Recipes to Make with Your Children

Butter cookies

 Cookie dough ingredients:

• 1 1/4 sticks of butter, softened.
• 1/4 cup white granulated sugar.
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence.
• Orange or lemon zest.
• 1 1/3 cups flour.

 Decoration:

• Cookie cutters of various shapes.
• Colored sprinkles or edible confetti.
• Chocolate chips.
• Fondant.
• Melted chocolate.
• Crushed nuts.
• Powdered sugar.

Preparation:

1. The first thing you and your children need to do before preparing any recipe is wash your hands. Then, add the melted butter, granulated sugar, vanilla essence and lemon or orange zest to a large bowl and mix well. Then work in the flour. Allowing your children to mix the ingredients with their hands will make the experience all the more fun. You should end up with a homogenous and non-sticky mixture. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
2. There are a few things you can do while you wait for the dough to chill. First, butter a cookie sheet and sprinkle flour over it. Also, sprinkle flour over the counter – this is where you’ll roll out the cookies later on. Finally, and just before removing the cookie dough later on, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
3. Remove the dough from the oven and place on the floured counter top. Use cookie cutters to create fun shaped cookies and lay each one on the cookie sheet you already prepared. Remember that the cookies will expand in the oven, so be sure not to place them too closely to one another on the sheet. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
4. Remove the cookies from the oven and allow to cool on the cookie sheet. In the meantime, prepare the ingredients to decorate the cookies. Once the cookies are cooled, let your children decorate them, making use of their creativity and artistic flair.

Non-baked oatmeal cookies

 Ingredients:

• 4 ounces of chocolate chips.
• 2 1/2 cups of oatmeal.

Preparation:

1. Heat the chocolate chips in the microwave just long enough to melt them – approximately 30 seconds. You can also place the chocolate chips in a metal bowl and melt them in a pot of water over the stove. In this case, stir the chips until they melt. Then, mix the oatmeal with the melted chocolate.
2. Cover a cookie sheet with waxed paper. Using a spoon, scoop out dough and place it on the cookie sheet. Use the same spoon to give the cookies a round shape. Next, place the cookie sheet in the refrigerator to cool until the chocolate has hardened.
3. These cookies are a great snack option, as they’ll be sure to satisfy your little one’s hunger. You can also serve them for dessert. Without a doubt, your entire family will love this simple but delicious recipe.

Rainbow cookies

 Ingredients

• 1 1/4 stick butter or margerine, room temperature.
• 2/3 cups white granulated sugar.
• 1 egg.
• 2 cups flour.
• 1 teaspoon lemon or orange zest.
• Food coloring in a variety of colors.

Preparation

1. Place the sugar and butter or margerine in a bowl. Mix well to achieve a creamy blend. Then, add the lemon or orange zest and 1 egg and mix until well blended.
2. Add the flour to the bowl and little at a time while mixing until all of the flour has been added and blended. You should now have a smooth and soft dough to work with. Divide the dough into several portions, according to the number of food coloring options you have. Then, add a few drops of food coloring to each portion.
3. Knead each portion of dough well to color the dough. You’ll likely need to wash your hands before moving from one portion to the next to avoid mixing the colors. Wrap each portion separately in plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for one hour.
4. As you wait for the dough to cool, prepare the kitchen counter for your next step by sprinkling dough on it. Also, butter a cookie sheet and sprinkle flour over it. Finally, don’t forget to preheat your oven to 325 degrees before you take the dough out of the refrigerator.
5. Remove the dough from the refridgerator and roll each portion out separately. Allow your children to give the cookies any shape they desire – using their hands, cookie cutters, or other kitchen utensils. They can also combine different colored doughs to create multi-colored cookies.
6. Place the cookies on the buttered and floured cookie sheet and place in the preheated oven for around 15 minutes. Remove and allow to cool. These cookies last for several days if stored in an air tight container.

Cookies with filling

 Ingredients

• Basic cookie dough (using butter cookie dough recipe).
• Milk chocolate chips. If you want a stronger flavor, you can use dark chocolate chips instead.
• Cinnamon and sugar, combined. If you so prefer, you can replace the sugar with honey.

 Preparation

1. Prepare the butter cookie dough for refilling. Do so by forming golf ball sized balls and poking your finger in them to make an indentation. Allow your kids to help out.
2. Fill the holes with chocolate chips and then close the ball around them.
3. Roll the dough balls in cinnamon and sugar. Place the cookies on a buttered and floured cookie sheet and press them down a little to make for a flatter cookie.
4. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Allow the cookies to cool and serve them with juice, lemonade or a glass of milk.