Baking with children is one of the sweetest ways to build memories — especially when the recipe is simple, hands-on, and smells like the holidays. These easy gingerbread cookies are perfect for little helpers, from mixing the dough to decorating the finished treats. Tips for Stress-Free Baking With Kids: • Use silicone mats for easier […]
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Easy Gingerbread Cookies to Make with Kids
December 5, 2025 Leave a Comment
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Chocolate and Mint Sandwich Cookies
March 14, 2025 Leave a Comment
For Saint Patrick’s Day the children I care for and I enjoyed making these chocolate and mint sandwich cookies I found on tasteofhome web site. Be sure to allow the children to help make every part of this recipe from collecting the ingredients, mixing the ingredients, dropping the dough on the baking sheets, and spreading […]
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Shamrock Sugar Cookies
March 7, 2025 Leave a Comment
Kids love baking for many reasons, including the sense of achievement, the fun of creating something, and the opportunity to bond with their caregiver. Baking can also help kids develop math skills and learn about measurements. Be sure to allow the children to help with every part of making cookies from collecting the ingredients, measuring, mixing, […]
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Crispy Angel Wings Polish Cookies
December 20, 2024 Leave a Comment
I worked as a Nanny, Family Assistant, and Cook for a Polish family for 13 years. Every Christmas the Grandmother, Mother, and children make Chrusciki (Angel Wing Cookies). They are light and crispy. They are best served right away but can be stored at room temperature for several days on a large platter, separating the […]
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Checkerboard Cookies
December 13, 2024 Leave a Comment
These are impressive, fun cookies to make with the kids for the holiday season I found on the fifteenspatulas web site. These whimsical cookies are soft, buttery, and crumbly, and are a fun addition to any holiday cookie spread. You Will Need: 3 cups all purpose flour1.5 tsp baking powder1/4 tsp salt1 cup unsalted butter […]
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Vegan Witch Finger Cookies
October 25, 2024 1 Comment
Let the kids make every part of these adorable witch finger cookies. I found the recipe on the detoxinista web site. They are vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, and naturally colored without using artificial coloring. I am sure the cookies would look more like witch fingers with knuckles and wrinkles if I had made them but I […]
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Cookie Halloween Haunted Houses
October 18, 2024 Leave a Comment
The children in my charge loved decorating this Cookie Halloween Haunted House from Trader Joe’s. I also found a bunch of cute cookie kits including this Gingerbread Haunted House Kit and these Mini Cookie Haunted House Kits. But you can also make cookie haunted houses by making your own cookies by following the recipe from […]
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Red, White, and Blue Rainbow Cookies
June 28, 2024 Leave a Comment
With a few substitutions to traditional rainbow cookies you will have a fancy desert ready for the Fourth of July with this recipe from mysequinedlife web site. These patriotic red, white, and blue rainbow cookies are layered with raspberry preserves and topped with dark chocolate for a festive treat that will feed a crowd. You […]
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Easter Pastel Rainbow Cookies
March 29, 2024 Leave a Comment
These Pastel Rainbow Cookies were such a big hit with the kids in my care last Easter that I made them again this year. I found the recipe on the All Recipes web site and I just changed the recipe to pastel colors using white chocolate and pastel-colored sprinkles for spring. They taste great and […]
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Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies
January 26, 2024 Leave a Comment
Making cookies is always a fun activity to do with kids on snow days. This week the children and I made these Salted Chocolate Chunk Cookies by Smitten Kitchen when the children’s school and activities were cancelled due to a snow storm outside. I let the kids help collect the ingredients, measure them, mix, and […]
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