Baking Cookies

Yesterday was cold, nasty and drizzly. So the kids could not play outside and were feeling cooped up. What is the worlds greatest aunt to do with them while their mother takes a nap? Hmmmmm I decided that just watching tv or playing video games was not an option so we made cookies. I had just enough brown sugar, vanilla and chocolate chips that one batch would finish all three of them off so we all put on our aprons and went to work.





It was so odd I bought the boy his apron two years ago and when I was looking for one for the girl yesterday at Williams-Sonoma they only had ones for boys. Now I am not sure how many people out there try to buy cooking stuff for kids but normally it is all, and I do mean all, geared for girls. Easy bake ovens are pink, the little kids stoves are pink. The boy does not really care about this sort of thing but he is very secure. So I found it really strange that they had a hulk, spiderman, and star wars aprons but nothing geared to little girls. Now don't get me wrong I have no problem putting her in one of those aprons, but she doesn't like spiderman, and the hulk scares her. The star wars one was too plain. So here she is, in one of my old ones from culinary school rolled up and customized with hockey tape. We started the whole process with strict rules, clean hands, and no fighting. She did the dry ingredients and he helped me with the wet and the kitchen aid. Once the batter was mixed they had no desire to help scoop them onto the trays and bake them but the definitely wanted to lick the utensils.





All in all it was a positive experience for all of us and giving them a love of cooking now can only help later. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPad