Materials

Cookies

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 3 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt

Icing

• butter
• icing sugar
• milk or water
• vanilla
• food colouring (optional)

Additional Materials

• Rolling pin
• Measuring spoons
• Measuring cups

Directions

Cookies

• Pre-heat the oven at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Put on your apron.

• Beat together the eggs and sugar in a mixer.  Add butter and vanilla.  Beat well.

• Mix the dry ingredients together in a bowl and add to the liquid mixture.

• Roll the dough out on a floured surface and cut out shapes with a cookie cutter.

• Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 8-10 minutes.  Please note: Be sure to watch carefully- these cookies burn easily.

• Put the cookies on cooling racks and once cool, decorate!

Icing

• Beat butter (approximately 1/2 a cup) with approximately 1 tablespoon of vanilla and then add approximately 2 cups of icing sugar slowly.  Add milk or water to thin.  Increase the liquids if you want to make a glaze style icing for dipping and decreasing the liquids if you want to make a more spreadable one.  You could also transfer the icing into a squeeze bottle (we usually use a sealable bag first, snip the corner and then squeeze it into the bottle) and/or add decorations should you like.  If you added milk to the recipe, be sure to refrigerate the cookies.

Purpose

• Developing one’s math skills (measuring items)
• Learning how to read procedural types of writing
• Learning real-life applications for reading

Safety Notes

• This is an activity that is meant to be done WITH an adult as it requires the use of a an oven and a mixer.
• Be sure to use oven mitts when removing a hot tray from the oven and allow the cookies to cool before handling them.
• This recipe includes items that may be allergens.  Please read it carefully.
• It is suggested that you wear a smock to protect your clothes.