make Egg Cookies
These simple sugar cookies were introduced to our family by my sister’s Grade 1 teacher.
you'll need 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.
