COOKIES!!! UMM-NUM-NUM-NUM-NUM!!! - Cookie Monster

Time to bake the cookies! Baking with kids is a great way to reinforce math skills and the finished product is a built in reward. Choose recipes that are quick and easy to start with so the young chefs can gain confidence.  Look for recipes with whole numbers at first then work up to fractions. When they feel secure in using a combination of measuring cups and spoons to fullfill the called for amount in the recipe you can try having them double or triple a recipe to work in multiplying fractions. Good Luck!

 These are Quick, easy and require only a few basic ingredients. A great way to start your cookie plates this year! They will be a hit with young and old alike.  After all, everything is better covered in powdered sugar ;)  How sweet it is....

Nutty Butter Cookies
1 cup butter
6 Tbsp. sugar
2 cups flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup nuts
powdered sugar

Cream butter and sugar together. Add flour, vanilla and nuts. Roll into walnut sized balls onto a greased cookie sheet and lightly flatten. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, place on waxed paper and sprinkle with or roll in powdered sugar.

Helpful Links:

http://www.lotsofkids.com/LOK-Kitchen/KitchenCenter/conversionchart.php

http://www.get-kids-cooking.com/cooking-conversion-chart.html