An Indoor Play Activity
ABC cookies are great fun. You can use your own recipe, or try the following recipe.
Materials Required:
- Molasses
- Sugar
- Shortening
- Milk
- Flour
- Soda
- Spices
Instructions:
ABC cookies are great fun. You can use your own recipe, or try the following; in any case, your child can have fun participating in the cookie making, measuring, stirring, rolling, and so on and the all-important eating step, too.
First, the heating and mixing.
Heat 1/2 cup molasses to boiling (an adult job), then add 1/4 cup sugar, 3 tablespoons shortening, and 1 tablespoon milk.
In a separate bowl, mix 2 cups flour with 1/2 teaspoon of each of the following: baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger.
Add the dry ingredients to the molasses mixture and blend well. Roll the dough on a flour-coated surface until it’s 1/4 inch thick.
Now help your child make alphabet letters from strips of dough, perhaps associating an animal or favorite object with each one. (You can do this even without a set of alphabet cookie cutters by using a butter knife to cut out shapes your child traces on the dough.)
Kids learning to read can make the letters spell out words.
Place the cookies on a buttered cookie sheet and bake them for five to seven minutes at 350 degrees.
Allow to cool, serve with milk and eat your p’s and q’s.
This Childrens Activity is sponsored by Zane Education – the home of online Visual Learning.
