Snickerdoodles show kids where cookies come from
Want to teach your children to cook? A great way to start is to make old-fashioned cookies from scratch, like today's Snickerdoodles. We realize the idea of starting with flour, butter and eggs to bake anything can seem intimidating. Cookies are small and fairly simple, so they're a great place to start.
After we published a recipe for Nanny Edith's Sugar Cookies a couple of months ago, Emily Nowell of Charlotte, N.C., wrote to say that she made them with her daughter Olivia. "Olivia said to me, 'Mommy, these are going to be for real homemade cookies, aren't they?'"
Children believe that everything they eat comes in a package from the grocery store, Emily said.
"I'm glad that I was able to spend this time with Olivia and show her how they made cookies in the olden days!"
In a world of packaged everything, taking the time to get back to basics is a bit radical. You might need to brush up on a few baking "rules," like how to measure flour properly. See our note with today's recipe for how to find tips.
Give our Old-Fashioned Snickerdoodles a try, and then let us know how you like them. If you enjoy baking these, you can find the recipe for Grandma Gayle's Peanut-Butter Cookies on our website at kitchenscoop.com. Nanny Edith's Sugar Cookies are also available at Kitchen Scoop.
• Beverly Mills and Alicia Ross write "Desperation Dinners." Contact them at Desperation Dinners, c/o United Media, 200 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016, or e-mail tellus@kitchenscoop.com. More at kitchenscoop.com.
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