Use Easy Cookie Recipes to Bake
Interesting and Delicious Cookies
with Your Child

With the easy cookie recipes that you will find here, your child will be spoilt for choice. All of the recipes are very simple to make, and their interesting shapes and delicious flavor will captivate your child. He won't know whether to choose the cookie recipe by flavor (e.g. chocolate) or by shape (e.g. animals).

My suggestion to you is, save him the dilemma, and surprise him each time with something new. Each time you decide to bake cookies with your child, choose a different recipe. The variety and choice will excite him and leave him asking for more.

Chocolate Cookies?!

It's no secret that kids love chocolate. Don't we all? The craving for something sweet is a familiar feeling to all of us. Chocolate satisfies that urge for sweet, gives a feeling of pleasure, and is also considered to be a substance that provides lots of energy.

However, it's vital to remember that consumption of large quantities of chocolate can be detrimental to your health.

In the list of easy cookie recipes you will not only find a recipe for chocolate cookies, but also other cookie recipes. All the cookie recipes you will find here are simple to bake and amazingly delicious. Your child will enjoy both baking and eating the cookies.

Creative Cookies in a Variety of Shapes

Attractiveness is the name of the game when it comes to activities for kids. The more attractive, the more enjoyment your child will get out of the activity.

This was my basic assumption when choosing activities for this site in general, and especially when choosing easy cookie recipes.

And what could be more attractive than making cookies in special shapes? Kids will enjoy making cookies of any shape, because kids just love playing with dough. Even if you make plain old round cookies, they will enjoy themselves, and the activity will be good; not great, but good.

If on the other hand you decide to make cookies in the shape of animals or in the shape of letters, that you can write the whole families name with, then the activity will be amazing!

How do you make shapes like those? You make them with cookie cutters. Cookie cutters are available in numerous shapes and sizes, and can be purchased at any kitchenware or specialized baking store. This simple utensil will transform baking with your child to an exciting event.

Are you ready to surprise your child with a special recipe? Go to easy cookie recipes and choose one of the many recipes offered there.

Sugar Cookies

These cookies are really crispy and can be made into different shapes using cookie cutters.

Ingredients

• 200 grams margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

Method

• Remove the margarine from the refrigerator half an hour before use.
• Pre-heat oven to medium temperature.
• Place all the ingredients into a bowl, and kneed to an even dough.
• Divide the dough into balls, and roll them out with rolling pin to 1/2 a centimeter thickness.
• Cut into shapes with a cookie cutter.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes until golden brown.
• Allow the cookies to cool before eating.

Chocolate Cookies

These cookies are especially for chocolate lovers.

Ingredients

• 200 grams margarine
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 tablespoons cocoa
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Method

• Remove the margarine from the refrigerator half an hour before use.
• Pre-heat the oven to medium - high temperature.
• Grease a baking tin
• Mix the margarine and sugar together in a large bowl.
• Add the eggs and vanilla essence and mix together.
• Add the flour, baking powder and cocoa.
• Mix until you reach an even mixture.
• sprinkle in the nuts and mix together.
• Form the cookies with the help of a teaspoon. Fill the spoon with the mixture, and gently transfer the mixture onto the baking tin.
• Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes.

Coconut Cookies

These cookies are sweet and crunchy.

Ingredients

• 100 grams margarine
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon almond essence
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/4 cup ground nuts

Method

• Remove the margarine from the refrigerator half an hour before use.
• Pre-heat the oven to medium - high temperature.
• Grease a baking tin
• Mix the margarine and sugar together in a large bowl.
• Add the egg and almond essence and mix together.
• Add the flour, baking powder and coconut.
• Mix until you reach an even mixture.
• sprinkle in the nuts and mix together.
• Form the cookies with the help of a teaspoon. Fill the spoon with the mixture, and gently transfer the mixture onto the baking tin.
• Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes.

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