Today, I decided that it was time to venture into the world of cookie crafts. I have this old Cookies For Kids cookbook that I have used since I was little, and I knew that there was a recipe for these really cute, very bright, make your own cookies. Well, we tried that recipe, and it was AWFUL! It was a disgusting, sticky mess, and I just couldn't imagine trying to have the kids work with it, so we went with a recipe for SPELL-it- Cookies. They are just a very simple sugar cookie recipe that you roll into thin snakes and make letters with. I ended up combining the basics of both recipes to make colored sugar cookies.
I was really impressed that the girls really ended up enjoying making cookies so much. Iris made spirals, she made a LOT of mashed circles. Penny enjoyed making semi snakes.. she was so proud of herself. I didn't have the heart to redo many of their cookies, but the ones that were just too thin from them smashing them too much, i ended up making 2 layer cookies out of :-p
I added the smiley face pieces, the caterpillar pieces, the braids, and I made the letters for us, but other than that, the girls did it all themselves... and they even taste good!
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