There is nothing
cuter in this world than a young child baking with his/her mother. If
you never baked with your kids before, here are REALLY important
pointers to remember before you start. The most important thing to
remember is: your kitchen will be a disaster! Don’t try to minimize the
damage, instead, enjoy the mess, it truly is part of the ”mommy and
me” baking adventure. Secondly, put some happy music on, its vibration
will give a beat to the activity and will keep your child interested.
Without music it could seem (after a while) like a chore and your child
will want to move on to ”better things”. Also, make two separate batch
of cookie dough, one for you and one for him/her (or them if you have
more than one child). Once the cookies are ready to eat and store in
gift boxes, believe me, what your child will want is nothing less than
one of your cookies; don’t ask me why, it just happens that way.
Finally, those little Christmas boxes I just mentioned get them at the
Dollar Store; they are cheap and perfect for Christmas cookie boxes.
Just add silk paper and there you have a great homemade gift for
grand-mama.
Now you are
probably wondering why I am talking about cookies when you are on a
diet?! No worries, here is a Phase 1 cookie recipe that you can make AND
enjoy! And believe me, no one will know, that’s how good they are. Yay
!
Oatmeal Cookies – (Phases 1 to 4)
1 Ideal Protein oatmeal packet
1 Ideal Protein Butterscotch packet
¼ teaspoon Splenda or Stevia
A dash of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1 egg white
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Water (enough to get a dough texture)
Directions
Heat the oven at
325 degrees. Combine the dry ingredients; add the egg white, vanilla and
water. Mix into a cookie dough texture. Spray the cookie sheet with Pam
olive oil or anything else that you usually use during your diet. Bake
the cookies for 5-10 minutes, check often. Let them cool down, separate
the batches: some to give and some to keep.
CARD MAKING
Once you have the cookies all done, it is time for phase 2 of this
creative project: making Christmas cards! The art of making Christmas
cards is not restricted to Christmas trees, Santa’s, or drawings of big
gifts with red bows; but let’s be honest here, receiving a homemade
card of a Christmas tree design from the foot prints of a young child…
ok, my heart is melting. A card like that deserves to be framed and
exposed for everyone to see. Enjoy the Holidays with your kids. Make
time to take time with them. They grow so fast, and so do we.
