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I am a big fan of the Great British Baking Show. If you've watched it, you will have noticed that the bakers create their recipes using digital kitchen scales. It got me to wondering if there is a big difference in the results between the use of the scale compared to the standard way of measuring with cups and spoons. So, I asked for a digital kitchen scale for Christmas and I got one! (Thanks Maddy and Jacob!) Now, my experimentation has begun, much to my husband's delight.
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Funfetti is such a fun and festive choice for any occasion. My son and DIL had Funfetti cupcakes at their wedding reception! So, when I saw a bunch of posts about Funfetti Cookies online recently, and being the sprinkles lover that I am, I knew that I had to give them a try! They will add a festive addition to any Christmas cookie platter.
A couple of years ago, I shared a 3 ingredient cookie collection with you on this post. Cake mix cookies can be a life saver when you are in a hurry and need to take a plate of something somewhere. If you need some inspiration, be sure to check out that post to get some!
What makes these cookies even better is the addition of white chocolate Funfetti Chips! They have the same look as the cake mix, with the sprinkles in the chips! This is a good time of year to look for them in your local grocery store.
Click on the image below to get the PDF to print the recipe.
I hope that you enjoy them!
And now I have to get back to my baking!
This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase after clicking them, we will be compensated, but there is no additional cost to you. All opinions expressed are our own. Thank you for your support. In my opinion, chocolate cookies are the answer to most of life questions. My oldest, Emily, has decided that this summer she wants to learn to make chocolate chip cookies all by herself. She is four and I love her. Well, as you may remember from this post, my niece showed you how to make some delicious brookies! When we watched the video Emily told me that she wanted to make a cooking video for grandma's blog too! I asked her if she wanted to make a video of herself making chocolate chip cookies and she was all in. Thus it was that a new series was born, "Baking with kids." I've been baking with Emily since she was about a year and a half, in fact, here is a collage of photos of some of our previous baking adventures. Teaching your kids how to cook is just so valuable. It's a great intro into math and science for kids, plus it teaches them practical skills. Someday, Emily will make family dinner once a week. Someday even later she will leave home and I know she'll be able to fend for herself and not starve to death. Plus, once she learns how to make chocolate chip cookies by herself, I know she'll know the solution to life's problems. So, enjoy my cutie pie teaching you how to bake cookies. I WOULD suggest using the recipe measurements below rather than what she says in the video. She is cute, but she is still learning how to make chocolate chip cookies.
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My 10 year old, almost 11, granddaughter asked me one day if she could do something for the blog. I love that she wants to do something on here and that she reads the blog! I have given my grandchildren an opportunity to work on the blog a bit and earn some money, so I am guessing that was part of her motivation. So, I told her to come up with an idea and to let me know what is was. In just a few minutes she called me and said that she could make Brookies! That sounded like a great idea, so I let her run with it.
With help from her 13, almost 14 year old sister, she made a video of the Brookie making process. When you watch the video, you will hear Jayda's big sister helping her along and teasing her as well while she did the filming. They sent me all of the clips, (tons of them, out of order), and I edited them into a cute baking video. Watch carefully and you will hear some great baking tips from a precocious 10 year old, and see a few cute mix-ups as well. I just adore this girl! Now that summer is here, cooking with your kids, (or grandkids), is a great activity. It helps them learn a good life skill as well as practice math and reading skills. In the video, you will hear Jayda practicing her fractions, especially! I am so impressed at how skilled she is becoming at baking at such a young age. I am in AZ and she is in WY, so I wasn't there to help her. Her big sister was there to give tips, but mostly Jayda did this all on her own. By the way, if you don't know what Brookies are, they are a combination of brownies and chocolate chip cookies that are to die for! You can find recipes for them all over the web, or, you can do what I did and use a brownie mix you already love and top it with your favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe. Watch the video, and Jayda will give you the recipe that she used as well as variation ideas. Please comment below and let the girls know what a good job they did, both with the baking and the filming! Also, let us know if you or your kids try your hand at baking Brookies! These things are so good that I've even found an Ice Cream flavor in the store called Brookie! It is great! Hmmm, a scoop of ice cream on top of your home baked Brookie sounds like a great idea!
We've cooked with kids in other blog posts as well! Check these out!
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Helen Reynolds: Mother of six children , grandmother to eleven! I love to cook, craft and create things and I especially love doing that with my family, So, when my lawyer daughter, Lindsey, my artist daughter, Madalynn, and I came up with the idea of Hot Cocoa Bombs, this blog was born. Then, one more daughter, with her technical and science skills, plus creativity has joined in to round us out! Read more about us here! Archives
March 2024
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