3 easy cookies recipes to bake with kids

Kids or adults absolutely love all types of cookies. They surely top the list of favourite munchies. Since they are dry and have a longer shelf-life, they can be taken to work, kept for a long time at home for kids, or even gifted. However, nothing matches the feeling of baking cookies at home. Experiencing a fun family baking time when you need to involve your children in some activity is amazing. 

Here we have some easy-to-do cookies recipes that your kids will relish.

• Chocolate cookies

An absolute hit among kids, this chocolate cookies recipe with a healthy twist will make them drool over the home-baked cookies.

Ingredients

2 tsp baking powder

150g Softened Butter

1 tsp Vanilla Essence

4 tbsp cocoa

1 cup powdered almonds

1/2 tin of Nestlé MILKMAID

2 cups maida

Recipe

Step 1: Sieve maida and mix baking powder, cocoa, and almond powder to make a dry mixture.

Step 2: Beat Nestlé MILKMAID and butter together. Add the dry mixture and mix in folds while adding vanilla essence.

Step 3: Roll out the batter in a ½’’ thick sheet on a board dusted with dry flour. Cut the batter into shapes and bake at 1800 celsius for 10 minutes.  Serve cool.

2. Eggless American Fudge cookies 

Who doesn’t love the sight of molten chocolate dripping from the centre? Make these American cookies easily with the following recipe- 

Ingredients

1 and a 1/3 cup Whole Wheat Flour

½ tsp Baking Powder

½ tin (200 gms) Nestlé MILKMAID

¼ cup Cocoa Powder

200 gms Butter

2/3 cup Powdered Sugar

¼ cup Dark Chocolate

Recipe

Step 1: Whisk butter and sugar together to obtain a creamy mixture until butter changes colour from yellow to slightly white.

Step 2: In another bowl, melt the dark chocolate and mix it with Nestlé MILKMAID.

Step 3: Sieve the dry ingredients in the above mixture and rest for two hours in the refrigerator.

Step 4: Divide the dough and roll them into balls. Insert a small piece of dark chocolate in the centre.

Step 5: Bake at 160 degrees C for 14 minutes.

Step 6: Put to rest for a while and serve.

3. Mango crunch cookies

If your kid frowns at the sight of fruits, this recipe is for you. Bananas or cherries can also be used.

Ingredients

100g dried mango, roughly chopped

1 tsp vanilla extract

175g plain flour

1 egg yolk

140g butter, at room temperature

50g brown sugar

1 tbsp honey

For decoration (optional)

200g icing sugar

3 tbsp mango juice

Sprinkles

Recipe

Step 1: Preheat the oven to 180C. 

Step 2: Whisk butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. 

Step 3: Add the egg yolk, vanilla, honey, and mango. Blend well. 

Step 4: Add the flour to form a soft dough. Refrigerate it for 20 minutes.

Step 5: Roll the cookie dough to the thickness of an Rs. 5 coin and cut it into shapes.

Step 6: Transfer to a baking tray lined with parchment paper, and bake for 12-15 minutes or until lightly golden. 

Step 7: For decoration, mix the icing sugar with the mango juice until runny. Add sprinkles on the top.

We are sure that these recipes will help inculcate healthy eating in kids while satiating their hunger. Do try them out.