Cookie Review

Great idea from out of town!  If you are okay with giving treats after the program here's a great way to have the children help earn one.

Choose a simple cookie recipe.  I have included one below.  As you review songs for the next several weeks for the program, have the children earn an ingredient as they sing a song beautifully.  That means knowing the words and melody, dynamics, actions (if any), smiling, singing loud enough (not shouting), etc.  Tell them that they will need to do their best to earn all the ingredients before the program.  After the program (during primary or as they leave), you will put the ingredients together and give them each a cookie.

2 1/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup margerine or butter
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugars
Add eggs and vanilla
Add all dry ingredients  (Do not add more flour)
Refrigerate over night
Form small balls and place on slightly greased cookie sheet
Bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes  (time may vary)
Makes about 48 cookies depending on the size of each cookie

If you need more repetitions of a song, divide up the flour, eggs and chocolate chips and earn one cup or egg at a time.  You could write each ingredient on a large strip of paper and tape each ingredient to the board.  Cut out a paper mixing bowl or use a real one and let a child put the strip of paper with the ingredient written on it in the bowl.  Remind the children that the cookies will not turn out right if they don't have ALL the ingredients in the bowl.

This is a great motivator!