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Christmas Cookie Factory: Day 2
On the second day of baking massive amounts of cookies, find the red & green chocolate, chocolate chip cookies. Did I say chocolate twice? These are brownie like cookies with the beautiful touch of...
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Christmas Cookie Factory: Day 3
They are all the rage this year. Red velvet cookies are what we made day 3 of the Christmas Cookie Factory. For those who like easy, semi-homemade cookies these are delightfully simple. Red Velvet...
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Christmas Cookie Factory: Day 4
Browsing on Pinterest what did I find? Pistachio cookies and, Oh! My! they are divine! The light green color is a great contrasting addition to my box of otherwise ordinary Christmas cookie...
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Christmas Cookie Factory: Day 5
Poinsettias are beautiful Christmas flowers to look at but also wonderful to make into any red jello flavored cookie! Use a simple pair of kitchen scissors to get the shape–no cookie presses or cookie...
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Christmas Cookie Factory: Day 6
During Thanksgiving I got to ask my Great Aunt about mincemeat pie. It has always been a fascination because it sounds disgusting. She said it was an acquired taste but noted that the jarred...
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Christmas Cookie Factory: Day 7
Delicious brownies in a festive way- made from scratch of course, so students learn what’s in a brownie mix. Make these even more festive by buying the candy cane kisses that have red and white...
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Christmas Cookie Factory Day: 8
The most delicious, spicy molasses cookies you’ve ever had. These are thin and chewy and full of butter….yum yum.Chewy Molasses CookiesLinksChewy Molasses Cookies Martha Stewart RecipeSimilar...
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Christmas Cookie Factory: Day 9
Eye catching sugar cookies are so fun to make. We have so many choices these days for decorations from sprinkles, to shimmer powders, to pearls, and paper thin sugar trees. Decorating sugar cookies is...
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Christmas Cookie Factory: Day 10
Stained Glass Christmas CookiesIngredients1 recipe sugar cookie dough1 bag of Jolly RanchersInstructionsMake a batch of sugar cookies. Cut out the desired shape. Make a hole in the center with another...
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Christmas Cookie Factory: Day 11
Gingerbread men are probably my favorite Christmas cookie ever since I was a child and they would be sticking out of the top of our stockings Christmas morning. Then when I became an adult, I found...
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Easter Edible Rice Krispie Scenes
Have some fun with Rice Krispie treats this Easter by using their mold-able properties to create an Easter scene. Create religious scenes or Easter bunny, spring theme scenes. Let your imagination...
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Homemade Hotdog Buns
School is wrapping up and I’m sure if you’re like most of us you have several end of the year class or faculty picnics to attend. Chances are, hot dogs and hamburgers will be served at these events....
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Crazy for Crepes
Thinking about some new ideas for middle school labs got me to thinking about a lab I did early in my teaching career when I taught a foreign foods cooking class. At the time we were studying French...
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Chobani Flip Muffins
Chobani and Muller have both come out with these fascinatingly delicious yogurt cups that have a side container of various toppings. These are not only great to eat but also an easy way to make unique...
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Variations of the Chocolate Chip Cookie to Learn Measuring, Functions of...
In the 1930′s Ruth Wafefield invented Tollhouse Cookies. I wonder if she ever thought they’d still be so popular eighty years later and that so many variations of her original recipe would exist....
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Thanksgiving Lessons, Worksheets, PowerPoints
A middle school FACS class makes this cute turkey pin or napkin holder by attaching a yoyo to a blanket stitched turkey body. They sew the beak and gizzard through all the layers to hold it together....
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Pinata Christmas Cookies
Making Christmas cookies is fun but always challenging to find new, fresh ideas from the traditional basics. Pinata cookies are cookies that have candies in the center (like a pinata) that are not...
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There are lots of cake decorating classes students can take at the local craft store so I thought I was off the hook when it came to cake decorating, but my students begged me so I gave in. I didn't...
View ArticleBaking & Pastry Equipment Tips
Sometimes there are seemingly obvious tips and tricks that we know about baking and pastry equipment that might be really helpful for others. I know when I was developing a brand new baking and pastry...
View ArticleWhoopie Pies
Looking for a fun, simple, delicious dessert with many variations to make in class or at home? Look no further! Depending on where you grew up, you may or may not have experienced this wonderful...
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