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Instead of the typical cookie recipe that makes dozens of cookies that are gobbled down in a few days by your family, this chocolate chip cookie recipe makes just three cookies. The perfect healthy portion size for you and your preschooler to enjoy on special occasions.
How to Make a Single Serving of Chocolate Chip Cookies
Makes: 2-3 cookies
2 t butter or oil 2 t brown sugar
2 t white sugar
1/2 t egg
1/8 t vanilla
2 T Flour Mix (see below)
1-2 T chocolate chips
Flour mix
1 ¼ c flour
½ t soda
½ t salt
Step 1:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine ingredients of flour mix. Set aside.
Step 2:
Cream butter and brown sugar.
Step 3:
Mix in egg and vanilla. Combine with flour mix. Add chips. Drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 8-10 min at 350o.
Notes and Substitutions
Using water instead of egg is much easier and doesn't significantly affect the outcome.
Save the Flour Mix in a sealed container for your next baking event.
Involve Your Preschooler
This is a great recipe for letting your preschooler help with the measuring. The flour mix isn't crucial to the outcome, so let your little one do the measuring here.
Use a kitchen scale for more measuring fun and learning. Set a bowl on a digital kitchen scale, let your preschooler add flour until the scale reads about 155 grams (weight of 1 ¼ cup). Then s/he can add the ½ teaspoons of soda and salt.
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by Kati Chevaux
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