Make a Snack Together

My toddler and I made cookies recently. I didn't think making cookies with a 18 month old would be possible, but I was motivated to try it after learning that "making a snack together" was one of the activities for the summer reading program at the library.

I choose to make a simple recipe - fruity oatmeal cookies. The recipe has 4 ingredients - oats, applesauce, banana, cinnamon (See recipe at end of post.)

I had everything set up on the floor.

I let our toddler dump the ingredients into the big bowl. Each ingredient was sampled first, but after some encouraging, most of the ingredients made it into the bowl. Next time, I will make sure there are handles on each measured ingredient to make it easier for our toddler to grab/dump.

I did most of the stirring, while our toddler sampled the batter, which is actually pretty good.

Of course, I did the oven part. We both munched down on cookies afterwards and I was surprised by how big of a success the activity was. There may even be more snack making in our future.

Cookie Recipe
1 cup old fashioned oats
1 small banana, mashed
1/4 cup apple sauce (more or less depending on consistency)
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Mix all the ingredients together. The consistency should not be too wet. You want it to be a little dry, but not so dry that the cookies won't hold together. I measure out the cookies to be 1 Tbsp in size. I bake them for 8 min at 350 degrees.