Unfortuantely we ate all our cookies before we could take a picture. These cookies should give you an idea of what they briefly looked like before they went in our mouths.
As we gear up for the start of summer camp (which is now only 16 days away) we decided that we needed to have a bit of fun. In the education department we always come up with creative ways to teach people about the animals by using household items such as sugar, flour, corn starch, sprinkles, and spices. We used the supplies we had on hand to make coral reefs, giraffe spit, papier-mâché, enrichment games and team building exercises to make some delicious sugar cookies during lunch. We even found the recipe on the side of the bag of sugar. You can join in the fun at home by following this easy recipe:
1 cup sugar
1 cup butter or margarine softened
1 Egg
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
Preheat oven to 350 F.
1. Combine sugar, butter, egg and vanilla in a large bowl. Beat with a wooden spoon for 1-2 minutes. Stir in flour for 2-3 minutes or until dough is smooth.
2. Shape into teaspoon-size balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
3. Press the cookie balls to inch thickness.
4. Bake the cookies for 10-14 minutes until edges begin to brown and center is firm. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack (or eat immediately as we did!)
If your mouth is watering as much as ours did over these cookies, come back next time for the giraffe spit recipe. I promise it’s super fun and cooler than it sounds.
In the meantime, check out the San Diego Zoo website for some fun and creative animal inspired recipes http://www.sandiegozoo.org/kids/recipes.html
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