Pages

Friday, June 12, 2015

Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen #119: Cherry Flavored Chocolate Chip Cookies

Time for Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen
(A weekly linky to share what you and your children have created in the kitchen.)

Photobucket


The linky is at the bottom.

Daddy decided he wanted some cookies the other day. He had found these new Cherry flavored Delightfulls from Nestle, and wanted to try them out. So, we followed the recipe on the back of the bag, which is slightly different than the recipe I usually use, but not by as much as I thought it was. It is actually the same recipe as Nestle's normal Chocolate Chip Cookies.

Kids and a Dad in the Kitchen


Ingredients:

2 1/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
3/4 cups sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 large eggs
1 bag Nestle Cherry Delighfulls
(we omitted the nuts)


We combined the flour, baking soda, and salt.
Hannah learned how to level the flour.



In a separate bowl, we combined the brown sugar, sugar, butter, and vanilla.

They were really amused by the brown sugar staying in the shape of the measuring cup.


Daddy has discovered that the lid of the vanilla is equal to 1 tsp, so he always uses the lid as a measuring spoon. 


Beating the ingredients.


When the butter, sugars and vanilla were nicely combined, we added the eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. 


We then added the flour mixture a little at a time.



We tried mixing with a spoon, but it was quite tricky, so daddy used the mixer.

We dropped by rounded tablespoons on the cookie sheet, and baked in a 375 degree oven for about 10 minutes. The came out very thin, so daddy added some more flour to the remaining batter. 


The ones on the right are the first batch, the ones on the left are the ones with added flour. They were technically still too thin for daddy, but I enjoy them that way.




Directions:

1- In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
2- In a large bowl, beat together softened butter, brown sugar, sugar and vanilla.
3- Add eggs to sugar/butter mixture, one at a time and beat well.
4- Add flour mixture to sugar/butter mixture a little at a time and beat well.
5- Stir in chocolate chips.
6- Drop by rounded Tbs onto ungreased cookie sheet.
7- Bake in a 375 degree oven for 9-12 minutes. 
8- Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then remove to wire rack.




Do you have your children help you in the kitchen?  What lessons do they learn? Do you have any kid friendly recipes to share?

I'd love to see your posts, whether you have done something this week or some time in the past. Just link up below. This is a weekly linky.


I am linking up to:
Photobucket More the Merrier Monday
Full Time Mama Hip Homeschooling


Melt in Your Mouth Monday
Try a New Recipe Tuesday at Home to Four Kiddos
The Gathering Spot at Mamal Diane
Friday Food Frenzy at Close to Home
Fantastic Thursday at Five Little Chefs
Foodie Friends Friday at Robyn'sView
Family Fun Friday at Happy and Blessed Home

And here is my Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen linky

26 comments:

  1. My kids always love helping out in the kitchen. Glad you guys had fun day of baking.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. We have found that we have more fun if we take turns. We have been doing kids and a mom in the kitchen for a while, but now that there are 4 kiddos all wanting to help, it can get quite stressful in the kitchen. But, they all love helping. Especially if they can have one-on-one time.

      Delete
  2. Cherry makes a good match for chocolate. I love these!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. My husband LOVES chocolate covered cherries, so these were right up his alley. He and the children loved them. I thought they were good, but would have preferred mint or peanut butter.
      Thanks for stopping by.

      Delete
  3. Baking and cooking is a great way to spend time as a family. I can't wait until my youngest is old enough to start helping out.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oh, we love cooking. Kitchen time is great together time. I'm not sure how old your little one is, but our kiddos started helping in the kitchen before they were 2.
      Thanks for stopping by.

      Delete
  4. Love chocolate chip cookies ... we will have to try this take on the recipe. Thanks for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Definitely a nice change. We've also made them with 1/2 chocolate chips, 1/2 white chips. Those were really tasty.
      thanks for stopping by

      Delete
  5. These look yummy! I want to try them! :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oh, they were. And all it was was a change in chips, so simple.
      thanks for stopping by.

      Delete
  6. Never tried it with anything cherry before. Sounds tasty and the kids obviously loved baking with daddy :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oh, they love when daddy is around to help. He works nights, so it is hard to find time, so they relish it all the more. He loves chocolate covered cherries, so these were perfect for him.

      Delete
  7. What a great idea, the kids love baking and helping mom and dad. We are always looking for new bake goods to incorporate into our baking routine, thanks for the heads up on these new cookies.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. You're welcome. Hubby just happened to see them one day and grabbed a bag up. I looked on their site and it looks like they have caramel, mint, and peanut butter too. Thing is, I would prefer any of those over the cherry, so we are going to have to try each of them, maybe once a month.

      Delete
  8. Those cookies look amazing, now all I need is a man to make them for me ;). The kids always enjoy helping me bake.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Cookies are more likely to get made if the hubby is around. A favorite is Chocolate Peanut Butter No Bakes because they are so easy to make. Thanks for stopping by.

      Delete
  9. Oh that sounds great with a cherry flavor added to it. Your kids looked like great little helpers. Now I'm craving cookies!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Sorry, didn't mean to make you crave cookies.
      Yes, they do love helping. We love kitchen time, it is great for learning too.
      Thanks for stopping by

      Delete
  10. Is it safe to assume the flour is plain flour and not selfrising? Also, would these cookies work without the chocolate chips?
    BTW, I love following your blog! You have a great family!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Yes, sorry. I always just write flour for all-purpose flour. If it was any special flour I would specify. Maybe I should start being more specific on my blog even though I only write "flour" on my recipe card.
      Personally, I used to like making a cookie without chips for me, because I really like them by themselves. This was a slightly different recipe for me, so I am not sure, but I would assume so.
      So glad you enjoy the blog. Thank you.

      Delete
  11. My husband came in now while I was blogging and saw the picture of your cookies and said, "You have to pin that one. They look delicious!" Going to have to try and make them soon! Thanks for sharing and for linking up with Social Butterfly Sunday this week :)

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. My hubby and I both think that is cool! Glad to stop by, thanks for letting me know about your link up.

      Delete
  12. Those sounds delish. I love all the pics and that dad was right in there with them! Thanks for sharing and linking up at Favorite things Friday! Don't forget to add the link back or button to be eligible to be featured! Hope to see you again this week! --Rebecca from Hip Homeschooling

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It means so much to me that my husband enjoys doing things like this with the children (and let's me photograph him doing so). Was glad to find your link up. Thanks for stopping by.

      Delete
  13. My kids also help me do the cooking/baking and they love it. The cool thing is my daughter uttered that she'll do the kitchen work for me so I could rest.

    ReplyDelete
  14. AWww, how sweet?! Great little tip about the top of the vanilla measuring 1 tsp! Thanks for sharing & for linking up to Favorite Things Friday with Simply Rachel & Hip Homeschooling! Hope to see you again next week! =)
    -Rachel from Simply Rachel http://www.simplyrachelbyrachel.com

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for visiting my blog today. I love to read your comments, so please leave me one if you have the time.
Blessings