It's no secret that we love our sweets in this house. One of Melissa's favorite things to to is bake, and she is wasting no time passing on her affinity for goodies to Emma. :) Valentine's Day provided a great opportunity for sugary arts and crafts time. It was a 3 day affair:
Day 1: The making of the sugar cookie dough. The cookies were good - so don't get me wrong when I tell you they tasted a little funny and had a bit of an odd texture. I know you're going to find that hard to believe since, as you can see below, the recipe was followed to a T with precision in measurements. ;)
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| "Oh no!" Emma pointing out the mess. |
Day 2: Rolling, cutting, baking, and eating of the dough.
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| The first of many "tastes" |
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| Quite possibly the 20th of many "tastes". |
Day 3: With the cookies cut and baked with care, the last thing to do is decorate (and, if you're Emma, "sample" frosting).
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| "Mommy, stop moving the spoon so I can get my fingers in there" |
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| "Thank you! Yummy" |
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| Melissa gave a demonstration then handed over the knife and sprinkles. |
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| Some of the sprinkles made it on the cookies. |
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As you can see by the frosting caked lips she was having a great time until the end when there were no more cookies to frost or frosting bowls to eat out of.
The goods!!!
Frosted and sampled - can you tell which cookie is Emma's? :)
The cookies were delicious and I was happy to be the benefactor of sugary arts and craft / Mommy - Daughter time. I anticipate many more floury, sugary, giggly, happy messes in our future and I couldn't be happier. :)
Happy Valentine's Day with love from Minneapolis,
Jason, Melissa, and Emma!
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