No-Fail Thumbprint Cookies Kids Love to Make: Our Rainy Day Tradition

No-Fail Thumbprint Cookies Kids Love to Make: Our Rainy Day Tradition

It was a Tuesday in November, the rain was coming down sideways, and my seven-year-old had already asked me “what can we do?” approximately forty-seven times before 10 a.m. So I did what any reasonable cookie-obsessed parent would do — I handed him an apron and said, “We’re making thumbprint cookies.” What followed was one … Read more

10 Cookie Recipes My Kids Actually Bake Themselves (Starting Age 6)

10 Cookie Recipes My Kids Actually Bake Themselves (Starting Age 6)

The day my six-year-old decided she was going to bake cookies “all by herself, Mom, stop helping” was the day I learned that a full cup of salt looks almost identical to a full cup of sugar when you’re in a hurry and your measuring cups are buried under a pile of sprinkles. The resulting … Read more