Every year at Christmas I bake, and clean, and bake, and clean. It seems never ending, but it's so worth it. Especially with two Christmases, and all that many more people to please. My son's preschool requested volunteers for Christmas cookies, so naturally I relished in the idea. Since he is old enough now to help, we made these delicious treats together. Although the pictures make it look rather charming, and like the process went smoothly, let me tell you- it did not!
The day we were supposed to be baking these cookies, I had a little cleaning to do in preparation. All the ingredients were laid out on the counter and ready to go. I took my eyes off my kids as I tidied, for what seemed like a fraction of a second, and I began to hear giggling from the living room. So, I came out to investigate, only to find they pulled the jar of cocoa off my counter, and were dancing in brown powder. This powder was ground into my cream carpets, and literally coating everything in sight. I just rented a carpet cleaner from Home Depot two days prior, and washed all my carpets before my company arrived for the Holidays. In my frustration I banished them to their rooms, so little brown foot prints were all over my floor, and powder covered their beds.
Of course, this powder does not vacuum easily, and I had to re-wash my carpets, wash all the bedding, and bathe two kids. *sigh*...
The next day, we managed to bake the cookies, with very little incident mind you. Unfortunately, I did not get any photos of the mess, as I didn't want to have it track any further into my house than it did. However, I did get some photos of my kids making the cookies for the field trip. We took them to Hawthorne Seniors Center, where my son's preschool class sang Christmas carols. It was quite a beautiful thing to watch all these elderly folks smile at all the kids. Sadly, the seniors did not get to eat any cookies with the fear of influenza. I learned though, that this was something I would like to do voluntarily every year if I could- and hopefully with little to no mess next time.
Here is a link to a chocolate cocoa and chips recipe for your pleasure- although it is not my recipe (I don't like to share baking secrets) ;)
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chocolate-chocolate-chip-cookies-recipe/index.html
My son says the white and brown mix reminds him of dirt and snow.
Here you can see a mix of both the 3yr old and 4yr old classes.
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