Yummy Treats
Cookies – “Fighters”
From Paul’s Kitchen
This is a sugar cookie recipe with a few added touches. The added touches are a mini-marshmallow in the middle of each cookie and a few chocolate chips around the sides. Paul calls these cookies “fighters” for some reason.
As always, most of the recipe can be prepared by a child, but please be sure that an adult is putting the cookies into the oven and taking them out of the oven. Parents, feel free to take a shortcut and just use a sugar cookie mix too! (In that case, all you will need is an egg, butter, marshmallows and choc. chips).
Ingredients:
· 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
· 1 teaspoon baking soda
· 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
· 1 cup butter, softened
· 1 1/2 cups white sugar
· 1 egg
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· Mini-marshmallows
· Semi-sweet chocolate chips or M&Ms
Directions:
· Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and baking powder. Set aside.
· In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and vanilla. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Roll rounded teaspoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto ungreased cookie sheets.
· Add one mini-marshmallow in the center of each cookie and 4 choc. chips (or M&Ms) at the edges.
· Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Let stand on cookie sheet two minutes before removing to cool on wire racks.
Enjoy! “Don’t forget to share them with your sister!”
Paul is five years old and enjoys soccer, SuperMario games and making yummy recipes at home, especially desserts.
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