These cookies taste better the more your child pounds on the dough.

Materials:

• Large bowl
• Cookie sheet
• Oven preheated to 350° F
• Ingredients:
• 3 cups oatmeal
• 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups butter or margarine
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

Directions:

Place all the ingredients in a large bowl, and mix them well.

Give your child a manageable chunk of dough. It's okay for your child to mash it, knead it, and pound it. The longer and harder your child mixes the dough, the better the cookies taste.

When the mixing is done, show your child how to roll the dough into balls about the size of ping-pong balls, and place them on an ungreased the cookie sheet.

Bake the cookies at 350° F for 10 to 12 minutes.

Following recipes involves reading and following directions. Your child can see first hand how helpful it is to be able to read numbers and to measure carefully.

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