Let’s Get Baking Falling snow twinkling lights decorated trees and wrapped gifts Christmas is nearly here So let’s get the party started by baking some delicious festive treats Invite some friends to drop by your kitchen and share in the fun Let’s have a holiday baking party 4
Get Ready to Bake Before cooking always wash your hands well with soap and hot water Make sure the kitchen countertop and all your equipment is clean Read the recipe carefully before you start cooking If you don’t understand a step ask an adult to help you Gather together all the ingredients and equipment you will need Baking is more fun when you’re prepared Measuring Counts Make sure you measure your ingredients carefully If you get a measurement wrong it could affect how successful your baking is Use measuring scales or a measuring cup to measure dry and liquid ingredients Measuring spoons can be used to measure small amounts of ingredients Measuring cup Measuring spoons Have Fun Stay Safe It’s very important to have an adult around whenever you do any of the following tasks in the kitchen Using a mixer the stovetop burners or an oven Using sharp utensils such as knives and vegetable peelers or corers Working with heated pans pots or baking sheets Always use oven mitts when handling heated pans pots or baking sheets When you’ve finished baking ALWAYS clean up the kitchen and put all your equipment away 5
Cookie Christmas Tree These edible Christmas trees made from star-shaped cookies look great as table decorations They also make a wonderful homemade holiday gift to give to friends and family members Have fun decorating the trees with your choice of candies sprinkles and glitter and let your creativity sparkle through The quantities on this page will make 2 or 3 Christmas trees Ingredients To make the cookie dough 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour plus a little extra for dusting ½ cup superfine sugar 5 ounces butter or margarine plus a little for greasing For the frosting and decorations 1 cup powdered sugar plus extra for dusting 1 cup water Your choice of candy and sprinkles Equipment 2 large cookie sheets Mixing bowl Wooden spoon Plastic wrap Rolling pin Set of star-shaped cookie cutters Oven mitts 2 potholders Wire rack for cooling Sieve Small bowl A spoon for mixing frosting A brush 6
Step 1 Grease the cookie sheets with a little butter to keep your cookies from sticking to the sheets Step 2 Put the butter and sugar into the mixing bowl and cream together with the wooden spoon until smooth and fluffy Step 3 Add the flour and mix the ingredients with the spoon Next use your hands to rub and combine the ingredients until the mixture looks like breadcrumbs Finally use your hands to squeeze and knead the mixture to make a ball of soft dough Ball of dough 7 Step 4 Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and place in a refrigerator for 30 minutes
