It’s Friday night. After dinner, Daniel suggested that he and Mara could make cookies for a little fun father-daughter time.
Last week, Mara and I made cookies from a Funfetti cake mix. Kids love those cakes with the colorful sprinkles in the mix, and making the cookies couldn’t be easier. Just add eggs & oil, stir it up, roll the dough into balls, press them down, and bake! Of course, Mara “helped” . . . or didn’t help at all, but we had a great time nonetheless! She would try to roll a ball–which would turn out like a little glob–and hurl it onto the cookie sheet, without regard to the previous placement of other cookies. But it was fun seeing her try!? So Daniel suggested that he and Mara could make those same cookies again.
That was when Mara piped up! I will include Mara’s words and Mommy’s translations:
“Roll it! Roll it!” she said “rolling” imaginary cookies between her hands.
Then she held her hands out flat. “Sheet! Sheet!” Place them on the cookie sheet.
“Ah-nen!” [put them in the oven] “Hah! Hah!” [Hot, she said of the oven, holding one hand up.]
“Bee-beep! Bee-beep!” That’s the timer going off. 🙂
“Eesh!” Then she stuck her index finger in her mouth and pulled it out. [This means “eat” the cookies.]
Finally, she added, “Mulk! Mulk!” Yes, there must be milk with cookies!
That’s right, Mara! You’ve got this cookie baking down!!! I think you can show Daddy how to do it!
Look out, Rachel Ray!!