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    Daily » Dailies » Dailies | Cookie Decorating with a Toddler + Giveaway

    Dailies | Cookie Decorating with a Toddler + Giveaway

    Posted: 12/19/2016 | Last updated: 12/19/2016 by Erin 101 Comments
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    This Christmas season has been all about making memories with our two kiddos.  Baking during the holidays is a no fail way to spread some festive cheer, and we're not strangers to drowning in flour and sugar between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.  This year we wanted to start including Jasper (26 months old) in our kitchen fun by letting him participate in some easy activities.  What better way to get into the holiday spirit than cookie decorating?

    Psst... stay tuned to the very end of this blog post to see how you can enter a giveaway from Krusteaz to win everything pictured above!

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    We started our weekend with a trip to Costco to stock up our new chest freezer and also to take advantage of some savings on bulk ingredients for our holiday baking over the next couple of weeks.  Since we shopped on a Saturday, Jasper was able to help us try all of the fun samples available that day.  His favorites were the fresh-made bread from the bakery, Cello Parmesan Whisps, and block manchego cheese.

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    Starbucks was offering a fruitcake frappuccino and the offer lasted only through the weekend, so we had to give it a try.   The drink is composed of cinnamon, caramel, hazelnut crème, matcha, and a dried-fruit packet containing dried cranberries, golden raisins, Zante currants, and dried cherries.  It's topped with a swirl of whipped cream, matcha powder, and caramel.  Though fruitcake is one of the most joked about holiday desserts around, I really liked the frappuccino version of the dry, brick-like confection.  It tasted fresh and fruity, and the addition of the matcha was my favorite part - the green tea flavor just worked with everyone else going on.

    Matt was the one who ordered the frapp and I ordered a holiday spice flat white.  If you like the fun holiday drinks but are looking for ones that are a little less fancy and sweet, try this one.  It tastes like pure Christmas without being too cloying.

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    Armed with supplies and fully caffeinated and sugared, we were ready to bake!  We reached for our box of Krusteaz Butter Vanilla Sugar cookie mix.  The box contains special instructions if you want to make cut-out cookies, reducing the butter a bit for a sturdier dough.

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    I separated the dough into two sections and colored half of it red.  I cut out the cookies using this set of mini Wilton Christmas cutters.  I LOVE these cutters!  They make perfect toddler-sized cookies.  A set of these cutters is included in the giveaway at the bottom of this post, so be sure to enter for a chance to win your own!

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    Once I cut out the shapes and had them arranged on parchment paper on the baking sheet, I gave Jasper some pinch bowls of sprinkles.  The first thing he did was shove a handful into his mouth!

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    We showed him what to do, but he thought it was hilarious to keep eating the sprinkles one after the other.

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    A little more hands-on guidance was needed to show him what to do!

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    Every other handful went into his mouth instead of onto the cookies, but he eventually got the hang of things a little better.  He giggled his way through the whole process, and that is what is important.  He was having fun!

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    We expected that he would try to eat the raw cookies, but other than saying "Ahh, cookie!  Cookie!" he didn't touch the dough.

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    Ready to go into the oven!

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    Lumpy, misshapen, and random sprinkles dispersed all willy nilly.

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    In other words, they were beautiful.  As new parents, we're constantly reminding ourselves that making memories is not about having everything perfect and Pinterest-ready.  It's about having fun together and creating new experiences for our kids.

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    While he had fun schkoffing the sprinkles and making a big ole mess in the kitchen, I'm sure he agrees that the best part of Christmas baking is eating the fruits of all of that labor.  Yum yum!

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    Using the reduced butter cut-out recipe, the Krusteaz cookie mix made a great, quick sugar cookie with crispy edges and chewy insides.

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    I look at these and see the most gorgeous cookies ever because Jasper helped us make them!

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    The bit of extra slobber baked in from his sticky fingers makes them even tastier, don't you agree?

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    Krusteaz Cookie Mix Prize Pack Giveaway

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    Krusteaz has offered to give one of our lucky readers this incredible prize pack!  The winner will receive:

    • Two boxes EACH of the following cookie mixes: Triple Chocolate Chunk, Butter Vanilla Sugar, Snickerdoodle, and Shortbread
    • An EZ Deco icing pen
    • 12-pc Wilton Mini Christmas Cookie Cutters
    • Foo-doodlers edible food writing pens
    • A Krusteaz tote bag

    Because we're already into Christmas week, this giveaway is going to extend for a bit longer than usual and will end on January 2nd, 2017.  Use the widget below to enter!

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    This post contains sponsored content by Krusteaz.  Please see our About Us page for full disclosure regarding product reviews, sponsored content, and affiliate links. 

    Images on this page were taken using the Canon G7X Mark II, the point-and-shoot camera we use for all of our casual blogging and personal photos.  We love it! (not sponsored)

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    12. Richard Hicks

      January 02, 2017 at 12:33 am

      We go to the movies together and have a lot of fun when they help to make their fav cookies

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    13. Breanne

      January 02, 2017 at 12:13 am

      We like to play games.

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    14. shawna

      January 01, 2017 at 10:59 pm

      We love to bake and family game nights!

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    15. Janice Crespo

      January 01, 2017 at 10:48 pm

      We love baking together. Whether it's for the holidays, sharing with friends, anytime of year is a good time.

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    16. Penny Snyder

      January 01, 2017 at 10:22 pm

      We love to go hiking in the snow!!~

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    17. Laurie Emerson

      January 01, 2017 at 10:19 pm

      We like to play board games, go on bike rides and also bake together.

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    18. Dorothy Deakyne

      January 01, 2017 at 9:10 pm

      we love to bake

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    19. Keri justice

      January 01, 2017 at 7:39 pm

      WE Ike to do crafts together. Get out our craft supplies and get creative.

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    20. aaron reck

      January 01, 2017 at 4:52 pm

      The kids like to bake and make sweet treats. This is so fun. They especially like it when the icing is finished.

      Reply
    21. Brenda Elsner

      January 01, 2017 at 4:46 pm

      We love to make holiday cookies and give our neighbors some for the holidays!!

      Reply
    22. Jammie More

      January 01, 2017 at 4:07 pm

      We love playing cards and making crafts. My 3 year old niece loves glitter crafts.

      Reply
    23. Amy Deeter

      January 01, 2017 at 1:44 pm

      Some fun things that we love to do is baking

      Reply
    24. Steve S

      January 01, 2017 at 9:41 am

      I like to take my kids snowshoeing in the winter, great exercise and we get to enjoy nature as well.

      Reply
    25. Michelle Hill

      January 01, 2017 at 8:56 am

      We like to have game nights and also love cooking together.

      Reply
    26. Aaron

      January 01, 2017 at 7:32 am

      We barbeque and play in the park.

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    27. Tracy Shafer

      December 31, 2016 at 7:42 pm

      We love playing games and going to parks

      Reply
    28. Natalie

      December 31, 2016 at 6:53 pm

      We love to go on bike rides as a family and bake cookies.

      Reply
    29. Daniel M

      December 31, 2016 at 5:54 pm

      we like to watch lots of movies

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    30. Janice

      December 31, 2016 at 4:49 pm

      We like to do jigsaw puzzles.

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    31. Erica B.

      December 31, 2016 at 4:42 pm

      We watch movies.

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    32. susan smoaks

      December 31, 2016 at 12:53 pm

      we like to make cookies and homemade Christmas cards too. it is a lot of fun.

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    33. Francine Anchondo

      December 31, 2016 at 12:38 am

      We like to play board and card games.

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    34. Lisa

      December 31, 2016 at 12:33 am

      We like to bake and watch movies

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    35. Sammantha D.

      December 30, 2016 at 11:27 pm

      We enjoy baking together as well as going for hikes.

      Reply
    36. Melissa Cunningham

      December 30, 2016 at 8:28 pm

      We love making crafts, playing board games and making cookies!

      Reply
    37. Dana Rodriguez

      December 30, 2016 at 8:15 pm

      We enjoy going to the botanical gardens and zoo here.

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    38. Kristyn Martin

      December 30, 2016 at 2:36 pm

      Family baking time is my favorite holiday activity!

      Reply
    39. Stephanie Liske

      December 30, 2016 at 1:20 am

      We cook together, we do make up together, we play games together, we go places together. What do we not do together? 😉

      Reply
    40. Amy

      December 29, 2016 at 5:16 pm

      Baking (and eating!) cookies

      Reply
    41. Susan Smith

      December 28, 2016 at 10:45 pm

      We like to bake and go to the movies together.

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    42. Kyl Neusch

      December 28, 2016 at 10:01 pm

      love to bake and play outside

      Reply
    43. heather

      December 28, 2016 at 5:47 pm

      We love to make homemade cookies and also pizza together with the kids.

      Reply
    44. Ginny Hopkins

      December 27, 2016 at 6:19 pm

      We love looking at Christmas lights!

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    45. Stephanie Phelps

      December 27, 2016 at 5:02 pm

      We love to cook all kinds of things together but decorating cookies is our all time favorite thing to do!

      Reply
    46. Denise S

      December 27, 2016 at 1:53 pm

      We like to bake or go to the zoo or museum.

      Reply
    47. MICHElle james

      December 27, 2016 at 12:19 pm

      WE like to play hockey on our backyard rink

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    48. amber.m

      December 27, 2016 at 9:59 am

      We love to hike & bake. Which I guess is a great combo! 🙂

      Reply
    49. Ashley C

      December 26, 2016 at 8:47 pm

      We love to bake and play outside

      Reply
    50. Kristi C

      December 26, 2016 at 3:34 pm

      We like to go hiking or biking at the local greenbelt.

      Reply
    51. Carolyn G

      December 25, 2016 at 7:23 pm

      Crafting

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    52. Danielle

      December 25, 2016 at 12:33 pm

      We go on camping trips and biking adventures.

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    53. Kesha

      December 24, 2016 at 10:43 pm

      We love going to the beach

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    54. Julie Wood

      December 24, 2016 at 8:54 am

      We like to go to the movies, sledding, making snowmen, baking cookies and playing board games!

      Reply
    55. Christina Sparks

      December 24, 2016 at 12:11 am

      We love to go camping, even in the winter time.

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    56. shelly peterson

      December 23, 2016 at 10:40 pm

      We love baking and cooking together. We love family game nights.

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    57. Katie K

      December 23, 2016 at 9:42 pm

      We alos love to bake -cookies, breads, cakes!

      Reply
    58. Brooke Allen

      December 23, 2016 at 5:15 am

      This year, we invited the neighbor boy over and we made "gingerbread" houses with graham crackers for walls.

      Reply
    59. Monique Rizzo

      December 22, 2016 at 7:02 pm

      We like going to museums and movies.
      Thank you for the giveaway. Happy Holidays!

      Reply
    60. Cheryl B

      December 22, 2016 at 2:45 pm

      We like to have a cookie decorating contest. Afterwards We munch on delicious cookie and hot cocoa.

      Reply
    61. Pamela

      December 22, 2016 at 1:27 pm

      Great giveaway! We'd love to play with those cookie cutters. Thank you!

      Reply
    62. Dena K

      December 21, 2016 at 4:12 pm

      I love this brand for pancake mix. not sure if I've ever tried their cookie mixes. Would love to try them. Love your sweet boy's sticky fingers snitching sprinkles 🙂

      Reply
      • Dena

        December 21, 2016 at 4:14 pm

        sorry, didn't answer the question. I also bake with my kids......one more than the other. They decorate those mini gingerbread houses (less arguing when they have their own) and we practice for our sunday school program together.

        Reply
    63. Mary Cloud

      December 21, 2016 at 2:59 pm

      We love to challenge each other at mini-golf and bowling

      Reply
    64. Michele Austin

      December 21, 2016 at 9:52 am

      This looks like a wonderful idea to create a basket for my adult daughters for Christmas! They're always looking for things to do with their little ones....

      Reply
    65. Tina W

      December 21, 2016 at 2:21 am

      We like to make and decorate cookies, then deliver them to our neighbors.

      Reply
    66. Brittney House

      December 21, 2016 at 12:27 am

      We love to do arts and crafts together. My kids love to express their creativity.

      Reply
    67. claudia davis

      December 20, 2016 at 11:30 pm

      We love going to museums as a family.

      Reply
    68. Annette

      December 20, 2016 at 9:21 pm

      Fun activities I like to do with the kids: visit museums, have picnics in the park, visit the zoo, tour local historical centers.

      Reply
    69. Steph

      December 20, 2016 at 6:11 pm

      We love baking!!

      Reply
    70. Debbi Wellenstein

      December 20, 2016 at 4:32 pm

      We all love going on nature hikes-when the weather is a little warmer!

      Reply
    71. Danielle Wood

      December 20, 2016 at 1:45 pm

      We like to bake together, we also have game nights where we play board games as a family and all electronics are put away

      Reply
    72. julie

      December 20, 2016 at 1:25 pm

      we love baking desserts together

      Reply
    73. Michelle J.

      December 20, 2016 at 12:26 pm

      I like making breakfast with them!

      Reply
    74. judith

      December 20, 2016 at 11:35 am

      making gingerbread housses

      Reply
    75. Cynthia C

      December 20, 2016 at 11:04 am

      I love to cook with my four-year-old niece. She's so interested and digs right in.

      Reply
    76. McKim

      December 20, 2016 at 10:50 am

      I like to do craft projects with my grandson. Anything that involves glue or tape - he's in!

      Reply
    77. Angela Watts

      December 20, 2016 at 10:22 am

      Assembly of the gingerbread houses!

      Reply
    78. Cheryl

      December 20, 2016 at 9:30 am

      We enjoy movies and museums.

      Reply
    79. Amy Pratt

      December 20, 2016 at 9:28 am

      We drive around looking at city Christmas lights.

      Reply
    80. Ann Fantom

      December 20, 2016 at 9:02 am

      We like to go on family bike rides

      Reply
    81. Tari Lawson

      December 20, 2016 at 8:03 am

      I like to check out Christmas light displays with my family.

      Reply
    82. elizabeth p

      December 20, 2016 at 2:18 am

      We love to go to the movies. Thanks for a chance.

      Reply
    83. harolde

      December 20, 2016 at 1:08 am

      We love playing games together.

      Reply
    84. Todd Bliss

      December 20, 2016 at 12:28 am

      We make Christmas tree shaped Rice Krispie bars

      Reply
    85. Lauren

      December 19, 2016 at 11:55 pm

      We like to watch Christmas movies together.

      Reply
    86. beth shepherd

      December 19, 2016 at 11:47 pm

      I like making cookies and candy with my girls. We also cook almost every day together. Thank you!

      Reply
    87. Jennifer Reed

      December 19, 2016 at 11:46 pm

      My kids and I enjoy cooking together often. Some of our favorite things to make are pizzas, breads, muffins, and cookies.

      Reply
    88. beth shepherd

      December 19, 2016 at 11:45 pm

      I like to bake cookies and make candy with my girls. We also cook together almost every day. Thank you!

      Reply
    89. Shannon Baas

      December 19, 2016 at 9:57 pm

      playing board games.

      Reply
    90. Annamarie V

      December 19, 2016 at 9:15 pm

      I get my nieces together and teach them a family recipe so they will be able to pass along the family history.

      Reply
    91. Sarah Hall

      December 19, 2016 at 8:57 pm

      My grandson and I love to go to the movies together.

      Reply
    92. Jessica To

      December 19, 2016 at 8:35 pm

      My son and I like to go to the water park together and make cupcakes.

      Reply
    93. Kelly D

      December 19, 2016 at 7:43 pm

      My kids and I like to watch movies, work on crafts and go on nature walks.

      Reply
    94. LeAnn V

      December 19, 2016 at 7:27 pm

      Definitely decorating cookies. We also love decorating the tree remembering all the handmade ornaments they made in the past and creating new ones

      Reply
    95. Elena

      December 19, 2016 at 6:45 pm

      we like to bake Christmas cookies

      Reply
    96. Margaret Smith

      December 19, 2016 at 6:37 pm

      We like to cook and bake together. Go to the movies and go hiking.

      Reply
    97. Sherry Conrad

      December 19, 2016 at 5:57 pm

      We like to look at the lights, make candy and cookie platters to give out, watch movies, play games and just spend time together.

      Reply
    98. Christie K

      December 19, 2016 at 5:48 pm

      I like to take my daughter to the Kroc Center, movies, wunderland and Get Air.

      Reply
    99. David

      December 19, 2016 at 5:35 pm

      We make sugar cookie cut-outs every year that our kids decorate. They even decorate their own cookie to leave out for Santa. To them, this is as much of a tradition as decorating Easter eggs or carving pumpkins.

      Reply
    100. Lori Walker

      December 19, 2016 at 5:32 pm

      We like to make pizzas together.

      Reply

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