Dear baking enthusiast,

Our last baking event was a great success!  Katie's 3rd grade students helped Alexandra's 2nd graders make heart healthy cranberry oatmeal cookies.  We made over 15 batches and upwards of 400 cookies.  We sold them to staff members in order to raise money for the American Heart Association.  We raised over $100.00!  This baking feat was only made possible by the help of Shelley S. , Heidi H., Alexandra, Katie, Alex T., the students, and the staff that helped roll out the 400 cookies and clean the kitchen with me!

Our recipe was excellent! Try it at home-

Heart Healthy Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies

Makes about 30 cookies

Ingredients

1 cup whole-wheat flour
3 cups old fashioned oats
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup light butter, salted
1/3 cup light olive oil
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1/2 cup ground flax seeds
1 cup cranberries

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine flour, flax seeds, baking soda and cinnamon in small bowl.

2. Beat together butter, sugars, oil and vanilla extract in large mixing bowl until creamy.  Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.  Gradually beat in flour mixture.  Stir in oats and cranberries.

3. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased baking sheets.

4. Bake for 8-10 minutes.  Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts:

Serving Size = 1 cookie

Calories: 100
Fat: 4.5g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Protein: 2g
Carbohydrates: 14g
Fiber: 2g

Dear Hungry Readers,

     Ms. Kim and Alexandra's Second grade students bake each month during the school year.  The second graders invite a different grade each month to bake with them.  Our baking takes place in the Lower School Commons on Friday mornings.  It is a tasty event in which students pair up with an older or younger classmate and bake using basic to advanced recipes to create works of confectionary art.  Cleanliness, correct utensil use, accurate measuring and careful reading are just a few of the educational components used in our baking events.  If you have ever had your brownies burn, your cheesecake curdle, or your flan fail, you can appreciate the hard work students put into creating edible treats.  It is my hope that all students find joy in baking and learn a skill that they can use anytime, for a lifetime.

Deliciously yours, Ms. Kim