Cecilia has expressed an interest in seeing what Kelly is doing when she is cooking in the kitchen. So, Kelly thought it might be good for Cecilia to help her bake some of the holiday cookies. Kelly decided to test a sugar cookie recipe. Kelly measured all of the ingredients out and placed each item in its own dish. “It looks like a food network cooking show,” said Bob. Kelly set up the mixer and ingredients on the island and pulled up a chair for Celie to stand on.
Cecilia helped spoon ingredients into the bowl and watched as the mixer did its thing. Celie did spill a little and then would say, “Ah Oh!.” But Kelly reassured her that it was OK. After they finished with the dough, Kelly put it in the refrigerator to let it set up. The next day Kelly and Cecilia tackled the job of rolling out the dough.
Cecilia enjoyed the rolling pin and plopping the cutters into the dough. Sometimes she got a whole image, sometimes she didn’t. Sometimes she made designs in the dough because she didn’t go all the way through to actually cut the image out. Kelly baked all of the cookies, just as Celie cut them out. (See pic below)
Cecilia has helped Kelly make banana bread and cornbread as well. “I think she enjoys helping me,” says Kelly, “I am just surprised by the patience I have with her. Hopefully, she will continue to love to help me in the kitchen. It would be great to have a sous chef or even someone to take over some of the cooking.”
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