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Cooking in the kitchen is a very fun and frugal way to have a great time with your kids. Three of my kids LOVE to help me in the kitchen. One of my teenage boys can often be found in the kitchen on his own making muffins, cookies, chicken yakisoba and more! Today, and tomorrow, I will be sharing some fun things we make in the kitchen, and I will have a giveaway to go along with each one.
My daughter loves cookbooks, she has received several as gifts, and her most recent (and current fave) is Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey Treats for Kids by Jill O’Conner.
This inside of the book is absolutely adorable, with scalloped edges, gingham and floral prints, and lots of fun photos. Plus, it is filled with so many fun recipes, you can’t help but have a great time in the kitchen. Â A few of our favorites are:
- Fizzy Lemonade Sparklers (So refreshing – Both Allie and I love strawberries)
- Hunka Chunka Chewy Chocolate Chip Cookies (Super fun cookies)
- Quickbery! Quackberry! Blackberry-Apple Crumb (Perfect right now, since blackberries are in season)
We chose to make the chocolate balloon bowls, and filled them with fresh strawberries, whip cream and chocolate sprinkles! Â These were so much fun to make!!
You make the chocolate bowls using balloons. Â How cute and clever is that? Â The whole book is full of super fun ideas for you and your kids in the kitchen.
Now for the great news, I have a copy of  Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey Treats for Kids to giveaway to one of my readers.
Here’s how to enter the giveaway:
Just leave a comment letting me know what your favorite kind of cookies are.
Additional entries: (leave a separate comment for each extra entry)
- Follow Thrifty & Thriving on Facebook
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This giveaway will close on Monday, September 6th at midnight. Â Good Luck!
Thanks to Chronicle Books for providing me with a copy of the book to giveaway.
Kerri says
My favortie has to be oatmeal cookies with trail mix, they are the best!
Leslie S. says
My favorite cookies are patmeal chocolate chip. YUM!
Leslie S. says
I am a follower on facebook.
Leslie S. says
I meant “oatmeal” not “patmeal”. 🙂 I also get email updates.
Diane says
Snickerdoodles are my all-time favorite cookies!
Tracey B says
macadamian nut cookies are the best! Thanks for all that you do! i love your updates on facebook. I share them with everyone :0)
Karen M says
My current favorite cookie is the amazing Chocolate Chunk and Oatmeal made by my local co-op baker. Oh great… now my mouth is watering! 😉
Elizabeth says
My favorite cookie is a good old-fashioned chocolate chip cookie (preferably soft and warm from the oven!)
Erin Carpenter says
Love cooking with our girls!
Nat says
My favorite cookies are peanut butter chocolate chip, soft and chewy with a big glass of milk is the best!!
Gemma says
Hmmmm, just one favorite cookie? Love them all, but if I had to choose one, it would be chewy oatmeal with mini chocolate chips:)
Carolsue says
My kids like Peanut Butter cookies and I like Sugar Cookies
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dawn says
Big chocolate chip cookies, with a side of ice cream! YUM!
amber says
Sugar Cookies with a mile high of butter frosting. And it has to be the real stuff!
amber says
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I am a facebook fan
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I subscribe through Google Reader
Diane says
My favorite cookie is snickerdoodle, but chocolate chip comes in a close second.
Diane says
I follow you on facebook and favorite cookie is snickerdoodle.
Sandy says
My favorite cookies are lonesome cowboy bars yummy! made with peanut butter and cornflakes.
Emily says
My favorite cookies are snickerdoodles!
Emily says
I follow you on FB too.
Emily says
I’m also an email subscriber.
Emily says
And I follow you on Twitter.
Diane says
Snickerdoodles! 🙂
Hillary says
My favorite cookie is a Preacher cookie.