Sunday, August 29, 2010

Uses for a melon scooper; plus make cookies with a surprise inside.

If your child is like my nephew they'll find it fun (for awhile at least) to scoop melon balls out of melons with a melon scooper. Scoop a variety of balls from cantaloupe, watermelon, honeydew… and put in bowls. Add sliced nectarines and/or strawberries. Top it off with whip cream for a cool, fresh dessert.
The melon scooper is also the perfect size for scooping cookie dough onto cookie sheets.
Wet scooper in bowl of water every other time so cookie dough won't stick to it.
For a cookie surprise put a couple of gummy candies in each cookie before baking. Or bake some cookies with gummies and some without. Then have your child look for the gummies. Children find this fun.