Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies: Fall Activities for Preschoolers
Life in Northern Ontario is absolutely cool and colourful. The reds and yellows and oranges of the leaves are picturesque while the temperature averages 9 degrees Celsius. J, my daughter, is enjoying all the fall activities for preschoolers we have done so far.
Recently, we decided to do something neither of us have ever done before- bake cookies. I am sure most parents and their kids have warm memories of baking with their kids but I am not a baker or a lover of sweet things. However, J has a sweet tooth like no other and so I decided on making cookies. Today,
I will be sharing our Lazy Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies that J and I made. She prefers to call them “Fall Cookies”.
I had initially planned to make the cookies from scratch but with a 1 year old who is super clingy to his mommy, I was very happy to see that we had a cookie mix in the cupboard. Here is what we did. J was in charge of stirring while I had to calm her 1 year old brother and she also rolled the dough as well. I was very happy that she enjoyed the sensory experience of baking.
Lazy Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
Ingredients
- 3 cups Oatmeal Cookie Mix
- 1/2 cup softened unsalted butter
- 1 Tbsp water
- 2 Tbsp pumpkin puree
- OPTIONAL: few chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F
- Mix the butter, water, pumpkin puree and cookie mix in a bowl with a wooden spoon until dough is soft. (Add optional chocolate chip cookies)
- Roll dough into small balls (about a tablespoon worth)
- Place slightly flattened cookie balls on a cookie sheet lined waxed or parchment paper.
- Bake for 11 minutes
Once your cookies are done, you can snuggle with your preschooler with a cup of warm milk and some cookies. You can even read a fall related book or work on your fall activities for preschoolers bucket list.
Do you have a fantastic fall cookie recipe? Share it in the comments.
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The colors are changing in Wisconsin as well–lovely. What a great fall recipe. I love pumpkin but have never tried it with oatmeal. Good combination idea. Thanks for sharing your recipe.