Scooby Snacks

Baking with the kids can be a great bonding experience, a learning time and lots of fun. Today we made dog bone shaped crackers and called them "Scooby Snacks". We used the recipe below. We talked about measuring as we got the ingredients out. The kids did the mixing and the rolling.

When it came time to cut we used mini cookie cutters.

I've been on the hunt for fun mini cookie cutters lately, and have found them trickier to find than I think they should have been. Amazon has a good selection, but you have to pay for shipping too. Then just a couple weeks ago Hobby Lobby opened up in our town. They have a great selection of the minis at a great price.

These ended up being a huge hit. The kids loved them, our friends at the park later on that day loved them, and even my husband (who hates anything that might remotely be healthy, and these had enough wheat germ in them to fit that category) loved them!

The recipe:
Preheat oven to 350.
Combine in mixing bowl:
    2 c whole wheat flour (or 1 1/2c flour + 1/2c wheat germ)
    2 T wheat germ
    1 tsp salt
    1 tsp baking powder
    2 T brown sugar
    2 T powdered milk
Cut in with pastry blender:
    1/3 c butter
Combine separately and stir in:
    1/2 c water
    1 T molasses
Knead a little until smooth. Spray 2 cookie sheet with cooking spray. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface till around 1/8-1/4 inch thick, depending on how thin you like your crackers. Cut into desired shaped and transfer to sheet with small spatula. Spray tops with cooking spray to making a topping stick if desired. Sprinkled with your choice of paprika, garlic, onion, seasoned salt, or cinnamon sugar. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned.