After-school Snack Platters

The best thing to occupy and motivate those hungry energy filled students is a GREAT snack.


Instructions:

Assemble all ingredients on a platter and serve.  Store covered in the fridge if preparing in advance

Ingredients:

Sliced Turkey Kolbassa
Sliced Light Cheddar Cheese
Crackers
Sliced Pear
Sliced Orange
Sliced Apple
Sliced Banana

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Other Ideas ......

Ingredients:

Sliced and rolled up Smoked Maple Turkey Breast
Sliced Light Cheddar Cheese
Crackers
Sliced Orange
Sliced Apple

Ingredients:

Sliced Celery
Baby Carrots
  Broccoli Segments
Sliced Banana

Sliced Orange
Sliced Apple
Ranch Dip

Fall Chocolate Chip Cookies

The addition of cookie cutters turns these delicious chewy chocolate chip cookies into a fun seasonal treat!

Ingredients:

1\2 cup (125 ml) softened butter
1\4 cup (63 ml) white sugar
3\4 cup (187 ml) brown sugar
1 egg
2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla extract
1 tsp (5 ml) baking powder
1\4 tsp (2.5 ml) salt
1.5 cups (375 ml) all-purpose flour
1\2 cup (125 ml) chocolate chips

Instructions:

Cream butter and sugars to a soft paste

Add the egg and whisk until combined

Dissolve the baking powder in the vanilla extract and add to the batter

Add the salt and stir in the flour to form a thick dough

Stir in the chocolate chips and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes to firm up

Preheat oven to 325 degrees and roll out the dough to an inch thick on a lightly floured counter top

Stamp out cookies with cookie cutters and bake for 8 - 12 minutes or until golden around the edges

Recipe yields 2 dozen small cookies