Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Name: FCS: 8th grade Penndale Middle School

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Objective of today’s lab: Today you will demonstrate safe use Cookies of the electric mixer. Ingredients: New cooking terms: ¼ c. canola oil ¼ t. salt Mix: to combine together using the ½ c. brown sugar ½ t. baking soda electric mixer 1 egg ¾ c. oatmeal Fold: gently turning mixture over 1 t. vanilla ½ c. mini chocolate chips without stirring or beating ¾ c. flour New cooking utensils: Cookie scooper, wooden spoon, Procedure: parchment paper

1.) ______Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

2.) ______Mix together oil, sugar, egg and vanilla. ______3.) ______Add salt, baking soda and flour; mix well. ______4.) ______Stir in oatmeal and then gently fold in the mini chips. 5.) ______Drop by using a cookie scoop onto a cookie tray ______which has been lined with parchment paper. 6.) ______Bake 8-10 minutes or tap the cookie with your index finger; if done, your fingertip should leave almost no imprint. 7.) ______While cookies are baking: set the table & complete lab evaluation.

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 Insoluble fiber attacks bile-acids and reduces their toxicity, which makes you =  “regular” and relieves constipation. Names of Lab Group Members: ______Date: ______Kitchen #/Color: ______Who is completing this write up? ______

th 8 Grade: FCS Lab Evaluation / 50 Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies

Directions: This lab evaluation is due after each lab we complete. Your answers must be written in complete sentences in order to receive full credit.

1. What is the difference between a cooking term and a cooking utensil? (5 pts)

2. List 2 new cooking terms. Describe how to perform these terms. What utensils do you need? (5 pts)

3. What is an appliance? What appliance did we use in this lab? Provide one safety tip for proper use. (5 pts)

4. How you could make these cookies regular chocolate chip cookies? What exactly would you have to do and why? (5 pts)

5. What are two nutritional benefits of eating oatmeal as part of your daily diet? (5 pts)