Let’s have something refreshing and tangy for this Easter Snacktivity! We’re making Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy Lemon Blondies! Like our brownie recipe, this is a quick and easy one-bowl recipe. Not to mention it provides great opportunities for counting, literacy, language, and fine motor practice! The recipe ingredients and instructions posters are included in this post. Print them out to refer back to as you make your Lemon Blondies! By doing so, your child can associate meaning with print, and get them ready for literacy. Keep reading for the recipe, templates, and vocabulary words!
This recipe is adapted from Kaylene’s recipe on her blog The Links Site. For the original recipe, click here!
Happy Easter!
Ingredients
For the blondies:
- 1/3 cup softened salted butter
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- zest of 2 lemons
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3-4 drops yellow food coloring (optional)
For the icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon milk
If you prefer a less tart or sour blondie, omit the lemon juice in the icing and use only milk!
Instructions
Instructions on the downloadable poster are simplified. For more detailed instructions, refer to this post and the instructions written below.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F or 176°C.
- Prep your baking pan by lining parchment paper or using non-stick spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter and sugar.
- Add in your eggs one at a time. Count together with your child as you add the eggs in!
- Once combined, mix in the lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and flour. Stir until just combined. Be careful not to overmix your batter!
- Pour your batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spoon or offset spatula.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
- Prepare the icing as the blondies are baking by combining the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and milk.
- Allow the blondies to cool before icing.
- Cut into squares and enjoy!
Download the recipe poster, here!
Baking Vocabulary Words
Bake
Cooking food in the oven.
Batter
A mixture of ingredients that will be cooked or baked.
Beat
Mixing ingredients together in a fast movement, using a whisk or mixer.
Combine
To mix together.
Ingredients
Items that are mixed together to form a new dish.
Measure
Finding out the exact amount of an ingredient.
Zest
The peel of citrus fruit, like orange, lemon, or grapefruit; is often used to flavor foods or drinks.
This activity corresponds with the following DRDP measures:
COG 1: Spatial Relationships
Child increasingly shows understanding of how objects move in space or fit in different spaces
COG 3: Number Sense of Quantity
Child shows developing understanding of number and quantity
COG 4: Number Sense of Math Operations
Child shows increasing ability to add and subtract small quantities of objects
COG 5: Measurement
Child shows an increasing understanding of measurable properties such as size, length, weight, and capacity (volume), and how to quantify those properties
LLD 7: Concepts About Print
Child shows an increasing understanding of the conventions and physical organization of print material and that print carries meaning
PD-HLTH 4: Fine Motor Manipulative Skills
Child demonstrates increasing precision, strength, coordination, and efficiency when using muscles of the hand for play and functional tasks
References
Mullen, Author Ashley. “Cooking Terms for Kids.” Forgetful Momma, 25 Jan. 2022, http://www.forgetfulmomma.com/kids-kitchen-measuring-cooking-terms/.
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