Learn by Camping: Classes for All
Cake Mix Cookies Cooking Workshop Class
Description: Youth and adults both enjoy learning new culinary skills. The materials developed will enable
the instructor to conduct a Cake Mix Cookies foods class. A teaching outline and a Cake Mix Cookies
Booklet are provided to guide the instructor. The guide provides the instructor with information to teach this
foods class. The materials can be presented as a one-day workshop or it can be adapted to fit a two, three, or
four day class by using additional recipes each day.
Goals: To provide a hands-on cooking experience using recipes from the Cake Mix Cookies Foods booklet.
Objectives:
1. To increase the participants awareness of cooking terms, measurements, ingredients, and utensils.
2. To increase the participants knowledge of different ingredients
3. To increase the participant’s awareness of making cookies that begins with a cake mix.
4. To increase the participants knowledge and skills in preparing cookies from cake mixes.
5. To increase the participants awareness and taste of new types of cookies
Methods:
1. Present the lesson as a cooking workshop.
2. Prepare foods in advance and have a taste and tell session along with a short presentation on
international foods.
3. Prepare a selection of foods and serve as the meeting luncheon or dinner.
Materials:
 Ingredients according to recipes selected
 Kitchen utensils – measuring cups, spoons, knives, cutting boards or mats, spoons, etc.
 International cooking booklets for each person
 Cooking vessels such as pots, skillets, etc.
 Dish soap, paper towels, towels, pot holders, paper plates, forks, paper cups
Procedure for Workshop
Advance Preparation:
 Recruit one to three assistants for the workshop and review with them the workshop class procedures.
 Copy Cake Mix Cookies cooking booklet for participants
 Purchase food supplies for workshop according to recipes selected.
 Select utensils needed for the food preparation.
 Arrange ingredients together on a central table area to share usage.
 Arrange utensils together on a central table area to share usage.
Alice K. Dolu, WVU Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development – Marshall County
July 16
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Actual Workshop or Class:
 Share the objectives of the lesson with the participants
 Discuss the plan for the class
1. Introduction to cake mix cookies
2. Introduction to ingredients and cooking utensils
3. Sampling of foods prepared
(Teaching information provided in accompanying recipe booklet)
 Discuss the background information
 Discuss how using cake mixes saves time.
 Discuss how to prepare ingredients before baking.
 Recipes—Review recipes selected in the book
 Conduct Cooking Workshop—Divide the group into the appropriate number of cooking teams
according to the number of participants and recipes selected. Recommendations (2-6 per group)
 Monitor the teams throughout the cooking process.
 Set a buffet table and serve the foods prepared for sampling.
 During the tasting, discuss the recipes and let participants tell their reactions to each
 Cleanup of workshop area
Alice K. Dolu, WVU Extension Agent, 4-H Youth Development – Marshall County
July 16
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