About the Recipes
Healthy Living is a core pillar of 4-H, but we also think that moderation is an important part of life, and you can find room for indulgent cookies - especially homemade ones! We've put together a collection of over 20 recipes from 4-H'ers across the country to bring your friends and family together this holiday season.
From classics like chocolate chip cookies and sugar cookies to allergen-free and gluten free options, you're sure to find the perfect cookie for you!
Featured Recipes
Rocky-Road Bars
45 Minutes
They may not be cookies, but these bars are so good, they had to be included. This gooey, chocolatey treat will disappear fast!
Submitted by: Katherine, Illinois 4-H Alumna and 4-H Volunteer
Allergen-Free Sugar Cookies
2 Hours, 30 Minutes
This allergen free sugar cookie is sure to please! With no dairy, gluten, soy or nuts, everyone can enjoy this holiday classic.
Submitted by: Sarah, Virginia 4-H
Gluten Free Peanut Butter Cookies
20 Minutes
With just four ingredients, you can make the golden-brown, chewy peanut butter cookies you love, but without the gluten!
Elanor, Maine 4-H Parent
Shop 4-H Curriculum and Products
Shop4-H.org offers university-backed curriculum, educational kits, products and supplies to expand your knowledge of cooking, food, and nutrition.
4-H Clover Cookie Cutter
The only thing better than cookies? Clover-shaped, 4-H-made cookies. Bring 4-H into your kitchen with this metal 4-H cookie cutter. This cutter makes for an excellent cooking competition or food demonstration prize.
$1.25
4-H Cooking 101
Grades: 6-12
Learn how to avoid spreading germs while cooking, measure and mix ingredients, test baked goods for doneness, brown meat, and set the table for a family meal. The curriculum comes as loose-leaf paper to make it easier for youth to pull out recipes.
$10.05
4-H Clover Apron
All good cooks need an apron when they are whisking around the kitchen! Cook in style while showing your 4-H pride!
Available in green or white.
$16.99
4-H Oven Mitt
Turn up the heat in the kitchen while showing off your 4-H pride! The 4-H Oven Mitt makes a great gift for the chef in your home.
$7.95
Fresh Chefs Cooking Essentials Bundle
Get cooking with the Fresh Chefs Cooking Essentials Bundle. This kit helps your aspiring chef learn their way around the kitchen, with tools designed especially for them. This set includes a spatula, measuring cup set, and 2 Flex-it cutting boards.
$15.99
Fantastic Foods: Six Easy Bites
Grades: 3-12
This food activity guide helps 4-Hers learn about different food ingredients, food characteristics, and food safety issues.
$8.95