Day of the Dead cookies are something in which you can share the making with your kids or grandkids. The recognition of this event (Día de los Muertos) is a holiday traditionally celebrated in Mexico, and by people of Mexican heritage, with Texas being home to many. Celebrating this time with family and friends and gathering to remember and pray for those who have passed on can be a learning and loving experience for your little ones. Helping them to celebrate as you do, using things that also inspire them, can create a lasting memory about their culture, their loved ones, and the spiritual journey they’re honoring. Delish offers an awesome recipe for the holiday.
In this celebration, it’s not viewed as a day of sadness but one of joy, because the loved ones who have gone on before us are said to be awake and celebrate with us during this time. The Day of the Dead is treated like a holiday. And, with every holiday, we tend to enjoy and experience it with food. These cookies are actually a simple sugar cookie recipe, made in the shape of a skull, which can be decorated in any way or color you choose. That’s why it’s the perfect idea to help bring children in on the process and perhaps spend time making them together, learning about the celebration, and simply spending quality time.
