To ensure the local community meets their daily dairy intake, the St. Louis Dairy Council has tips and recipes to work nutrient-rich ingredients into holiday treats. Nonfat dry milk is a helpful addition to any baker's kitchen. Kelsey Bentlage, a Registered Dietitian and Nutrition Educator for the St. Louis Dairy Council says dry milk has all of the same vitamins and nutrients but this product can last up to a year in one's pantry.

This month's featured recipe is Cherry Chocolate Cookies, a recipe where the addition of nonfat dry milk will enhance the flavor and texture of the final products.

Bentlage explains the basics of dry milk.

The shelf life of dry milk comes as a bonus, especially when one only wants milk for cooking purposes.

Bentlage explains dry milk's nutritional science and its positive value to recipes.

The recipe for Cherry Chocolate Cookies and more information can be found at the St. Louis Dairy Council’s website, www.stldairycouncil.org, or on social media on Facebook and Instagram.

Kelsey Bentlage appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.