This is one of my favorite recipes! Your kids will have a great time making their own cookie creations with this Play-Doh like dough. It’s about a billion times better than Play-Doh because your kids can actually eat it! (I’m not the only one that has Play-Doh eaters, right?) The joy is that you make things out of it, cook it & eat it too. It doesn’t require flouring your counter tops like sugar cookies, so there is no mess. The dough is especially fun to play with but if that weren’t enough the cookies are really good! They taste like Cinnamon Teddy Grahams. The real added bonus is that if you use dehydrated eggs you don’t have to worry about salmonella in your dough because powdered eggs are pasteurized. See, food storage fulfills so many things! Make sure to read all the way through this post since I have 10 Steps for Cooking with Kids at the bottom of this post.
Cookie Clay Dough enough for 3-4 children
(Like Play-Doh only you can cook it & eat it too!)
In Mixer:
Cream together: 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup butter (1 cube)
1 tsp vanilla
Add: 2 cup whole wheat flour
2 T dry egg powder (do not add water at this time) or 1 extra large egg
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
(if you used dehydrated eggs) Mix & Slowly Add: 2 to 4 T water till consistency of Play-Doh
Now all you need is CLEAN hands, table or counter top, & creativity
[THAT IS RIGHT–NO FLOUR NEEDED for forming—so no mess!]
Make letters & numbers out of Cookie Clay Dough ropes or balls, make animals, faces, turtles, cars, or what have you. You can also use clean Play-Doh accessaries.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes (depends on thickness so
keep your eye on it as some pieces may need to come out earlier than others)
(Note: The high oven temprature will kill germs so relax and enjoy.)
Cool 3 minutes
EAT Your Creations!
10 Steps for Cooking with Kids
Combined from the California Department of Health & Penn State Cooperative Extension
1. Decide on the area of the kitchen where you will be cooking.
2. Gather stools or chairs that will allow your child to stand or sit comfortably while working.
3. Wash hands and put on aprons.
4. Get out the recipe you will be using.
5. Read the recipe with your child. Explain that you will be following the steps in the recipe to prepare the food. Children get excited and forget. Repeat directions as often as needed.
6. Set out:
• the equipment and supplies that you will need (such as a mixer, blender, bowls, pans, measuring cups, knives, and spoons)
• the ingredients that you will be using
7. Children have short attention spans. Give them quick, simple jobs, and give instructions one at a time.
8. Expect spills and messes. Clean up with your child by giving them jobs to help with cleanup.
9. Eat what you have prepared.
10. HAVE FUN!
