Best Play Dough Recipes

PLAY DOUGH

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the flour, cream of tarter and salt. Gradually add the water and oil. Cook and stir over medium heat for 3-5 minutes or until a ball forms., Cool. Divide dough and knead in colors as desired. Store in airtight containers or resealable plastic bags.

KOOL-AID PLAY DOUGH

Steps:

• Mix flour, salt, Kool-Aid until blended.
• Add oil to boiling water, mix with spoon until cool enough to knead.
• Continue kneading until color is blended.
• Store in air tight bag or container in the refrigerator.

THE BEST PLAY DOUGH RECIPE

Steps:

• Mix flour and salt in a large bowl.
• In a glass measuring cup, mix alum, water, oil, and color and add to the flour/salt mixture. Stir until slightly cool.
• Knead well, adding flour until it stops sticking to your hands.
• Keep in an airtight container when not in use.

EDIBLE PEANUT BUTTER PLAY DOUGH

Steps:

• Mix ingredients together, using varying amounts of dry milk for desired consistencies.
• Knead it with fingers, forming into desired shapes, adding other foods like M&M's or peanuts for eyes, mouths, etc.
• Great fun!

EDIBLE KOOL-AID PLAY DOUGH

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients, add wet.
• Knead until smooth (careful-- it's hot! may take a minute or two before you can really ditch the spoon and get your hands in there!) You may need to add extra flour for desired consistency.
• (though I never have had to!) Now grab your cutters and rollers and whatever other playdough toys you like and have FUN!

PLAY DOUGH COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until smooth.
• In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Stir till soft dough forms. Divide dough into fourths. Tint each with a different food color. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Working with half of each color, shape dough into 3/4 inch balls and for each cookie place 1 pink, 1 green, 1 blue and 1 orange ball together to make 1 large ball. Shape into a 12 inch long roll (like a snake), starting at one end, coil roll to make a 2 3/4 inch round cookie. Place cookies 3 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Carefully insert lollipop sticks into bottoms of cookies.
• Bake cookies for 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool and store in an airtight container.

KOOL-AID SCENTED PLAY DOUGH

Steps:

• In a pot, combine water, oil, Kool-Aid, and salt.
• Heat and stir until salt dissolves.
• Add Flour and cream of tartar all at once to above.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until well mixed and dough forms a ball, (this should only take a couple minutes).
• Remove from heat once the dough forms into a ball.
• Cool on a clean baking sheet, kneading the dough as soon as it is cool enough to handle.
• Cool completely, and let your kids play away!
• (On occasion, I've mixed in a matching essential oil to enhance the fruity scent if I only have one package of a Kool-aid flavour on hand.) Store this Play Dough in a resealable plastic baggy or plastic container.
• It should last for a couple months, depending on how often your children play with it.

FUN COOKIE SUCKERS (PLAY DOUGH COOKIES)

Steps:

• In a bowl cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until smooth.
• In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Stir till soft dough forms.
• Divide dough into fourths. Tint each with a different food color. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Working with each color, shape dough into 3/4 inch balls. For each cookie place 1 pink, 1 green, 1 blue and 1 orange ball together to make 1 large rainbow colored ball. Shape into a 12 inch long roll (like a snake); starting at one end, coil roll to make a 2 3/4 inch round cookie.
• Place cookies 3 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Carefully insert lollipop sticks into bottoms of each cookie.
• Bake cookies for 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool and store in an airtight container.

MILKLESS PEANUT BUTTER PLAY DOUGH

Steps:

• In medium bowl, stir peanut butter and honey.
• Add flour gradually to desired consistency, switching to hand kneading as it thickens.
• NOTE: if you use a hydrogenated peanut butter like Peter Pan, Skippy, Jiff, etc, you may need to increase honey and decrease flour, as these peanut butters are thicker/stiffer than the Smart Balance.
• With clean hands on a clean surface, play with cookie cutters, sculpt, or embellish with edibles like raisins, pretzel rods, nuts, etc.
• Store in an airtight container in a cool place (refrigeration not recommended) and it should keep for a few days.

EDIBLE PLAY DOUGH - SAFE FOR KIDS WITH PEANUT ALLERGIES!

Steps:

• Mix margarine with corn syrup, salt and vanilla extract.
• Add powdered sugar and knead until constancy of play dough.
• Divide and add food coloring of choice to each section. Knead until color is well blended.
• If you are making only one color, it may be easier to add the coloring before the powdered sugar.
• You can use any flavor you choose in place of the vanilla.
• Store in refrigerator when not in use.
• Perfect for party favors and gifts!

PEANUT BUTTER PLAY DOUGH

Steps:

• Combine all in a bowl.
• Mix with hands until smooth.
• Make sure to wash hands before playing with this and be on a clean counter if you expect that the kids will be eating this while playing.

HOMEMADE CORNMEAL FUNDOUGH PLAY DOUGH

Steps:

• Place all of the ingredients in a medium bowl and blend them together into a dough.
• Additional water may be added if the mixture is not pliable enough.
• The dough will keep for 4-6 weeks if stored in an airtight plastic container.

EDIBLE PLAY DOUGH

Steps:

• Mix together the milk, honey, and peanut butter; shape into balls.

PLAY DOUGH COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. In a bowl cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla. Beat until smooth. 2. In a bowl combine flour, baking powder, and salt. Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture. Stir until soft dough forms. Divide dough into Fourths. Tint each with a different food coloring. Wrap in plastic and chill for two hours. (I stuck it in the freezer for 15 minutes because I hate to wait!) 3. Preheat oven to 350. Shape colors into 3/4 inch balls. For each cookie place one pink, one orange, one green, and one blue ball together and roll to make one giant ball. Roll into a 12 inch long snake, and then starting at one end coil roll to make a cookie. Place cookies 2 to 3 inches apart on greased cookie sheet to allow for spreading. 4. Bake for 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool and store in an airtight container. Enjoy!

PLAY DOUGH COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. In a bowl cream butter,cream cheese and sugar until fluffy.Add egg and vanilla;beat until smooth.
• 2. In a medium bowl combine flour,baking soda and salt.Add dry ingredients to the creamed mixture.Stir till soft dough forms.Divide dough into fourths.Tint each with a different food color.Wrap in plastic wrap and chill 2 hours.
• 3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Working with half of each color,shape dough into 3/4 inch balls and for each cookie place 1 pink,1 green,1 blue and 1 orange ball together to make 1 large ball. Shape into a 12 inch long roll(like a snake),starting at one end,coil roll to make a 2 3/4 inch round cookie. Place 3 inches apart on a lightly greased cookie sheet.Carefully insert lollipop sticks into bottoms of cookies.
• 4. Bake cookies for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.Cool and store in an airtight container.
• 5. You can use any color of food coloring.These are really pretty cookies.

PLAY DOUGH, SCENTED

Steps:

• Mix all in a medium sized pot.
• Heat the mixture over medium heat, stirring until the dough clumps together and reaches play dough consistency.
• Allow to cool before handling. Repeat the process for each color or scent.

COLORFUL AND EDIBLE PLAY DOUGH

Steps:

• Bring the water to a boil in a sauce pan; remove from heat and set aside.
• Whisk together the flour, salt, cream of tartar, and soft drink mix in a large bowl; stir the vegetable oil into the flour mixture using a spoon, not a whisk. Pour the hot water into the bowl and continue stirring. When the dough is cool enough to handle, turn it onto a lightly-floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Store unused portions in refrigerator.

EDIBLE PLAY DOUGH

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine all ingredients. Chill. Shape into faces, letters, shapes, etc. or cut out with cookie cutters. If mixture is too sticky, roll in additional milk powder. Decorate with raisins or candy if desired.

GRANDMA TERRI'S PLAY DOUGH

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together in a sauce pan.
• Cook on medium heat stirring CONSTANTLY until it gets in a ball and is no longer sticky.
• Seal in an airtight container and let the creativity flow.
• In an airtight container it will last for months.

KOOL-AID PLAY DOUGH

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in medium frying pan, cook on medium heat 3 to 5 minutes or until mixture forms a ball in pan. Stir frquently, cool slightly. Place on floured syrface, knead for 1 minute. Store in plastic bag or plastic container.