Play Dough Cookies

Name: Play Dough Cookies
Yield: 2 dozen
Ingredients: ¾ cup butter, softened; 3 ounces cream cheese; 1 cup white sugar; 1 egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; ¼ teaspoon salt; assorted colors of paste food coloring; 24 lollipop sticks

Rating: 4.3 stars

195 Ratings
169 Reviews
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Swirls of color, similar looking to Play Doh.

By Terri

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Recipe Summary

Servings:

Yield:

2 dozen

Nutrition Info

Directions

Step 1

In a bowl cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla; beat until smooth.

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Step 2

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.
Step 3

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.
Step 4

Bake cookies for 8 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool and store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

302 calories; protein 4.1g 8% DV; carbohydrates 38.9g 13% DV; fat 14.7g 23% DV; cholesterol 53.8mg 18% DV; sodium 198.2mg 8% DV. Full Nutrition

Reviews (169)

Most helpful positive review

BredPhd

03/04/2009

Very nice recipe. In our bakery, with any cookies (as this one) that we bake on a stick, we always dip the stick into liquid egg whites before sticking that portion into the cookie. This way, the stick will not fall out! 100% guarenteed! Read More

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~S~

07/11/2008

I don't like giving unfavorable reviews but I have to say this one just didn't do it taste-wise for us. They were really fun to make and the kids really enjoyed shaping them. But the flavor was missing something. First it wasn't sweet enough for our tastes. It also tasted (not texture texture was ok) a bit doughy. On the up side it was a fun activity to do with the kids. Read More

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195 Ratings

5 star values: 105
4 star values: 56
3 star values: 25
2 star values: 6
1 star values: 3

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BredPhd

03/04/2009

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FoodFan

08/28/2008

These are so cute! I really thought I was playing with Play Dough. I really recommend using the paste that the recipe calls for so you get the deep color without using a ton of food coloring. After I halved each color I halved them again and pre-rolled the first 6 balls of each color so I could ensure I'd have enough of each color for each cookie. I at first tried to the first 12 but they started to dry out. Once I got my rope formed I started forming the inside coil. After three loops I took the tail end of the rope and wrapped it around the coil. I found a bag of 100 6" sticks at Michaels and 100 baggies with ties that fit perfectly on the cookie. They also have a ton of different individual colored pastes to choose from. I will definitely be making these again! Read More

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04/03/2008

These are really good. It's the same recipe as "The Fun Cookie Suckers" from this site. It's very time consuming but well worth the effort as they truly are pretty and kids love them. I found if I did most of the prep work to the dough like make all the balls for rolling before chilling the dough it makes it easier because the dough softens quickly which makes it difficult to coil so this way I did a bit at a time and kept the rest in the fridge. Very nice cookie. THX. Read More

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HOOKEDONJESUS

07/18/2008

These are very cool and creative. They are also super easy if you use store-bought sugar cookie dough. Read More

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LES78

05/29/2007

These cookies are so neat to look at. I made them without putting the stick in. The first comment I got was "Wow those look like Play Doh!" Everyone thought these were really fun cookies and they taste pretty good too. They taste like a sugar cookie. The only thing I would warn you about is that they do take a while to make. You have to take a little dough of each color combine them with the other colors roll out and then coil up. So it does take some time but it is definately worth it! I had a lot of great comments about these. Read More

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~S~

07/11/2008

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Cristy

11/10/2007

Yummy and fun! So easy for the kids. It's hard to find a project that a 7 year old and a 3 year old can both do together and enjoy. This would be it:) We followed the recipe EXACTLY and turned out PERFECT! We did sprinkle a bit of sugar on them before baking which made them taste exactly like sugar cookies. Thanks soooo much for the recipe! Read More

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SINGERA2J

10/15/2002

Another way to do these cookies is to let your kids mold them with cookie cutters or just their hands to make them whatever they want to be...this would be in place of the swirls on sticks. When I was little I used to make little people and stars and rainbows...whatever my heart desired!:o) Read More

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sassypriscilla

10/27/2008

This recipe was a real hit at my son's nursery school. The cookies are colorful and fun to make. I made the balls first and then chilled them and only used 3 colors. I don't find them very tasty - as mentioned before it is more like a spritz cookie than a sugar cookie. But the final result is beautiful especially when sprinkled with a bit of sanding sugar. Read More

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Nutritional Information

Play Dough Cookies

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Calories: 302.4

% Daily Value *

protein: 8 %

carbohydrates: 13 %

exchange other carbs:

dietary fiber: 3 %

sugars:

fat: 23 %

saturated fat: 45 %

cholesterol: 18 %

vitamin a iu: 9 %

niacin equivalents: 20 %

vitamin b6: 1 %

vitamin c:

folate: 14 %

calcium: 4 %

iron: 9 %

magnesium: 3 %

potassium: 1 %

sodium: 8 %

thiamin: 23 %

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.