Edible Cookie Butter Play Dough Recipe
If you are looking for activities for kids that encourage creativity and fine motor skill building- this is perfect for you!
I love all of the play dough recipes I’ve come across all over the internet. They are all so creative.
For a while I’ve been in the hunt for a good edible play dough recipe that does not involve peanut butter because our little Matthew (5) is allergic to peanuts. I have FINALLY found the perfect alternative for parents who are in the same boat as me.
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Have you ever been to the grocery story Trader Joe’s? They sell something called Cookie Butter. Comes in a jar just like peanut butter and is the same texture but is made with crushed biscuits and reminiscent of gingerbread flavor. It is perfect for play dough! And it is very yummy! (The first time I tried it a few years back I was not impressed with the taste. I did not understand what all the buzz was about. Maybe I just had weird taste buds at the time because I cannot get enough of it now. You can eat it out of the jar by the spoonful!)
I am going to show you how easy it is to use Cookie Butter to make play dough… that your kids can eat!
Ingredients:
- 1 c smooth Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter
- 1 3/4 c powdered sugar (and a little extra on the side for when you go to knead the play dough)
- 1/2 c honey (I used Trader Joe’s Clover Blossom Honey– AMAZING!)
- wax paper, optional
Add the three ingredients to a large mixing bowl.
Stir and combine as best as you can using a large spoon.
Once you’ve mixed as well as you can with a spoon, plop it out onto a clean work surface. I like to use wax paper.
Use a little bit of extra powdered sugar the way you would use flour when you’re kneading dough. Sprinkle it on your work surface.
Use your hands to knead the play dough until it is no longer sticky and well combine.
It should look like this when you’re done.
You now have edible play dough for your kids that does not contain peanut butter!
Use Bento accessories, rolling pens and cookie cutters to create fun things as you play together.
Taste a little along the way too. Super yummy!
Here are some of our favorite things to use when playing with play dough:
Enjoy playing for hours. When you’re done store it in an air tight container (I used a ziplock bag and pressed out all of the air).
DO NOT REFRIGERATE (Cookie Butter should not be refrigerated as it changes the properties.)
More Activities for Kids:
- Chocolate Play Dough
- How to Make Silly Putty
- Red Valentine Play Dough
- Pumpkin Pie Play Dough
- Name Practice with Play Dough
Edible Cookie Butter Play Dough Recipe
Make this cookie butter play dough that is so much fun, and did I mention it is edible?!
Materials
- 1 c smooth Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter
- 1 3/4 c powdered sugar
- 1/2 c honey
- wax paper, optional
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the three ingredients completely.
- Once combined, transfer to a nonstick surface or wax paper to knead thoroughly.
- Store in an air tight container, but do not refrigerate.
That’s looks so good! Did they eat more than they played? I think we have a Trader Joe’s now in Austin. I’m going to have to find this Cookie Butter. Great alternative since some schools are nut free!
Just a heads up…the package I have from trader joes says it may contain traces of tree nuts. We are a nut free facility and have had a child react from a bag if pretzels that said the same thing. We don’t allow anything that says May contain traces of nuts.
My son is allergic to peanuts- not tree nuts. Tree nuts include almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, chestnuts, filberts/hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pistachios, and walnuts. So far we have had no issues with him coming in contact with tree nuts.
Some children are allergic to tree nuts as well as other nuts.
Thanks for the heads up.
I wish my daughter was little, I would so make this! I think I may have to borrow a neighbors child! Thanks for linking to the In and Out of the Kitchen Link Party!
The little ones in our family are going to just love this, Crystal. I will have fun with it too. Thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with Full Plate Thursday and hope you have a great week!
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Miz Helen
You could use Biscoff spread too. Biscoff is a brand name of speculoos cookies and the spread can be found in regular grocery stores. Don’t know if there’s any price difference, but it may be easier to find.