Gingerbread Cookie Playdough

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Gingerbread Cookie Playdough is soft, squishy, and smells divine! It’s a simple salt dough that will keep little hands busy and perfect for classroom centers or a fun Friday activity.

Did you ever eat playdough as a kid? I never did, but this playdough SMELLS (and kind of looks) good enough to eat. I mean, I don’t recommend it. Salt dough doesn’t taste great… just ask my toddler!

Try out your own holiday playdough for the classroom, or at home with your kids during those l o n g winter break days.

Ingredients:

1 cup flour
1 cup water
1/2 cup salt
1 TBS vegetable oil
2 tsp cream of tartar
Ground cinnamon, and/or pumpkin spice blend, ginger, etc. to your liking

Directions:

Add vegetable oil and water to a large pot.
Add the dry ingredients to your pot and mix well. Cook low over medium heat until the dough starts to form and becomes dry.
Once it starts to form a ball, take it off the heat.
When it is cool, knead for 5 minutes. Store in an airtight container or bag

Other ideas for your dough:

Add extracts, glitter, or food coloring.
Make salt dough ornaments: roll out dough and cut out shapes. Make sure to put a hole on top for a hanger. Lay ornaments on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Bake at 250° for 2 hours. Let cool and rub with a small amount of oil to bring the color back

PRO TIP- MIX WELL before getting to medium-low temp. I didn’t mix it well enough before it formed a ball causing some flour lumps in my dough. Learn from me and MIX WELL.

Watch it in action: