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Welcome to month 3 of the sensory dough series! Month 1 we made taste safe foam dough and for month 2 you can learn how to make cloud dough.
For our experiment for edible playdough this month I used a no bake chocolate oat and peanut butter cookie recipe and left out an extra bit of oats to make it more manageable.
This dough is also great for working on fine motor skills.
Chocolate Oat Cookies turned Edible Play Dough
Chocolate Oat & peanut butter cookie recipe:
This is the original recipe for the cookies
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 tablespoons cocoa
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 3 cups oats
Boil sugar, cocoa, butter and milk for 1 min. remove from heat. Add peanut butter, vanilla and oats and stir till mixed. Empty out on waxpaper, roll and cut into squares or roll into balls when cool enough to handle.
For this edible play dough I left out half a cup of oats. Because of the oiliness of the butter and peanut butter the play dough does not stick to the hands.
My 4 year old decided that this chocolate play dough looked like mud and as such he grabbed some cars to play “stuck in the mud” with.
Some construction vehicles were needed to get the cars unstuck as well.
We also got the opportunity to play with our spring garden printable from Pickle bums that I had printed for the kids with a bunch of other printables for toddlers.
I think this one turned out great! The kids were nibbling on the play dough while playing too 😀
stephanie says
What about storage? How long should you keep it in fridge? Can you freeze and thaw it?
Nicolette Roux says
Thanks for asking on facebook! (i only come to the comments once every few days!) in an airtight container in the fridge 2 or 3 days, I wouldnt freeze it
Monica says
They loved it, but it was not as dense as it looked in the picture
Nicolette Roux says
Maybe try adding a bit more oats. I have found that some food related recipes need a bit more water / flour / oats simpley because of altitude differences in where we live! I am in Ecuador so a rather high altitude.
Christy Garrett Parenting Tips says
I love that the cookie dough ended up looking like dirt for the boys to play in. Very creative, thank you for sharing.
Rachel @I Heart Crafty Things says
Mmmmmm…Those no-bake cookies are some of my favorite! I would have never thought of using them as Playdough. What a great idea! Pickle Bums printables look so awesome in the dough too!
Valerie @Glittering Muffins says
This does looks like dirty and Nico loved the fire chief car! But it sounds yummy too 🙂
katepickle says
Oh that looks so dirt like… but I bet it is delicious! You are making me wish we ate peanuts! (my twins are allergic).