Gingerbread Play Dough Recipe

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This gingerbread play dough makes a great gift for kids and stressed out adults. It smells just like gingerbread cookies, and only requires five minutes of stove time.

Here’s my easy peasy recipe. I’ve included a printable recipe card at the bottom of the post, for your convenience.

Gingerbread Play Dough

Makes 2 cups (approx.)

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup water
1/4 cup salt
2 tbsp cream of tartar
1.5 tbsp gingerbread spice (here’s how to make your own)
1 tbsp vegetable oil (canola, olive oil, etc.)

What You Do:

Measure the dry ingredients into a saucepan, and stir well to combine.

Measure the water and oil into a liquid measuring cup.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients over medium heat.

Stir continually until the mixture thickens and forms a ball. This should take about five minutes. You’ll know it’s done, when the play dough is no longer sticky.

Turn the dough out onto a plate or non-stick surface, and allow it to cool 10-15 minutes.

Then, knead it until it has a smooth, consistent texture.

Store the play dough in an air-tight container, when not in use. It fits well in a pint-size jar, and should keep for a few weeks.

To gift, just add a ribbon, gingerbread man cookie cutter and tag. Here a link to the tags that I used.

Gingerbread Play Dough Recipe

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This gingerbread play dough smells just like a freshly-baked batch of gingerbread cookies, and makes a great gift for kids and grown-ups alike.

Total Time: 7 minutes
Yield: 2 cups (approx.) 1x

Ingredients

Scale

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup water
1/4 cup salt
2 tbsp cream of tartar
1.5 tbsp gingerbread spice (here’s how to make your own)
1 tbsp vegetable oil (canola, oil oil, etc.)

Instructions

Mix the dry ingredients together in a saucepan.

Measure the wet ingredients into a liquid measuring cup.

Place the pan on the stove, over medium heat, and stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.

Continue stirring, until the dough comes together, and a ball forms. The play dough is done when it’s no longer sticky. (This takes approximately five minutes.).

Transfer your play dough to a non-stick surface, and allow it to cool.

Then, knead it until it’s smooth, and store in an air-tight container.