Cookie dough “clay” will sweeten your Valentine’s day – or any other day of the year. \u00a0It’s a fun sculpting project that ends up with cookies to give to family and friends.<\/p>\n

What you”ll need:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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• A grown-up to help kids bake!<\/li>\n
• Sugar cookie dough. \u00a0Super easy to buy a tube of ready-to-bake dough at the grocery store, or a bag of sugar cookie mix, or make your own from scratch to go fully organic.<\/li>\n
• Red coloring. \u00a0But please – don’t use regular “red food coloring.” \u00a0The standard Red Dye<\/em>\u00a0#40 is a well-documented factor in hyperactivity and all sorts of allergic reactions. \u00a0Do your kids a favor and buy a bottle of Beet Powder at your local health food store. \u00a0Beet Powder won’t change any cookie flavors, and is not only safe, but actually full of health benefits.<\/li>\n
• Waxed paper and some white flour<\/li>\n
• Optional: Some wooden “treat sticks” (otherwise known as popsicle sticks)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  What to do:<\/strong><\/p>\n

  1. Divide the cookie dough into 3 balls.<\/p>\n

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  • Leave one ball plain.<\/li>\n
  • Mix a bit of red coloring into the second ball to turn it light pink. \u00a0Go slowly – add a bit of coloring at a time and squeeze the dough with clean hands.<\/li>\n
  • Mix more red coloring into the third ball to make a darker pink.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Put all 3 balls of cookie dough into a plastic bag and chill in the refrigerator for at least an hour, or more.<\/p>\n

    2. Sprinkle flour onto waxed paper and roll some dough into a long snake about as thick as a pencil. \u00a0Bend the dough into a heart shape. \u00a0Fill in the center of the heart \u00a0with other dough colors – rolled into snakes, smushed in as dots, or whatever each young artist wants.<\/p>\n

    3. The adult helper can carefully move the finished dough heart onto a greased cookie sheet. \u00a0If you want a cookie-on-a-stick, just slip a clean wooden treat stick under the bottom of the dough heart and press gently. \u00a0Bake at 350 degrees for 7 – 8 minutes. \u00a0Move cookies to a rack and cool completely.<\/p>\n

    Sculpting with clay is a wonderful activity for kids of all ages.<\/p>\n

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