Play Dough Cookies

Recipe View In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter, cream cheese, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. (5 minutes)

Recipe View Add the egg and vanilla extract, and beat until smooth and well combined. (2 minutes)

Recipe View In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, and sea salt. (1 minute)

Recipe View Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture, mixing until a soft dough forms. Be careful not to overmix. (3 minutes)

Recipe View Divide the dough into four equal portions. Tint each portion with a different gel food coloring, using pink, green, blue, and orange. (5 minutes)

Recipe View Wrap each colored dough portion separately in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to allow the dough to firm up and the colors to set. (120 minutes)

Recipe View Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

Recipe View Working with half of each color at a time (keep the remaining dough chilled), roll small portions of each color into 3/4-inch balls. For each cookie, combine one ball of each color (pink, green, blue, and orange) to form a larger multi-colored ball.

Recipe View Gently roll each multi-colored ball into a rope approximately 12 inches long, resembling a snake.

Recipe View Starting at one end, carefully coil the rope to create a round cookie approximately 2 3/4 inches in diameter.

Recipe View Place the formed cookies 3 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.

Recipe View Gently insert a lollipop stick into the bottom of each cookie, pushing it about halfway through. (5 minutes)

Recipe View Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes, or until they are lightly golden brown around the edges. Avoid overbaking to keep them soft. (10 minutes)

Recipe View Remove the baking sheets from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. (30 minutes)

Recipe View Store the cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature to maintain their freshness.