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salt cookies for all occasions!

March 31, 2013 by mama lola

a few years ago the kids were hooked on baking and painting salt cookies. after the millionth batch, i kinda went on a salt cookie strike, and we discovered lots of other projects to get excited about. 


the other day i decided to quickly whip up some salt cookies and re-introduce the fun of them to the boys. salt cookies are ridiculously easy to make. (i found a recipe here at fly though our window.)

INGREDIENTS/ INSTRUCTIONS: 
1. preheat you over to 200F.

 
2. mix the ingredients together and roll out onto to a clean surface. make sure you add some flour to prevent the dough from sticking to your surface or rolling pin.
 



3. bake cookies on parchment paper for about an hour to two hours. let them cool thoroughly before painting. also, make sure if you want to be able to hang your salt cookies that you make holes in them BEFORE you bake them. 


this activity kept the kids very focused for a long time. bear was very meticulous with his painting and would paint one side, let it dry and then paint the other side, so as not to smudge any of the paint. it was pretty sweet.

salt cookies are the perfect craft for any occasion, for a gift any person and a wonderful activity for anyone at any age!



xo, mama lola
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Comments

  1. Angela Peters says

    April 1, 2013 at 2:03 am

    Love the idea of painting them!!

    New follower via GFC & Bloglovin from the hop 🙂

    xo
    Ange from Hairspray and High Heels

    • i am mama lola says

      April 2, 2013 at 6:15 pm

      thanks for following, ange!

  2. Casey says

    April 1, 2013 at 8:07 am

    Beautiful tutorial!

    • i am mama lola says

      April 2, 2013 at 6:16 pm

      thanks for stopping by, casey!

  3. Krista Low says

    April 2, 2013 at 5:00 pm

    Very fun. My boys would love doing this! Do you have problems with them crumbling? Krista @ http://ahandfulofeverything.blogspot.com/

    • i am mama lola says

      April 2, 2013 at 6:17 pm

      this was super fun! on previous occasions that kids helped make the dough, as well, but i didn’t have enough time. this recipe was not crumbly, although i have made it other time using different portions. good luck and enjoy!

  4. Kathy Shea Mormino, The Chicken Chick says

    April 2, 2013 at 5:15 pm

    Great rainy day project…….Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop this week; I hope you’ll join us again!

    Cheers,
    Kathy Shea Mormino

    The Chicken Chick

    http://www.The-Chicken-Chick.com

    • i am mama lola says

      April 2, 2013 at 6:17 pm

      thanks for hosting! such fun!

  5. Rose Moretz says

    April 2, 2013 at 9:21 pm

    Great idea!
    My blog: http://www.rosesnaturalsolutions.blogpsot.com

    • i am mama lola says

      April 4, 2013 at 5:47 pm

      thanks for stopping by!

  6. Jacquelyn Karlic says

    April 4, 2013 at 1:43 am

    Hi! Hopping thru the Two Girls and a Party blog hop. I made salt dough hand print ornaments for Christmas and they were a big hit. Love the idea of using cookie cutters to get cute shapes.

    Jackie @ The Non-Martha Momma

    • i am mama lola says

      April 4, 2013 at 5:49 pm

      thanks for visiting! we’ve made hand prints too, but these i think are more fun for the kids!

  7. Mary Catherine says

    April 7, 2013 at 5:43 am

    Oh my, we haven’t made salt dough cookies in ages! Such a fun sensory and art activity, and it can be used any time of the year. Thanks for sharing this at Stress-Free Sunday. Hope your weekend is going well. 🙂

    • i am mama lola says

      April 10, 2013 at 3:09 pm

      thanks for hosting the fun party, mary catherine!

  8. Christine says

    April 8, 2013 at 3:41 pm

    Oh cool!! I remember making these when I was a child!

    Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer… From Dream To Reality! I can’t wait to see what you link up tomorrow evening!

    • i am mama lola says

      April 10, 2013 at 3:10 pm

      thanks for hosting the party, christine!

  9. Binomial Baker says

    April 15, 2013 at 1:52 am

    Great idea! I tried something like this at my camp once and it was great! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday!



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