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Cookie Crayons


From the Kitchen of:  Jo

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*Edges will hold in any crayon wax that may roll out.

Have the kids help gather up and peel the paper from old, broken crayons. They can choose the color combinations that they like.
These look best if opposite colors are not used, since that makes a muddy brown. Don't combine red and green, orange and blue, or purple and yellow unless you want to make brown.

Put water in lower part of double boiler, put first batch of broken crayons in the top of the boiler. Melt over medium heat, then pour into pan lined with waxed paper.

Let cool but not harden. While still soft, press cookie cutters into melted crayon mixture to make the shapes. Let cool and carefully lift the sheet of crayon wax, gently poking out the cookie cutter-shaped crayons.

Note: Thicker crayons will not break as fast, so try using smaller pans so that the mixture is very deep.