There's no baking required to make these Easy DIY Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments! All you need is cinnamon, flour, and applesauce to create these classic, fragrant decorations.
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Cinnamon ornaments are one of those things that have been on my holiday to-do list for years and I've never gotten around to making them. It's probably because the last time I attempted to make them, they turned out to be a big, crumbly mess.
Considering that I am making out like a boss on my holiday to-do list this year, I took a little time over the weekend to try making cinnamon ornaments again. I used a no-cook recipe that was so easy to make! I might even say it's fool proof.
This recipe made over a dozen cinnamon ornaments. Use Christmas cookie cutters or simple shapes like hearts and stars to cut them out of the dough. I used a bamboo skewer to poke holes in my cinnamon cut-outs for hanging.
Then, I set them out on foil to let them dry overnight. When they dried in the morning, I flipped them over and let them dry on the other side. Once they were completely dry, I used baker's twine to hang them on the tree.
Easy DIY Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments
These cinnamon Christmas ornaments give the tree a warm and cozy feeling and smell fantastic! Make an extra batch of ornaments to use as unique holiday gift tags or small handmade gifts!
Let's mix up some dough! First, add the cinnamon, flour, and applesauce to a bowl and mix just until a dough forms.
Remove the dough from the bowl and place it onto a lightly floured surface. Roll out the dough and use cookie cutters to cut out shapes. Make sure to pierce a hole at the top of the ornament to add twine for hanging.
If desired, press pink peppercorns into the cut out dough. Leave the ornaments out to dry on a flat surface for 24 hours or bake in the oven at 250 degrees for 2-3 hours, flipping halfway.
Once the ornaments are completely dry, string with twine and hang on the Christmas tree.
SUPPLIES
- 1 cup ground cinnamon
- 2/3 cup flour
- 1 cup cinnamon applesauce
- Christmas cookie cutters
- Bamboo skewers or toothpicks
- Baker's twine
- Optional: pink peppercorns, acrylic paint
STEPS
- Add the cinnamon, flour, and applesauce to a large and mix just until a dough forms.
- Remove the dough from the bowl and place on a lightly floured surface.
- Roll out the cinnamon dough. Then, cut out shapes using cookie cutters and pierce a hole at the top with a bamboo skewer or toothpick. If desired, press pink peppercorns into the dough.
- Allow the ornaments to dry for 24 hours or bake in the oven at 250 degrees for 2-3 hours, flipping halfway through.
- Add baker's twine to the ornaments and hang on the tree.
The evening after I made these, my husband asked what kind of cookies I had baked. I told him he didn't want to eat them. He asked why. So I said, "Unless you want a mouth full of cinnamon, salt and flour, you won't like these. They're cinnamon ornaments."
He did say they smelled good though! I suppose that's the trouble with having a husband who knows it's baking season!
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