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These 2-ingredient Cinnamon Ornaments add a festive, lightly scented touch to your Christmas tree or gift wrapping. Use your favorite cookie cutters, then bake at a low temperature or just let air dry.
I always loved receiving these little cinnamon-scented ornaments as a child! They were more fun than a bow on a package, and they lasted year after year. Now I make them with my kids (wholesome activity for the win!) and let them choose whatever cookie cutters they want.
Depending on how much time you have, or how patient you are, it takes 2 hours to dry them in a 200-degree oven, or overnight (or longer depending on your local humidity) to air dry.
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Recipe ingredients
Ingredient notes
- Applesauce: For even more homemade fun in the kitchen, make your own applesauce from scratch.
Step-by-step instructions
- In a medium bowl, add applesauce and cinnamon and stir until dough forms. If dough is wet, add more ground cinnamon to the mixture until the dough is dry enough to roll out. If the dough is dry, add more applesauce. On a flat surface, roll out dough 1/4-inch thick. Cut out shapes using small cookie cutters. Using a straw, cut out a small hole at the top of the ornament. (To be used to attach a hanger.)
- Place ornaments on baking sheet and set out at room temperature until hard, overnight. Or preheat oven to 200 degrees. Bake ornaments until hard, about 2 hours. Allow to cool on sheet. Thread a small ribbon or twine through the top of the ornament to create the hanger.
Recipe tips and variations
- Yield: The number of ornaments you get out of a batch depends on the size and shape of the ornaments you make. For ornaments about 1 ½ inches in size, you’ll get approximately 24 pieces.
- Storage: Store these ornaments with your Christmas decor when not in use (preferably in a cool dark place).
Recipe FAQs
Cinnamon ornaments do not mold or rot or break down over time. They can last for many years.
I’ve always left my ornaments plain, but you can dress them up with puffy paint, or Elmer’s glue and glitter.
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Cinnamon Ornaments
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup applesauce (see note 1)
- 1 cup ground cinnamon (3.5 ounces)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, add applesauce and cinnamon and stir until dough forms. If dough is wet, add more ground cinnamon to the mixture until the dough is dry enough to roll out. If the dough is dry, add more applesauce.
- On a flat surface, roll out dough 1/4-inch thick. Cut out shapes using small cookie cutters. Using a straw, cut out a small hole at the top of the ornament. (To be used to attach a hanger.)
- Place ornaments on baking sheet and set out at room temperature until hard, overnight. Or preheat oven to 200 degrees. Bake ornaments until hard, about 2 hours. Allow to cool on sheet. Thread a small ribbon or twine through the top of the ornament to create the hanger.
Notes
- Applesauce: For even more homemade fun in the kitchen, make your own applesauce from scratch.
- Yield: The number of ornaments you get out of a batch depends on the size and shape of the ornaments you make. For ornaments about 1 ½ inches in size, you’ll get approximately 24 pieces.
- Storage: Store these ornaments with your Christmas decor when not in use (preferably in a cool dark place).
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Ahi someone said I need to add glue. It Wouldn’t stay together. What did I do wrong.
I work at a nursing can’t wait to do this with them today. They love to bake. Thanks
That makes me so happy Georget, hope everyone enjoys! – Meggan