Hello!
And welcome to the third day of the Virtual Cookie Exchange Blog Hop! A big thank you to Carol for organizing all the fun for us! I think this is one of my favorite hops!
I am not going to share a cookie or cookie recipe with you but I did use my gingerbread man cookie cutter~ to make ornaments! :-) I used to make these many years ago when my kids were small and I have to tell you, the house smells so wonderful after you dry a batch!
This is what I did. Gather some simple ingredients~
You will need approx ¾ cup of applesauce ( any applesauce works, you don't eat the ornaments so go as inexpensively as you like! I had this on my shelf for my DGD, so just used some of it.)
Approx 4 ounces of ground cinnamon (it is hard to measure cinnamon but I think it would also be about ¾ to 1 cup) Again~ go to the dollar store or get the least pricey one you find. My little jar was exactly 4 oz and worked perfectly.
And 2 Tablespoons of glue (any glue that dries clear would work, it just helps hold the ornaments together better. I like Elmer's.)
Mix the 3 ingredients and knead until you have a smooth dough. (I wore rubber gloves, but you don't need to, it is not a sticky dough.) You might have to add a bit more applesauce, I didn't but I guess it would depend on how much cinnamon you used.
I rolled my dough out between two pieces of parchment paper to about a generous ¼" thickness. Don't go too thin as they will break easier.
I used a round toothpick to poke a hole for the twine. I wish I had made the holes a little bigger by working the toothpick in the hole a bit. I found it hard to get my twine through even though I dipped the end in clear fingernail polish to stiffen it.
Place your ornaments on a cookie sheet lined with parchment and dry in a 200ºF oven for approx 2 hours. I flipped them at the 1 hour mark, and then just turned the oven off at 2 hrs and let them cool.
I got a dozen ornaments from a batch. I made 2 batches. ;-) The house smelled so good! And I still can smell them if I pass by the tray. :-)
After they were dry and cool, I used a nail file to smooth any rough edges. Then you can decorate as desired. :-) I used some Tulip paints I had on hand, and only did a few because my DGD told me to save some for her to decorate. :-) LOL Actually, I think totally undecorated is a cute way to go too.
The cute little snack mat is from Designs By Juju. I really need to make a few more. ;-)
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Thanks for stopping by! If you make any ornaments I would love to hear from you!
