DIY: Cinnamon Ornaments

 I first made these ornaments when I was a kid/pre-teen. My Auntie Beth gave my mom the recipe & we made them as gifts one Christmas. I've kept the recipe & make an occasional batch every few years or so.

They smell DELICIOUS. I seriously wish you could smell my house right now. 

The recipe calls for a few ingredients:

•4 oz. (or 1 CUP) cinnamon

• 1 TABLESPOON ground cloves

•1 TABLESPOON ground nutmeg

•3/4 CUP applesauce

•3 TABLESPOONS white glue

You'll also need:

• cookie cutter(s)

•rolling pin

•string/twine/ribbon for hanging

 Combine all the ingredients; work with them until smooth.

Divide into 4 portions.

Roll out 1/4" thick & cut out with cookie cutters.

Make a hole in the top for looping ribbon through.

Dry at room temperature for 1-3 days.

Thread with ribbon.

MY TIPS: 

•The dough will seem super sticky, but just keep mixing & stirring. I used a spatula, which helped to scrape the sides of the bowl & get every bit of dough. The dough eventually formed a ball as I kept smooshing & stirring. 

•As you roll out the dough & work with it, it may begin to dry out if you take too long. So, have fun, but don't take your sweet time. Otherwise you'll notice "cracks" in the surface of the dough.

•The ornaments will shrink a tiny bit as they dry.

•I got fifteen 2 1/2" stars & two small 1 1/2" stars out of my batch. (Most of my stars tended to be slightly thicker than 1/4".) That's just to give you an estimate of how much the recipe makes.

 I plan on making these into ornaments as gift toppers for the girl's teachers.

 We had lots of extras leftover, so I made a garland.

Happy Christmas crafting!

♥