How to Make Cinnamon-Scented Ornaments
By: Highlights Editorial
Love the fresh scents of the holidays? These cinnamon ornaments can trim the tree, hang in every window of the house or fill up a bowl on the dinner table (smells so nice!). Kids will love mixing the cinnamon-and-applesauce dough and shaping it with cookie cutters. It takes about a week for the cinnamon ornaments to dry, and they’ll keep in an airtight tin from year to year. To ensure a plentiful supply of cinnamon, buy a big jar from a food warehouse—this hobby could become a habit!
What You'll Need
What to Do
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For this cinnamon ornament recipe, mix cinnamon and applesauce—about ¼ cup of cinnamon to 4 tablespoons of applesauce, increasing the ratio for more dough. If the dough is too sticky to handle, add more cinnamon. If it’s too dry, add more applesauce.
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Flatten the dough with your hands, a rolling pin, or the side of a can, until it’s about ¼ inch thick.
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Using cookie cutters, cut the dough into shapes. (Dip cookie cutters into cinnamon if the dough sticks.) Using a straw, make a hole in the top of each ornament.
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Let ornaments dry on a cooling rack or a plate. In about a week, your ornaments will be dry and ready to hang with a pretty ribbon, yarn, or string.
