I really love Gingerbread Ornaments on my tree. Not only are they cute, but they smell great! If you want to make some for your tree, here is the simple, 4 ingredient recipe. You don't even have to bake them, just roll them out, cut and let dry! It's a fun family activity that is inexpensive and kids love doing it!
Gingerbread Ornament Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 cup ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup applesauce
- 2 tablespoons white glue (not school glue)
- 1 tablespoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon glitter if want to add sparkle to your ornaments!
Directions:
- Lay out a two foot piece of parchment paper on your counter and sprinkle with nutmeg or cinnamon.
- Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and hand stir well until the dough is smooth.
- Knead dough, folding several times
- Shape the dough into a ball and place on your counter.
- Press down on the ball flattening it. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin until it is about 1/4 inch thick.
- Cut out your shapes with a cookie cutter and place on the parchment paper
- Knead the scraps together and roll out until all your dough is used
- Make a hole in the top of each ornament with a cocktail straw or wooden skewer
- Let dry at room temperature for 1 to 2 days, turning them two or three times during the drying process.
- Makes about 12 ornaments per batch
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If you don't want to wait for them to air dry, you can bake them in your oven at 200 degrees for one hour, turn them over and bake for an additional hour.
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If you want to decorate your ornaments, you can paint them, but i would recommend only using paint for colorful accents, like faces or gingerbread men or ornaments on a tree shape. I would not paint the entire ornament because it may seal it and make it soft without air to keep it completely dry. You can also glue buttons or bow on them for decoration. As long as most of the ornament is open to the air, it should be good for many years, you just have to treat it gently, like you would any other ornament that is breakable.
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This is my favorite paint to use for this project. It comes in regular and also in glitter for a very reasonable price. It also is washable, which is great if you have kids, or are just clumsy, like me!
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There are many different kinds of cookie cutters you can use to make these ornaments. I prefer metal cookie cutters, but plastic ones also work well. Recently I bought some 3D cookies cutters and they are really fun!
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If you want to make 3D ornaments, Amazon has some really cute ones that you can buy inexpensively, just glue them together before decorating. I loved this set because it also has pieces for a gingerbread house! Some day I will make one!
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If you prefer regular cookie cutters, Amazon has a bunch of different styles just
click here to see them.
click here to see them.
I hope your holiday season is going well so far and you are enjoying it!
Have a great week!
Jade :)
Have a great week!
Jade :)
Photo Credits:
https://morguefile.com/photos/morguefile/1/gingerbread%20ornament/pop
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmiehomeschoolmom/6444426013/sizes/w/
https://morguefile.com/photos/morguefile/1/gingerbread%20ornament/pop
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jimmiehomeschoolmom/6444426013/sizes/w/
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