Cinnamon ornaments are a simple, fun project to make with your family this Christmas.
They only require two ingredients, and they make your house smell amazing!
DIY: Do It Yourself Christmas Ornaments and Decorations
To make these cinnamon ornaments you will need:
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 cup ground cinnamon (plus more for achieving the right dough consistency)
- Ribbon to hang the ornaments
- Glitter to decorate ornaments (optional)
To get started, place 1 cup of applesauce in a mixing bowl.
Add 1 cup ground cinnamon and mix thoroughly.
At this point, you should have a firm dough that can be rolled into a ball. You may need to add more cinnamon to get it to the right consistency.
Sprinkle some cinnamon on a pastry mat (or parchment paper) and roll the dough out to a generous 1/4” thickness. You may have to sprinkle some cinnamon on top of the dough also to keep it from sticking to the rolling pin.
Use your favorite cookie cutters to cut the cinnamon ornaments into your desired shapes. Use a straw to cut out a small hole at the top of each ornament to hang with ribbon.
Carefully remove the dough from around the shapes and gently transfer to a greased metal baking sheet. Continue re-rolling the scrap dough and cutting out ornaments until you have no dough left.
Bake the cinnamon ornaments in a 200o F oven for 2 hours. Remove from the oven and allow to air dry for several hours.
Remove the cinnamon ornaments from baking sheet and decorate with glitter (or sparkling sugar!) if desired. Thread ribbon through the small holes and hang on your Christmas tree!
Notes:
- Since this recipe requires a lot of cinnamon, try to buy it in bulk to cut down on the cost. The quality of the cinnamon is not important either, so don’t shy away from buying the cheapest available.
- If you roll the ornaments too thin, they will be very fragile and break easily.
- Be creative with where you use these! Hang them on your Christmas tree, on doorknobs, to decorate presents, etc. They smell divine and will add a nice scent wherever they are used!
Cinnamon Ornaments: An Easy Christmas Project
These cinnamon ornaments are simple to make and make your home smell amazing!
Materials
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 cup ground cinnamon (plus more for achieving the right dough consistency)
- Ribbon to hang the ornaments
- Glitter to decorate ornaments (optional)
Tools
- Mixing bowl
- Measuring cup
- Parchment paper (or silicone mat)
- Straw
- Cookie cutters
- Baking sheet
Instructions
- Place 1 cup of applesauce in a mixing bowl.
- Add 1 cup ground cinnamon and mix thoroughly. At this point, you should have a firm dough that can be rolled into a ball. You may need to add more cinnamon to get it to the right consistency.
- Sprinkle some cinnamon on a pastry mat (or parchment paper) and roll the dough out to a generous 1/4” thickness. You may have to sprinkle some cinnamon on top of the dough also to keep it from sticking to the rolling pin.
- Use your favorite cookie cutters to cut out your desired shapes.
- Use a straw to cut out a small hole at the top of each ornament to hang with ribbon.
- Carefully remove the dough from around the shapes and gently transfer to a greased metal baking sheet. Continue re-rolling the scrap dough and cutting out ornaments until you have no dough left.
- Bake in a 200* F oven for 2 hours. Remove from the oven and allow to air dry for several hours.
- Remove from the baking sheet and decorate with glitter (or sparkling sugar!) if desired.
- Thread ribbon through the small holes and hang on your Christmas tree!
Notes
Notes:
- Since this recipe requires a lot of cinnamon, try to buy it in bulk to cut down on the cost. The quality of the cinnamon is not important either, so don’t shy away from buying the cheapest available.
- If you roll the ornaments too thin, they will be very fragile and break easily.
- Be creative with where you use these! Hang them on your Christmas tree, on doorknobs, to decorate presents, etc. They smell divine and will add a nice scent wherever they are used!
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Candy says
You are so right about the delicious smell of these ornaments! Love when my children and I made them. Rather than punching holes for hanging on a tree, we glued three of the shapes to a wide. flat, Christmas ribbon. folded the ribbon over a 1/4″ dowel and used rafia tied to the ends of the dowel to make a hanger. The decoration and the smell lasted for years.
Thanks for sharing the recipe – I had forgotten how much fun these were!
Miranda says
I make mine a little different. I add glue and then instead of using the oven, I just let them dry overnight.
http://athankfullheart.blogspot.com/2011/11/make-your-own-christmas-tree-ornaments.html
Rachel @ day2day joys says
That dough looks good enough to eat, not sure how tasty it would be though! Gonna add this to my calendar this year!
Mindy says
Rachel, we didn’t taste the finished product, but my sister and I tasted a little bit of the dough and it tasted like spicy cinnamon candy or gum – but not as pleasant for sure!
Have fun making them!
Stacy Makes Cents says
Hey, I’ve seen HUGE containers of cinnamon at The Dollar Tree! :-)Heads up for everyone who is going to make Mindy’s AWESOME ornaments!
Anonymous says
I LOVE cinnamon ornaments! I like that this recipe doesn’t use glue, which is how I made mine.
allovertheplacemom says
Looks like something I can’t ruin. Think I’ll let my kids make them, but instead of buying cookie cutters, I’ll let them freehand their snowmen, stars and trees! Thanks for the fabulous idea!