Easy Cinnamon Ornaments require just 2 ingredients to make and are SO much fun to decorate! A fun holiday activity for kids or grandkids.
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 2 hourshours30 minutesminutes
Total Time 2 hourshours50 minutesminutes
Cuisine American
Keyword gluten free
Method Baking
Servings 14
Ingredients
5ozcinnamon
1cup+ 2 Tablespoons applesauce
Instructions
Preheat oven to 200 degrees then line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silpat (I prefer parchment paper but both will work) and set aside.
Add cinnamon and 1 cup applesauce to a large bowl then mix with a fork until clumpy. Next, use your hands to knead the dough together and form it into a ball. If the mixture is crumbly, add more applesauce 1 Tablespoon at a time until the dough is smooth but not sticky. The texture should be similar to sugar cookie dough - not crumbly but not sticky- and don't worry about overworking the dough as it's not edible and you really can't hurt it!
Flatten the ball slightly onto a piece of plastic wrap then cover with another piece of plastic wrap and roll 1/4" thick. Cut dough into shapes using cookie cutters then transfer to prepared baking sheet. If the edges of the ornaments are a little rough just pat and smooth them down with your fingertips. Dough may be re-rolled and cut until completely used up.
Use a straw to poke a hole through the top of each ornament then bake for 2 hours or until dried through, flipping the ornaments halfway through. Lastly, I turn the oven OFF then let the ornaments sit in there for an additional 30 minutes or so just to make sure they're completely dried out. Cool completely.
Once cool, decorate ornaments with glue and glitter, paint, puff paint, etc then, once dry, add a ribbon and hang!
Notes
These ornaments are technically edible but are not intended to be eaten. They should keep for years if wrapped in tissue paper between seasons.
You may use the cheapest brand of cinnamon you can find - I use a store-brand version which is $.99 per 2.5oz bottle. I hear the $1 store has cheap cinnamon too.