Cinnamon Ornaments

1 cup cinnamon

1 Tbsp. cloves

1 Tbsp. nutmeg

¾ cup applesauce

2 Tbsp. white glue (I use Tacky glue)

ribbon

In a bowl mix the spices. Add applesauce and glue, stirring until well blended. Work mixture until dough is smooth and ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Divide into 4 portions and roll each portion on floured surface to ¼ inch thickness. Cut dough with cookie cutters of desired shapes. Using a straw or toothpick, make a small hole in the top of each ornament. Place on wire racks and allow to dry at room temp for several days. (For more uniform drying, turn ornaments over once each day.) Or, you can dry them in the oven for several hours on lowest heat on your oven.

Thread ribbon through holes to form garland. Makes approximately 32 two-inch ornaments.

These smell wonderful, but they are for decoration only-do not eat!
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Chelle, Thank you! My son made these in class 2 years ago and I wanted the recipe but never got it. They still to this day smell when I hang them on my tree! :angel2:
~Michele~

Bumping up!

Thanks for the recipe Chelle! This will be fun for dd and me to make together; dd loves making stuff like this. And thanks Danielle for bumping this! Our house is gonna smell gooood!

I have been doing these for years, they are great. It's a fun thing for kids to do.....
A couple of tips.... Use lots of glue.... instead of 2 tbsn, use about 6 and make your holes and features large and deep as these will shrink.... I dry them in the food dehydrator and they are done in about an hour and I have less shrinkage........ Do gingebread cutouts, put holes in the hands and join with raffia, paint with a little paint or puffy fabric paint to add features....makes a nice garland.......

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I did these one year and used Alphabet cookie cutters make all the kids and their families names for the trees and Holiday cutters too.

:bump: thinking about making these with the kids today or tomorrow.