Fragrant Cinnamon Cookie Ornaments for the Holidays

Holiday baking can be so much fun. Whether you work solo or invite friends and family to help, it’s always a pleasure. Here’s an easy way to create sweet, fragrant decorations you can display throughout your home to welcome the season.

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This recipe makes 15 large cinnamon cookies. Double or even triple your batch if you want to carry this delicious scent into all your rooms. Consider making a cinnamon tree with cookies and bundles of natural cinnamon sticks tied with ribbons!

INGREDIENTS AND TOOLS

3/4 cup applesauce
2 bottles (2.37 oz. each) ground cinnamon
Cookie cutters in various holiday shapes
Drinking straw
Colorful ribbon

MAKING THE COOKIE ORNAMENTS

Pre-heat your oven to 200 degrees Fahrenheit. Mix the applesauce and cinnamon in a small bowl until a smooth dough ball forms. You may need to use your hands to incorporate all the cinnamon.

Using about a quarter of the dough each time, roll dough to ¼-inch to 1/3-inch thickness between two sheets of plastic wrap.

Peel off the top sheet. Cut the dough into shapes with cookie cutters. Note: cutters that measure between 2 and 3 inches work best.

Punch a hole near the top of each ornament with a drinking straw. A skewer works fine, too – be sure the hole is big enough for the ribbon you’ve chosen.

Place ornaments on a baking sheet. Bake for 2 ½ hours. Your house will smell amazing!

Cool ornaments on a wire rack. Insert ribbon through holes and tie to hang. Add details to the finished ornaments with opaque paint pens from the craft store if desired.

NO-BAKE OPTION: Ornaments can also be dried at room temperature on a wire rack for 1 to 2 days. Turn each ornament carefully a few times while drying to ensure best results.

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McCormick.com