Salt Dough Recipe for Thankful Tree Ornaments
Cinnamon Salt Dough Ornament Recipe for a thankful tree.
Yield: 12 ornaments
Cost: $5
Equipment
- 1 straw
- Fall cookie cutters
Materials
- 1 cup flour
- ¼ cup + 2 Tbsp. salt
- ¼ cup + 1 Tbsp. water hot tap water you may need to add more if the dough is too dry.
- 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon
- food coloring optional
Instructions
- Combine flour and salt.
- Add hot water and optional food coloring. Notes about food coloring, below.
- The dough should be soft and pliable, similar to playdough. Your fingerprints should stay molded in the dough. If it feels too dry, gradually add a little more water, up to 1 additional tablespoon, until you reach the right consistency.
- Knead for 5 minutes on a floured board.
- Roll the dough out like play dough, and shape the dough with cookie cutters.
- Don't forget to insert a straw into the shape to create a hole for hanging
- You can let them air dry for 1-5 days. If you don't have a cooling rack for cookies, you'll need to flip them over periodically to allow the bottoms to dry out.
- To speed up the process, bake them on a cookie sheet at 200 degrees for 3 hours
Notes
Add up to 1 additional tablespoon of hot water, only if needed, until the dough reaches a soft, playdough-like consistency.
Food Coloring: Without food coloring, the dough will turn a nice brown color with bits of cinnamon throughout. The images in this post do not have food coloring.