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Salt Dough Recipe for Thankful Tree Ornaments

Cinnamon Salt Dough Ornament Recipe for a thankful tree.
Prep Time5 minutes
Active Time15 minutes
drying and decorating2 hours
Yield: 12 ornaments
Author: Melissa Haines
Cost: $5

Equipment

  • 1 straw

Materials

  • once 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.
  • 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.
  • 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