Christmas Cinnamon Ornaments

Create that traditional Christmas feeling with these fun and easy Christmas cinnamon ornaments! They smell heavenly and work great as tree ornaments, present toppers, and other Christmas decor.  All you need is two ingredients!

Cinnamon Christmas Ornaments

The smell of cinnamon is one of those things that always reminds me of the holidays – it just kind of brings back memories and feelings of Christmases past.  So this year I thought that I would bring some of that cinnamon love into our Christmas decorating with these simple cinnamon Christmas ornaments.

Cinnamon Ornament Tutorial

These ornaments are so quick and easy to make – and the scent will last for years!  They would be a wonderful holiday tradition to start with your kids and would also work well as a fun class Christmas craft for all of you teachers or class helpers out there.

MATERIALS

• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 1 cup + 2tbsp. cinnamon
• plastic wrap
• cookie cutters of choice

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat the oven to 200 F.
• Mix the applesauce and cinnamon together until a smooth ball of dough is formed.  You will need to use your hands for this so it is a great task for those kiddos to do!
• Place about 1/3rd of the dough between 2 pieces of plastic wrap and roll into a thin sheet approximately 1/3rd of an inch thick.
• Remove the top layer of plastic wrap and cut out dough with the cookie cutters.  Repeat as needed until all of the dough has been used.
• Place the ornaments on a cookie sheet and use a skewer to make a hole.
• Bake for 2 hours and 30 minutes and allow to cool. {NOTE: If you are doing this for a school project and you don’t have access to an oven, let them air dry for at least 2 days until firm}
• The ornaments can be left as is or painted on with opaque paint pens or chalk markers.  Add baker’s twine or ribbon to hang.

Cinnamon Ornaments Video Tutorial

How to Use Your Cinnamon Ornaments

One of my favorite things to do with these little ornaments is to use them as gift toppers.  Not only do they add some cuteness to your gift, but they also serve as a little gift themselves!  I seriously love this moose!  You can add the date and your name to the back too for a little keepsake.

Just tie them up to your ribbon or twine or add them to the tops of treat bags.

I made enough ornaments from one batch to decorate our little rustic tree in our kitchen with 6 left over for gift bags. I’m sure the kids and I will be whipping up another batch though!

The cinnamon ornaments can also be used as a mason jar tie.  The little gingerbread man ornament was the perfect topper for these gingerbread chocolate thumbprint cookies.  If you’re looking for a new Christmas cookie recipe, you’ll have to try these!

I hope you have some fun with these!

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