Easy Homemade Cinnamon Ornaments

Name: Easy Homemade Cinnamon Ornaments
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: 3/4 cup applesauce; 2 bottles (2.37 oz. each) McCormick® Cinnamon, Ground; Cookie cutters; Drinking straw; Colorful ribbon

Making homemade Cinnamon Ornaments is an easy and fun holiday activity for kids. Their aroma lasts long after the holidays are over.

30m

PREP TIME

2hr 30m

COOK TIME

5

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 15

Ingredients

3/4 cup applesauce
2 bottles (2.37 oz. each) McCormick® Ground Cinnamon
Cookie cutters
Drinking straw
Colorful ribbon

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 200°F. Mix applesauce and cinnamon in small bowl until a smooth ball of dough is formed. (You may need use your hands to incorporate all of the cinnamon.) Using about 1/4 of the dough at a time, roll dough to 1/4-inch to 1/3-inch thickness between two sheets of plastic wrap. Peel off top sheet of plastic wrap. Cut dough into desired shapes with 2- to 3-inch cookie cutters. Make a hole at top of ornament with drinking straw or skewer. Place ornaments on baking sheet.
2 Bake 2 1/2 hours. Cool ornaments on wire rack. (Or, to dry ornaments at room temperature, carefully place them on wire rack. Let stand 1 to 2 days or until thoroughly dry, turning occasionally.)
3 Insert ribbon through holes and tie to hang. Decorate with opaque paint markers, found in arts and crafts stores, if desired.

TIPS AND TRICKS

Test Kitchen Tip: Or use 1 bottle (4.12 ounces) McCormick® Ground Cinnamon. If a larger size bottle of cinnamon is used, measure 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons cinnamon.