Spice up holiday gifts with whimsical cutouts that double as fragrant (but nonedible!) tree ornaments.
| Prep Time: Afternoon or Evening | |
| What you need: | |
| 1 cup of regular applesauce (not the chunky variety)
1 1/2 cups of ground cinnamon 1/3 cup of white glue Assorted cookie cutters Drinking straw Colored ribbon | |
| Seasons: Christmas | |
| Materials: food items, ribbon | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | In a mixing bowl, stir together ingredients. Form the mixture into a ball, wrap it in plastic and chill for at least 30 minutes until the "dough" stiffens. |
| 2. | Sprinkle more cinnamon on a cutting board or a waxed-paper-lined surface, and turn the chilled dough onto it. Dust a rolling pin with cinnamon and use it to roll out the dough to a 1/4-inch thickness (if it's thinner than that, the ornaments will be too fragile). |
| 3. | Cut out decorative shapes with assorted cookie cutters or a butter knife, then use a plastic drinking straw to make a hole through the top center of each cutout. |
| 4. | Let the ornaments air-dry completely before stringing them with ribbon. |
Variations
String several ornaments together with twine and beads for
a sweet-smelling holiday garland.
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