LeAnn’s Snowflake Salt Dough Ornaments (makes about 12)
Salt dough, or dough art as we refer to it in our family, is a simple yet beautiful way to adorn spaces around the holidays. Making salt dough ornaments is a holiday tradition that we have been doing since I was a kid in the ‘80s, but the process has been around even longer than that!
Salt dough has made a comeback in recent years, and for good reason—it only requires three ingredients, and the festive end product will last for years to come. We still pull out the salt dough ornaments I made as a kid and place them on our tree each year.
I love that old traditions can live throughout the decades as we find ways to reinvent them with current day trends. That is exactly what I did here with these lovely ornaments. I hope you follow along to make some yourself this holiday season.
Supplies
- rolling pin
- cookie cutters
- plastic or metal straw
- cookie sheet
- parchment paper
- lettered stamps
- acrylic paint and/or permanent markers
- acrylic sealer
- bakers’ twine
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup salt
- ½ cup water
- 4 oz white acrylic paint (optional)
Instructions
1. Combine flour and salt. Add ¼ cup water and paint if desired to create a white dough. Stir to mix. If needed, slowly add more water until you reach a pizza dough consistency. Remove dough from the bowl and knead on a floured surface until all ingredients are fully incorporated. Add more flour if too sticky, add more water if too dry.
2. To make ornaments, use a rolling pin to roll dough ¼ to ½ inch thick. Use a cookie cutter to create snowflake shapes. With straw, poke a hole at the top of each snowflake to allow a space to thread your twine after baking.
3. Place ornaments on parchment lined baking sheet. Bake at 200 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours until dry. Flip ornaments every 30 minutes for a faster bake.
4. Once cooled, add decorative touches with lettered stamps, acrylic paint, or permanent markers. Finally, spray one side of the ornament with acrylic sealer. Let dry, flip, and spray the other side.
5. Once dried completely, thread twine through the hole created before baking. Hang from your tree or add to your gift boxes as gift tags.
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Amy’s Cinnamon Ornaments (makes 10-12)
Like LeAnn, I love making simple homemade ornaments with children. For me, holidays mean the smell of cinnamon—I love it! I like this recipe because it is simple enough for children to make, and the fragrance is spicy and warm. Best of all, the cinnamon dough bakes at the same temperature and time as salt dough, so you can make a batch of each at the same time.
Supplies
- rolling pin
- cookie cutters
- plastic or metal straw
- cookie sheet
- parchment paper
- twine or thin ribbon
Ingredients
- ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 2 bottles (each 2.37 oz) ground cinnamon
Instructions
1. Combine applesauce and cinnamon. Mix well until a workable dough is formed.
2. To make ornaments, use a rolling pin to roll dough ¼ inch thick. Cut out desired shapes with cookie cutters. With straw, poke a hole at the top of each ornament for hanging.
3. Place ornaments on parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 200 degrees Fahrenheit for 2 hours until dry.
4. Thread twine or ribbon through holes and tie.