This will make a sweet smelling dough that can be used to make Christmas Tree ornaments, and or gift decorations.

It should be noted: Humidity can affect the consistency of this dough, and how easy it is to handle.

What you’re gonna need:
1 cup Applesauce

1 1/2 cups ground cinnamon

1/3 cup Elmers glue (or other “school gule” just like it)

1 medium sized bowl

Wax paper

Flat kneading surface

Rolling pin

Cookie cutters (Christmas themed)

Knife

Straw (if you’ll be hanging these as ornaments)

Cooling rack

Puffy craft paints (optional)

Decrative Ribbon

 How to make it:
Mix cinnamon, applesauce, and glue together in a bowl.
Remove the mixture from the bowl and knead it until it turns into a firm “clay”.
Let this sit for about 30 minutes or so.
The mixture is best used at room temperature. You may need to dust your rolling pin, hands, and working surface with cinnamon, or use wax paper as a working surface.
Roll out the mixture with a rolling pin until it is approximately 1/8 of an inch thick.
Use cookie cutters to cut out desired shapes.
If you are going to hang your shape, use the straw to cut out a hole near the top of the ornament.
Place cut out shapes on a non stick cooling rack or wax paper. You’ll want to keep an eye on them and turn them over occasionally so that they dry evenly and dry flat.
Dry shapes for approximately five days.
When dry you may put a ribbon through the hole for hanging on the tree or adding to a package.
You can also use puff paint to decorate your shapes, if you so desire.

Tips:
With this recipe you can make all kinds of ornaments to give to your family, friends, teachers, the Postman, and even the Garbage man…Happy Holidays.

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