Cinnamon Ornaments

Monday again..the bright side is that Christmas is only 8 days away! We got to celebrate early christmas with family on the weekend which was so nice.  Christmas always goes by so fast, so its nice to have a few different get togethers so that we get a chance to visit with everyone. My sweet baby boy was abit of a night owl on the weekend. Not sure if it was his teeth, trying to learn how to crawl or just being in his pack n play but he was definitley not himself at night. We are headed away next week so I am working on making his pack n play comfier in hopes that will solve some of the problem. Even with lack of sleep we still want to have fun things going on during our days, which brings me to the recipe I want to share today. Last week I made cinnamon ornaments which can be hung on the tree or used around the house. They are very easy to make and the recipe only requires two ingredients. They smell so yummy and could easily be given as gifts.

Homemade Cinnamon Ornaments 

Ingredients

• 1 cup applesauce
• 1-1 1/4 cup (130 grams) ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon ground cloves (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees F. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine the applesauce, cinnamon, and cloves (if using). It may take a few minutes for the mixture to come together. You want the dough to be able to form a ball without being too sticky. Add additional applesauce or cinnamon if needed. You can mix the dough by hand, it may just take longer.
3. Sprinkle a clean surface with cinnamon (like you would with flour while rolling out pie dough). Place the dough on the surface and sprinkle with more cinnamon. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough to 1/4 inch thick, sprinkling with more cinnamon to keep from sticking.
4. Cut out into desired shapes and place on the prepared sheet pan so that they aren't touching. Use a skewer to poke a hole into each ornament (to attach string). Bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 - 2 hours or until rock hard.
5. Loop a decorative string through the ornament and hang on your tree.

Notes: Ornaments may also be dried at room temperature over several days.

Ornaments are not extremely fragile, but they can break. Handle with care.

Do not eat.

Recipe source:Completely Delicious

I hope you all have a wonderful day!