Note: some pictures below were taken years ago.
First, prepare the tools and ingredients:
Cookie cutters, rolling pin
1 cup of salt
1 cup of flour
water
food coloring
ground cinnamon
puff paint (I got it from Michael's in the Fabric craft section)
mix the food coloring with water and the rest of the ingredients:
The eager worker working on the dough:
Press the dough with rolling pin to about 0.5 centimeter thickness then press the cookie cutter onto the dough
Place on top of baking sheet lined with parchment paper then make a hole with chopstick or straw to hang the ornaments
Bake in 250 degree Fahrenheit oven for 2 hours
Add the thread to hang the ornaments
We especially like the glow in the dark and personalized one.
Cookie cutters, rolling pin, baking pan, parchment paper
1 cup of salt
1 cup of flour
1/2 cup water
Food coloring (the basic 3 colors one: red, yellow, and green)
Dash of ground cinnamon (for color and smell)
Different kind of puff paints (I got the glow in the dark, silver, and white one from an art and craft store)
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 250 degree Fahrenheit.
In a mixing bowl, place the water
Mix in the food coloring to get light brown color: 10 drops of yellow, 8 drops of red, 3 drops of green coloring
Add dash of ground cinnamon, salt, and flour
Mix them all with hand
Using rolling pin press the dough to about 0.5 centimeter in thickness
Press the cookie cutter onto the dough
Place the molding onto a baking pan lined with parchment paper
Make a hole with chopstick or straw to hang the ornaments
Bake in the oven for 2 hours
Let it cools then add the thread to hang the ornaments