Dough Ornament Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Mix flour and salt well. Gradually add water, stirring with a large spoon. Finish mixing with hands. Knead until soft and pliable.
• Roll out on floured surface about 1/8 inch thick. Cut shapes with cookie cutters. Place on cookie sheets. With a toothpick make a hole in the top of the ornament for threading string. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) until hard, about 1 hour. Decorate with paint and varnish to preserve.

Steps:

• Slowly add water to flour. Mix in salt and optional ingredients.
• Knead with hands about 3 minutes.
• Roll out dough 1/2 to 1 inch thick depending on your craft project in mind.
• Cut out whatever shapes you want. Bake 300°F for 25 minutes on each side, or until hardened. Be sure to punch a tiny hole at the top of ornament before baking.
• When time is up, let cool at room temperature, then decorate with paints, glitters, etc.

Steps:

• Mix baking soda and cornstarch in a pot.
• Add 1 1/4 cold water.
• Stir and bring to boil; continue stirring one minute until consistency of mashed potatoes.
• Place dough on cutting board and cover w/ damp cloth.
• Cool then knead, roll into shapes or cut w/ cookie cutter on waxed paper. (My first batch was a dream to roll, for my second I used extra cornstarch to roll.)
• Allow to dry. (I let them air dry on cookie sheets covered with wax paper over several days, turning once a day.)
• Paint.
• Remember to make a hole to hang on a hook or ribbon.

Steps:

• For decorating: Tulip puffy fabric paint in matte white, white acrylic paint, white glue, beads or glitter, cookie cutters.
• Pour cinnamon in a bowl and gradually add applesauce and stir until mixture forms a stiff dough.
• Using extra cinnamon as "flour" roll out the dough to 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick.
• Cut out shapes with cookie cutters.
• Using a straw or skewer punch a hole at the top of the ornament.
• Bake at 200°F on a parchment lined baking pan.
• Until ornaments are very dry and very hard.
• Allow to cool to room temperature.
• The Tulip paint looks exactly like Royal icing so you can make inedible"cookies" to decorate your tree with (like those big Martha Stewart ones).
• They last a very long time and do not attract insects.
• If you use a cookie cutter that will imprint a design on your "cookies" you can use a dry paint brush with white acrylic paint to give your "cookies" a powdered sugar look.
• Or you can decorate your ornaments with beads and glitter to add sparkle to your holiday.
• Bottom line: they are easy and inexpensive to make, plus they smell GREAT!

Steps:

• Cream together shortening and sugar until light and fluffy; stir in molasses.
• Sift dry ingredients together, then stir into the shortening mixture in 3 parts, alternating with 1/4 cup water each time.
• Dough will be stiff.
• Refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut the dough into 3 pieces and knead to warm slightly then roll out each piece about 1/4-inch thick.
• Cut into desired shapes; use a straw to make a hole at the top if you're making an ornament.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
• Remove to cooling rack and let dry about 3 days.
• Decorate as desired.