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Salt Dough Ornaments

Learn how to make these easy salt dough ornaments using cookie molds.

Ingredients

For Dough:

  • 1-1/4 cups flour, plus a little more as needed
  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 1/2 cup water

For Ornaments:

  • cookie molds (see above for links)
  • ribbon or twine

Instructions

  1. In a mixing bowl, stir together the 1-1/4 cups flour, and 1/2 cup salt.

  2. Gradually add in the 1/2 cup water, a little at a time, stirring after each addition of water, until the dough is able to hold together. You want the dough to be pretty dry, but not crumbling. (You may need to add more water, or more flour, to get the right consistency).

  3. Add a little bit of flour to the cookie mold and brush it in with a pastry brush. Tap out excess flour.
  4. Grab a small piece of dough, roll in a little flour if needed, and press it into the mold, smoothing the back. It should be about even with the height of the mold.
  5. Once the dough is pressed in, bang the mold to release it. You may need to bang it a few times. The dough should come out fairly easy.
  6. Place the ornaments on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  7. Create holes for your ribbon or string to go through, be sure to create a hole large enough for whatever ribbon or string you want to use.
  8. Bake at 200ºF for 2 hours, turning ornaments over half way though.
  9. Ornaments should be hardened. Add ribbon or string to ornaments.