Cinnamon Gingerbread Ornaments
THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON THE CABIN WILL BE DECORATED IN A SIMPLE NATURAL THEME AND PART OF THAT WILL BE ADDING CINNAMON GINGERBREAD ORNAMENTS TO OUR TREE. IT’S AN INEXPENSIVE AND FAMILY FUN WAY TO DECORATE, JUST SCROLL DOWN FOR A PRINTABLE RECIPE AND GET STARTED MAKING THESE ADORABLE ORNAMENTS!
My first memories of making gingerbread ornaments was in my early 20’s, my first time out on my own, and in need of a cheap way to decorate a tree for Christmas. As I got older I would make large gingerbread men and woman to stand on shelves as Christmas decor. I think it was popular in the late 80’s. You know when mauve and country blue were in style? Wow I’m really dating myself. I would make a batch every Christmas the scent of cinnamon filled the air and put me in a festive mood.
This year I’m going back to my roots and keeping Christmas simple. I’ll be decorating with only natural things, like they did in the old days. You won’t be seeing any glitz and glam in my home this year that’s for sure.
With my Moms recent passing it has me thinking about what really matters in life, and this year going all out with my Christmas decor just isn’t going to happen. I’m going to spend my time picking and choosing what I want to do, I’m not going to cave to the pressure of making the cabin a show stopper. Life is truly short and I want to enjoy the process of creating a simple Christmas home this year.
Why you need to make these ornaments: It’s easy to do, they smell amazing, they look charming sitting on a shelf or used as garland on a tree. And if you have kids or grandkids they’ll love making them.
- 1 C of flour
- 1/2 C of salt
- 1/2 C of cinnamon
- 3/4 C hot water
- Add all ingredients into a bowl and use a stand mixer to mix until everything is incorporated. Lightly dust your hands with flour and knead by hand until the dough forms a ball. Put wax paper on your countertop, place dough on top, cover with wax paper and use rolling pin to roll out dough to 1/8"-1/4" thick. Cut with cookie cutters of your choice. Let ornaments air dry for 24 hours. If you want to add a string for hanging use a drinking straw to make a hole before the ornament is completely dry. Paint with acrylic paint for embellishment.
Good morning Dawn, the smell of Christmas gingerbread is comforting. My sister was the one that made them for gifts. Good old mauve and country blue, I had a few ducks and candles in those colors:).
Keep warm, Kathleen in Az
Kathleen did your sister make them as ornaments for gifts? I had a whole appartment done in mauve and blue. I hate those colors now, Lol.
I bet those do smell wonderful!! Country decor has come a long, long way – I liked it then, but I like it so much better today.
Jen I thought back in the day it was the best decor ever, lol. Who knows it may make a come back some day.
What a simple gingerbread recipe…most I have seen always take so many ingredients. I am having a cookie decorating day in the next week and we will now be including this recipe. Thanks for the recipe Dawn .
Cheryl just remember these are to make ornaments out of not to eat.
I saved the recipe because I have been wanting to do something like this for a long time.
My plan this year was to go very simple, but then I went up to the attic and I saw all my favorite bits of decor. I have so many things I’ve been using for years that I love and it’s fun to see them once a year for a month. I brought much of it downstairs to decorate.
Carol I did good this year, I bypassed most of my decor and the cabin is very simple and rustic this year. I just don’t seem to have that Christmas spirit this year. My moms passing is just too raw still and I’m not in the mood.