How to Make Baked Ornaments

You can make more than cookies with your cookie cutters this year. It takes a little effort and some quality time with your kids, but you can have some memorable ornaments to trim your tree with in no time.

First you will need to choose which cookie cutters will make the best ornaments. If you have very detailed ‘press’ cutters than this will make a wonderful decoration. The simple cookie cutters that are basically just a wire outline will be great for adding your own faces and clothing designs with paint. Either way, both types of cookie cutters will make great ornaments; so let your kids choose which ones they want to do the most. Keep in mind that you will be painting them once they are finished so the more intricate a design the more work it will take in painting them at the end—but they’ll look fantastic!

Although you usually can’t resist eating a little cookie dough while you’re making it, this is one dough recipe you should avoid tasting.

The ingredients you will need for one batch are as follows:

2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 cup water
2 tablespoons oil