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Baker's Clay
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Johanna
"This is a NON-EDIBLE cookie recipe that makes lovely ornaments to hang on your Christmas Tree."
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4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup salt
1 1/2 cups water
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DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Mix the flour, salt and water. Knead dough until smooth. Roll out dough and cut into desired shapes. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 1 hour. Once cool paint with colors, if desired.
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Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2003 by JENNIFER1973
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JENNIFER1973
Dec. 24, 2003
I thought this was a great recipe for ornaments. It was quick, easy, not at all messy, kids loved it. I did put the oven down to about 300, and it cut down on the puffiness, I also added allspice, ginger, nutmeg, and cinnamon to the recipe to make it a gingerbread color, and it smells GREAT while baking. It made about 30 cookies for me. I put a hole in the top w/ the end of a paint brush, the straw hole was a bit too big for me. A really cute idea for hanging--gingham rag ties- very country and rustic looking. Try making a rag tie garland as well.
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I thought this was a great recipe for ornaments. It was quick, easy, not at all messy, kids...
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Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2003 by JILKAT25
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Oct. 13, 2003
Making Christmas ornaments is my favorite creative endeavor after cooking. However, anyone who makes these, or other food-based ornaments should know that sometimes bugs (or even other attic-dwelling critters!) can ruin your beautiful artwork. To avoid the problem, always store flour-based ornaments in airtight boxes. My favorite storage for these are metal cookie/gift boxes, which also make the cutest type of package if you are giving these ornaments as gifts!
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Making Christmas ornaments is my favorite creative endeavor after cooking. However, anyone...
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Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2003 by MOMMY2ARI
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MOMMY2ARI
Dec. 18, 2003
This is a good recipe, tends to puff up unevenly on larger ornaments. Also used this for my daughter's handprints to hang on the wall, just left the clay out to dry, and flipped to dry the otherside. Worked great and didn't have to bake!
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This is a good recipe, tends to puff up unevenly on larger ornaments. Also used this for my...
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Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2003 by Carrie K
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Carrie K
Dec. 19, 2003
I had so much fun making this recipe!! It can be used as play doh or makes fun ornaments I recommed letting them dry out instead of baking otherwise they get puffy.
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I had so much fun making this recipe!! It can be used as play doh or makes fun ornaments I...
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Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2004 by JCLUVSME
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Jan. 2, 2004
This is such a fun recipe! I have used it in the past to make handprints of my nieces and nephew when they were 3 and 4 years old and I made a plaque with my baby nieces foot and handprints when she was about 11 months old that we gave to her mom for Mother's Day. I used acrylic paints on them and sprayed with acrylic sealer-matte finish. They still look good almost 5 years later!
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This is such a fun recipe! I have used it in the past to make handprints of my nieces and...
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Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2005 by Corinne
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Corinne
Dec. 15, 2005
This was so easy to make and very fun for the kids. However, do NOT follow the cooking directions or you will have puffy dark brown ornaments. Try 250 degrees and check after 20-25 minutes. If they are still soft, continue baking and check every 5 minutes. I tried both acrylic paint and poster paint to decorate, both worked equally well. Don't forget to poke a hole at the top with a straw before baking for the ribbon to hang on the tree.
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This was so easy to make and very fun for the kids. However, do NOT follow the cooking...
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Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2004 by Teri Kay
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Teri Kay
Dec. 10, 2004
For a nice brown shade, try adding instant ice tea instead of costly spices. I use whole cloves for eyes and buttons, they add a nice scent. To foil critters in the attic, spray with a acrylic sealer. I hang them from a dowel inside a big cardboard box so I coat all sides. That will also keep them from bloating if stored somewhere damp. Something else I've tried is to run the dry ingredients through a blender, making the salt finer and thus a smoother dough. I made these for a craft sale and every single one sold.
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For a nice brown shade, try adding instant ice tea instead of costly spices. I use whole...
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Reviewed on Nov. 5, 2005 by sarah f towns
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sarah f towns
Nov. 5, 2005
I plan on taking some christmas ornaments to my family when I go to visit over the thanksgiving holiday, so I had to make sure this recipe works ahead of time, I love it, my kids really enjoy making them. I crushed whole cloves and cinnimon sticks together and mixed them in the dough.... they smell wonderful, these will definitly be a hit with the relatives
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I plan on taking some christmas ornaments to my family when I go to visit over the...
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Reviewed on Dec. 3, 2003 by CRYSTALYNN21
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CRYSTALYNN21
Dec. 3, 2003
This is a GREAT way to let the kids put the ingredients together, and mix & knead the dough. I let my daughter do almost all of it, and she LOVED using the rolling pin to make the different cut-outs. Remember if you are using these as ornaments to put a hole in the dough BEFORE baking. I used a nail from my husbands tool box that worked perfect. The reason I gave this 3 stars is because they do look a little weird after baking--but definatly worth it. The kids LOVED it!!!!
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Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2003 by
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KICKCHICK99
Sep. 23, 2003
My boyfriend and I had a great time making X-mas decorations. The only thing was that the dough puffed up. We used christmas cookie cut outs which turned out really well. We used acrylic paint and shalacked them afterwards.
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My boyfriend and I had a great time making X-mas decorations. The only thing was that the...
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