Make Us Your Home Page
Make Us Your Home Page
Bookmark Allrecipes.com
Bookmark This Page
New Users!
Create your FREE Allrecipes.com recipe box
.
Recipes
|
Ingredients
|
Articles
|
More »
Advanced Search
Glossary Search
Collection Search
User Name
Password
Remember me?
Forgot password?
My Profile
My Stuff
Recipes
Budget Cooking
Recipe Exchange
Holidays
Baking
Thanksgiving
More Recipes Like This
Dough Ornament Recipe
Dough Art Basket
Rapid Mix Sweet Dough
Basic Sweet Dough
Pizza Dough I
MORE
Top Related Articles
Forming Dough Rounds
Kneading Dough
Christmas Tree-Trimming Party
Healthy Snacks: Cranberry Bread
Freezing Cookies and Cookie Dough
Puff Pastry Dough
Making Pie Pastry Dough (Video)
Baking Bread
Making Pumpkin Bread (Video)
Yorkshire Pudding Popovers (Video)
Related Collections
Christmas Breads
Christmas Baking
Christmas Breads
Christmas
Holiday Bread
Free Membership
Join the Allrecipes Community!
Contests and Sweepstakes
Create a Recipe Box
Sign Up For Newsletters
Manage Emails
Favorite Products
Comparison Shop
TasteBook
Create-A-Cookbook
Cookbooks
Magazines
Cooking In Style Club
Shop
Culinary Schools
Print This Recipe
Full Page
3x5 Card
4x6 Card
Email This Recipe
Ornament Dough
SUBMITTED BY:
Darlene Coleman
PHOTO BY:
BABSKITCHEN
"These baked ornaments harden nicely so there is no overnight wait before decorating."
RECIPE RATING:
Read Reviews
(17)
Review/Rate This Recipe
Original recipe yield 1 dozen ornaments
SERVINGS
(
Help
)
Servings
US
METRIC
INGREDIENTS (
Nutrition
)
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup salt
1 1/2 cups water
Add to Recipe Box
My folders:
Add to Shopping List
Add a Personal Note
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
Combine the flour, salt and water; mix well and knead for 10 minutes. Roll out on a lightly floured surface.
Cut into desired shapes and make holes for hanging. Bake for 30 minutes; allow to cool.
Decorate with poster paints or tube paints. Allow to dry and spray with clear polyurethane on both sides to preserve. Use ribbon or yarn pieces to hang.
ADVERTISE WITH US
ADVERTISEMENT
REVIEWS
Reviewed on Dec. 17, 2003 by
Juliana
X
Full Review
Juliana
Dec. 17, 2003
This recipe was fantastic to work with. This was my first time attempting Dough art and I was just so pleased with how the dough baked so evenly and flat. Thank you Darlene for sharing this recipe. It will now become our family tradition to make yearly ornaments. I made about 10 Halloween magnets and hanging ornaments and about 15 Christmas magnets and hanging ornaments and I had a ball and I am a grown woman. LOL I loved this dough, now if only I could get my edible cookies to cook this perfectly! Thanks again Darlene.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
18 users found this review helpful
This recipe was fantastic to work with. This was my first time attempting Dough art and I was...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2003 by HILARY_SCRPC
X
Full Review
HILARY_SCRPC
Nov. 8, 2003
The ornaments after baking at 300 for 30 minutes were still doughy. I had to re-bake them for 40 minutes the next day. After they finally hardened, they turned out nice.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
17 users found this review helpful
The ornaments after baking at 300 for 30 minutes were still doughy. I had to re-bake them for...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2006 by SANDYSHED
X
Full Review
SANDYSHED
Apr. 29, 2006
I had much sucess with this receipe. I mixed all the ingredients in my Mix Master and then hand kneaded it into a ball before rolling and cutting out with cutters. Smooth the edges of your cut outs before baking as they will not smooth out as with cookies. Great reciepe!
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
10 users found this review helpful
I had much sucess with this receipe. I mixed all the ingredients in my Mix Master and then...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Nov. 28, 2005 by
Sharon&Becky
X
Full Review
Sharon&Becky
Nov. 28, 2005
A few of my ornaments still puffed. I think the key is to use warm water (I seem to remember this from my own childhood) and do a lot of kneading to make sure the gluten in the flour has a workout before cutting or baking. The ones rolled thinnest did not puff. Oh and you must roll S-L-O-W (it's more of a stretching, like a pizza dough) to avoid cracks.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
7 users found this review helpful
A few of my ornaments still puffed. I think the key is to use warm water (I seem to remember...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Dec. 19, 2004 by STU26
X
Full Review
STU26
Dec. 19, 2004
This is a great recipe/project. It's easy, only uses a few ingredients that are already in most households anyway, the cookies don't puff out or lose their shape while baking, and they bake fast (30 minutes at 300 degrees was fine for me too). This recipemade 30-some ornaments for me, not the 12 stated. It depends what size cut-outs/ornaments you make, that's all. And acrylic paints and interior/exterior glaze/finish work just fine. I'm definitely adding this recipe to my scrapbook.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
4 users found this review helpful
This is a great recipe/project. It's easy, only uses a few ingredients that are already in...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Apr. 8, 2005 by PECKINPAUGH
X
Full Review
PECKINPAUGH
Apr. 8, 2005
This dough may have worked fine if I was only making Christmas ornaments. Instead I was making a craft/present with my children. Without enough time (or money for that matter) to go to the hobby store and buy clay we hoped that an ornament dough would suit our purposes. We tried to shape some sculptures which the kids would then paint for Dad's birthday. The dough was much too crumbly, and also had a rough texture (from hardening particles) after being in use just 15-30 minutes. I added a couple tablespoons of oil to smooth it out and melt away some of the crusty stuff. The dough was still difficult to work with. Even if I was making ornaments the dought would have been very tough to roll out and keep it sticking together at the same time. I could make one large shape, but I couldn't make say two round balls and then get them to stick to each other. Also, during baking I had problems with lots of cracking. I had to bake tour sculptures (about 1-2" thick) for extra time because they were thick and 3-D (not flat like the cookie cutter ornaments) so by the time the inner core was solid perhaps the extra time had dried the outside too much. Also, the sculptures seemed pretty brittle. Because we painted and varnished them we added some strength, but one that dropped on the wood floor did shatter anyway. So, if you are hoping to use this as a craft dough, we would recommend trying something different.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
3 users found this review helpful
This dough may have worked fine if I was only making Christmas ornaments. Instead I was making...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2007 by cindy
X
Full Review
cindy
Dec. 11, 2007
My three children and I made this recipe and had a great time. There is very little mess and cleans up great. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
2 users found this review helpful
My three children and I made this recipe and had a great time. There is very little mess and...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2007 by
SUNSHYNE0217
X
Full Review
SUNSHYNE0217
Dec. 5, 2007
LOVED THIS RECIPE! I added to it 1 bottle of cheap cinnamon and some nutmeg. They smelled delicous and the dough was very plyable. The smell last about a week. Tip bake for longer than stated at 15 to 20 minutes to time stated. Can even do more time in oven ornaments will not be damaged.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
2 users found this review helpful
LOVED THIS RECIPE! I added to it 1 bottle of cheap cinnamon and some nutmeg. They smelled...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2004 by Sarahphem
X
Full Review
Sarahphem
Jul. 26, 2004
Found this recipe in 2002 and have been making ornaments with it ever since. The kids love the tradition of not only painting the ornaments but making them with this easy recipe too!
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
2 users found this review helpful
Found this recipe in 2002 and have been making ornaments with it ever since. The kids love...
MORE
MORE
Reviewed on Nov. 18, 2007 by
MILKLISSA79
X
Full Review
MILKLISSA79
Nov. 18, 2007
It was so fun making these with the kids. I did have to add a little more water to the dough. It may have been because I halved the recipe, not sure though. We made way more ornaments then the recipe stated so be sure to adjust cooking time because ours burnt a bit.
Was this review helpful?
[
YES
]
1 user found this review helpful
It was so fun making these with the kids. I did have to add a little more water to the dough....
MORE
MORE