Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2009

We dry ours in a dehydrator for a few hours and we buy our cinn at Winco in the bulk section. a pound cost us about $2.oo. Drying them this way makes your house smeill soooo good. The smells lingers for days.

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Shellie

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2009

My daughter loved making these. They are easy and really kid-friendly.

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NullSet

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Living In: Rochester, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2008

Very easy to make. I scaled mine to 2 cups cinnamon and two cups applesauce since I didn't want to make that many. This amount filled a large cookie sheet. Rolled between 2 wax papers using a jar of spaghetti sauce because I couldn't find my rolling pin. Made them a bit thicker to almost 1/2". Used a straw to punch hole. Baked on parchment paper at 200 for 2 hours. Wish I had turned them over midway since the tops were dry but the bottoms still had damp spots but it wasn't a big deal. Next time I will take another reviewers suggestion and bake on parchment lined cookie sheet for an hour then transfer directly to the oven rack itself for another hour to an hour and a half. Will make again next year for sure!

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Reviewed: Dec. 20, 2008

So much fun and great gift tags!

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JStoddard

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Living In: Warner Robins, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2008

This is a must,my preschool class makes them every year.They also last for years.

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carolyn29702

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Living In: Blacksburg, South Carolina, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2008

This is indeed a wonderful tradition. 3 things...you should definitely strain the applesauce a little and eliminate the extra juice. I also always use a little white glue. Last but not least, Instead of a toothpick to do the hole, I always use a straw. It makes a perfect hole, like a mini cookie cutter, plus the stuff goes up in the straw and you don't have to worry about warping the figure.

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Bamacook

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Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2008

These turned out very well! Well, most of them did. The ones that were at least 1/4 inch thick did great, but anything thinner than that and they cracked and split apart during drying. They were also really hard to cut because the dough was SO wet. I tried baking them at a low temperature, but the cinnamon smell was so overwhelming I had to give up on that after about an hour. I let them air dry, and it took about SIX DAYS for them all to dry and release from the cookie sheets. I'll definitely use parchment paper next time, and maybe a little glue to make them less brittle. I painted them with t-shirt paint (found at Wal-Mart in the craft section) and they turned out very cute. Will be using as gift tags for my nieces and nephews' Christmas presents. Thank you!

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Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2008

Overall very easy and great-smelling. I had a little trouble rolling it out in the beginning, but the more I worked with it the easier it was. I think next time I will add some glue as others have suggested to make them a little less brittle (the only reason I didn't give 5 stars).

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Nicole1213

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Home Town: Watsonville, California, USA

Living In: Freedom, California, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 4, 2008

I just received this recipe as an email from the McCormick site and they have that you can bake them at 200F for about 2 1/2 hours. They harden up nicely and you don't have to wait days to decorate them. Good recipe though :) 2008/12/6: I just tried to take them off the cookie sheet and they all stuck and broke :( gonna make them again but this time I'll put them on parchment paper Just made these today. Very easy to make, very sticky though. I just put them on a cookie sheet and there stuck so once there cooled I'll have to see what I can do to take then off. The only thing I didn't like about making this was the overwhelming sent of cinnamon in my house, at first it was nice but after baking for 2hrs WOW very strong. Still though the kids are looking forward to painting them tomorrow.

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Angele

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Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2008

This were so cute on the tree last year. My kids and I enjoyed making them and the house smelled wonderful for days! My only complaint with them is that they are so fragile that there wasn't any use trying to save them for this year. That's ok though. They were easy to do, cheap, and beautiful. They'll be a yearly tradition for us.

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Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2008

it was good made my house smell WAY too much like cinnamon so much that it made me sick :)

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Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2008

Awesome!

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Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2008

These smelled good while baking and for a short time afterwards, but not as long as I had hoped. A bit too much prep and work for the payoff.

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JacToo

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2007

This recipe was easy, accurate, and the ornaments turned out so beautifully! They were old-fashioned and easy to paint with acrylics. I baked them at 250 degrees for 2 1/2 hours and they came out perfectly. Thanks!

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HarmonyStar111

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2007

my son had made these ornaments about 6 years ago at school...I had no idea what they were made of & that it was so easy. They still smell great.

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Reviewed: Dec. 19, 2007

Great project to do with my two-year old for Christmas. Very messy for mommy, but lots of fun! It made my kitchen smell like cinnamon for days...many, many days. Once the ornaments dried, I used rough-grit sandpaper and sanded down the edges. The ornaments turned out great.

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Lindsey

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2007

We added some glue to make them stiffer. They are so easy to make!! This project was very kid friendly. We used various cookie cutters and decorated them like ginger cookies to put on our candy themed tree. They smell great but do take a loooong time to dry.

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DOWABABY

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2007

My daughters made the applesauce-cinnamon ornaments nearly 14 years ago. They still smell wonderful and are in excellent shape. I look forward to hanging them on the tree every year.

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Nancy

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Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2007

After cutting out the shapes, I baked them in the oven at 200 degrees for 45 minutes. Afterwards, they were about 90% dry, which was more than enough to paint them and lay them out to finish the process. All in all, it all worked out perfectly!

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Ginny Bowers

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2007

These are so much fun to make and very easy to work with. I use a bit less applesauce and I bake mine at 250 degrees for about 2 hours. They certainly make your house smell delightful while baking and I hang them on our kitchen tree so that we can continue to enjoy the aroma there.

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