Salt Dough Ornaments
Easy Salt Dough Ornaments made with just 3 staple ingredients! Easy enough for little hands this classic recipe is a fun family tradition! A tried and true recipe to decorate your tree and gifts!
Servings 48
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup salt
- ¾ cup water more if needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°F.
- Mix flour and salt together.
- Gradually add in water and mix well.
- If your mixture is still a little dry, add a little additional water until barely moist.
- Knead until smooth.
- Roll out dough to desired thickness.
- Cut with cookie cutters.
- Punch a hole to hang/tie with.
- Bake 20 minutes on a cookie sheet - lined with parchment paper.
- Flip over and bake 10 additional minutes.
- Tie with a ribbon.
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Notes
Baking time will vary based on your cookie cutter size. For smaller, more delicate ornaments, reduce baking time. For large ornaments, increase baking time.
Alternatively, leave them out for several days on a cooling rack or baking sheet to dry.
Salt dough can be made in advance and refrigerated covered in an airtight container or ziplock bag up to a week.
Ornaments last 30+ years!
- Reduce the temperature and extend baking time.
- Gradually add in water, only using as much as you need.
Variations
While I often keep them classic, there are so many ways you can customize this Christmas craft! Use your imagination to create a one-of-a-kind ornament perfect for your tree or gift-giving.- Dye the dough with food coloring to make Color Salt Dough Ornaments
- Add glitter to the dough
- Paint dried ornaments
- Stamp ornaments before baking
- Make a finger or paw print
- Add a photograph
- Make them shiny -Brush on ModPodge to make them glossy. Add a photograph by placing the photo on top of the ornament and covering with ModPodge.
- Seal them with polyurethane spray for a glossy look without a lot of effort.
- Add essential oils to make them fragrant.