You have the best tutorials....you're so thorough!!! Thank you for sharing this with us! I might make some today!!! (Your voice is sounding a little bit better!!!)
Just made these and we made extra one's for each of our pets. We stamped their paw prints in them! I'm so excited to decorate and hang them up! Thank you for the amazing tutorial!
Robin thank you for sharing ur recipe for Ornament's it is greatly appreciated. My Mom made these when I was Six yrs old many, many yrs ago what loving memories u brought me back too . Tyfs
Well I'm back AGAIN this year !! I took this recipe and made my dogs paw prints it was her first Christmas last year I can't wait to do it this year to see how big she has gotten she is a Great Pyrenees thanks for the video and the good memories blessings from Nashville Tennessee😘😘
If you get wood dowl rods the size you want to roll out a dough it will help get nice even thickness. Because they are wood you can wash them like dishes.
Those are exactly what I have been looking for but I didn't know how to make them! I love the simple beauty they offer too. Awesome video, great idea, thank you for sharing! Merry Christmas, happy holidays and God bless. 😊❤
I'm going to imagine that because this has so much water in it, these will shrink a lot during the drying process. Do you have any information on that?
Robin next time use a straw to poke the holes. Comes out neatly the excess dough goes up the straw. Just a small tip i found. Thanks for sharing making these for valentine's day. Love from Portugal Algarve x
I would like to make fake cookies to go in a glass container my grandma always used at Christmas. Can I paint these? I want to mimic the icing she used. And how long do these last? Thanks!
retrobebop61 - Thats cute sentiment! I would say you can paint these after they are cured and dry, and they should last ‘forever’, as long as any pests dont get to them. They might get little fragile, but you could make these with cold porcelain (very similar DIY dough) and then they will surely last. You can also tint the dough with food dye, acrylic paint, strong watercolor mixed in a hint of water, anything watersoluble - just before you start shaping your cookies, mix the colorant in well, if you want. Or just paint the cookies all over. I hope this helped :)
Hi, my brother was a spice company rep so I learned a little about spices. Here goes. Arrowroot and Cornstarch are both thickening agents Cornstarch is cheaper and better for baked goods Arrowroot is pricey and used in more acidic recipes I would say no to using Arrowroot Just buy a cheap box of cornstarch for a successful outcome Good luck
1st reply will help keep it soft. The best way I know is to put a wet (not soaked or dripping but a little more than damp) towel around the dough, touching it, and then in a storage/reusable food container. You can always add a little more cornstarch once you are in the classroom and going to use it if it is just a little too damp or sticky or just a little more water and knead it as best as you can if it happens to dry out a little more than you would like. The only problem with it drying out some is that they can end up with hard chunks that are nearly impossible to get back out/broke down. As long as you keep the container closed up except for when you are checking the towel to make sure it is still wet, it can stay soft for at least a day or two usually. If the towel isn't still as wet when you check it, then obviously re-wet the towel and either knead the dough around to where other parts are touching or at least flip the ball around before putting the dough back in the towel and container. This helps prevent the outside from starting to dry out. It takes several days for the ornaments you make from this dough to dry all the way through on their own if you just leave them outside or in a window to dry with sunlight. So if you have it in one big ball / lump then obviously it's not just going to immediately dry out especially not in the center of it. And it usually takes a couple hours in an oven at a low temp for them to dry completely (without any burning or discoloration). Also, the recipe can be tweaked around a bit and still work. *Edit = knead it (instead of "needed")... Thanks voice-to-text...
How durable are they? Or rather how likely are they to crack? Can I use them every year? (Storing them carefully as I would glass ornaments, of course)
hi robin. i am planning to make these. thank you so much for this wonderful idea :) i have few questions. and if you don't the answer its totally fine. 1. can these be painted before they go into the oven? with acrylic paints? 2. i was also thinking of making the cinnamon applesauce ornaments. i know it calls for an entier cup of cinnamon. i was just going to make it. roll some into balls and set them around the house. for the smell. what i was wondering is can i add some to this recipe? i wouldnt put the entire cup in because of the color it would make the ornaments. but if i were to put the entire cup in. would it take too much of the corn starch out? or just extra water? or both? thanks so much for your reply. MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR!! MIA
I think you should probably wait to paint them until after they are baked but alot of people have said you could add food coloring to them. I personally have not try that. As for the applesauce ornaments I really wish I could help but I have zero experience with them but I love the idea of them and am thinking I should look into it because your right the smell would be amazing.
Génial !! I feel very much surprised to see that your pieces are not distorted by the cooking. Do you think this is due to the use of baking soda? I wonder whether those pieces have shrunk when cooking or not ? Thank you for your answer .. and for your very nice video!
I love them but i failed.... I baked some and left the rest to dry on their own. What I baked changed color and had cracks. The ones I didn't bake remained white but had cracks. What am I doing wrong? Help!!!!
Great idea, and simple too! I think it would be real cute to use green & red silky ribbon for the hanger, add a tiny little bell for an extra add bit of cuteness. So perfect! Thanks for sharing!
Love how simple it is, so pretty! Sounds like you had a cold while doing this video. If you did, I hope you feel better, if you didn't you have a soft sweet voice❤
Annie Phillippsen yeah she does... it was actually soothing to hear and I appreciated the quick video and the steps not being long, drawn out snoozers.
Can the ornaments be painted after they're baked? Or would they turn out well if I used food coloring when cooking them in the pot? I would love to do this but I don't have any stamps so I'm trying to see if I can color them instead
Hi, I made these last night using my baby's hand and footprints as souvenirs for the grandparents as it is his first birthday. Unfortunately they all cracked. What did I do wrong??? I followed your recipe exactly, just doubled the ingredients.
I will be making these this weekend. It will be my first time, ever. Are there any tips or tricks to getting sharp clean edges? My fear is that my ornaments will come out wonky looking.
I just tried making ornaments using my Nativity springerle mold, and they turned out like the real thing, with every detail in the mold beautifully preserved! I did see some minor cracking along the bends and curves of the mold (around the manger, or the outline of Mary and the baby Jesus, etc., but about 3/4 of them were giftable quality. Not sure if there's a way to avoid the cracking.
I think is farenheit, cause I taught is Celsius and I made a batch and it got golden on one side and cracked a little bit, so the temperature was to high for sure is farenheit
Not a stupid question at all!!! If wanting to add food coloring of type, may need to either cook down an extra 30 seconds or so, or if not deal with a wetter dough and bake an extra minute or two. Only think if working with a wetter dough, It may cause cracking, so I would if possible go with the heat on the stove top for the extra 30 - 60 seconds before adding the food coloring! These can also be coated with modge podge after baking, set to dry and then painted and then covered with acrylic spray paint.
I guess the best way to add food coloring is to mix it with the water in the recipe so that the dough does not get sticky. Besides, I think you would have to add a good amount of color if you desire bright colors.
Cathy Wilborn you’re most welcome! I also saw in another video today that if the dough should come out too sticky from too much liquid after cooled down a bit which would also allow to add coloring after “cooked” you simply add more corn starch to thicken it back up or to take away the sticky much like you would do for kneading bread or for rolling out any dough...how you sprinkle flour down on surface and dough. You just use cornstarch in this case! So u could make the dough, separate it into balls of the number of how many colors u want to make, then add the food coloring, gel, or made specifically for cake icing colors, would come out truer, but regular food coloring would work as well, will just need more, and then mix it in a bit with a fork by mashing it in then sprinkle with corn starch, put gloves on and knead together with hands! 😊🥰
