Here’s what you’ll need:
Equipment:
Wooden spoon
Rolling pin
Cookie cutters
Parchment paper or silicone pads
Cookie sheets
Reusable straw (or another item to make holes in the ornaments!)
Twine or reused string from past gifts
Ingredients:
1 cup table salt
1 + 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup warm water
1-2 tbsp cinnamon (optional if you want the ornaments to look darker)
Salt dough ornaments recipe:
Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
Add the warm water and salt together in a bowl and stir using a wooden spoon until the salt is dissolved
Add the flour and mix together until it feels like dough
Optional: add 1-2 tablespoons of cinnamon to some of the dough to darken.
Stir until the dough is mostly together and becomes too stiff to continue stirring. Then, knead it with clean hands to finish bringing the dough together, until it’s nice and soft.
Note: The dough should be soft and not too stiff or sticky. If it’s difficult to work with, adjust the texture by adding a spoonful of water (if it’s too stiff) or a spoonful of flour (if it’s too wet or sticky) at a time. 
Grab some dough and roll out with a rolling pin so it’s 1/4-½ inch thick on a lightly floured surface. You’ll want to do this bit by bit and not roll out all of the dough in one go.
Cut out shapes using cookie cutters and place on baking sheets lined with parchment paper or on silicone pads.
Make holes at the top of the ornaments with a reusable straw (we love using our small metal straws).
Tip: You can use a small branch from your tree to imprint on a tree-shaped cookie!
Bake the ornaments in the oven for 1.5-2 hours until they are firm to the touch (not rock hard, but not doughy!). Handprint keepsake ornaments will take longer to bake.
Let cool fully.
Tie on twine or reuse string from past gifts so you can hang up your beautiful ornaments!
