Stained Glass Cookie Ornaments

Updated: Dec 31, 2020

These (super easy) stained glass cookie ornaments can be strung up as a garland or individually hung on your Christmas tree.

Materials:

1 cup of all-purpose flour
1/2 cup of salt
1/2 cup of warm (!) water - helps the pendants to better maintain their shape
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
A rounded cookie cutter (I used a snowflake shape; a star or circle would work as well)
Rolling Pin
Bottle Cap (~1/2 inch diameter)
Wooden Skewer
Transparency Paper (I used this type from Nova Natural)
Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Matte Modge Podge and a foam brush applicator
Thin thread or wire

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a bowl, mix 1 cup of all-purpose flour with 1/2 cup of salt and 1/2 cup of warm water (the ratio is 2:1:1).
Add a tablespoon of ground cinnamon to color the dough brownish.
Knead until a smooth dough forms.
Using a rolling pin, roll out your salt dough until it is approximately 1/8th of an inch thick.
Use a cookie cutter to cut out snow flakes, stars, or circles. Use the blunt end of the wooden skewer to puncture a hole through the top of each cookie.
Use a bottle cap (~1/2 inch diameter) to puncture a large(ish) hole through the center of each cookie - this is where your "stained glass" will go.
Place your cookies on a baking sheet (I lined my baking sheet with baking paper to prevent sticking)
Bake for 2 hours.
Once baked, let your cookies cool for 15 minutes.
Using a hot glue gun and glue sticks, glue differently colored transparency paper scraps to the back of each cookie.
Again using the hot glue gun and glue sticks, fill in the front of your hole with a thin layer of hot glue. This will create a stained glass effect.
Apply a layer of matte modge podge as a finish.
Let dry for 30 minutes
Thread a piece of yarn or wire through each skewer hole and either create a garland or individual Christmas ornaments.

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