How to Make Tree Ornaments With Hard Candy & Cookie Molds
If you have leftover hard candy from early holiday celebrations, turn it into unique, tasty tree ornaments with cookie molds. When finished, you will have a set of "stained glass" ornaments for hanging on your Christmas tree. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Metal cookie cutters
- Parchment paper
- Scissors
- Baking sheet
- Cooking spray
- Hard candies
- ¼ inch dowel or chopstick
- 8 inch length of ribbon (1 per ornament)
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Cover your baking sheet with a piece of parchment paper, cut to fit the pan.
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Arrange the metal cookie cutters on top of the parchment paper.
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Spray an even coating of cooking spray on the insides of all of the cookie cutters.
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Fill the bottom of each cookie cutter with the hard candies. Place the candies in a single layer without overlapping for best results.
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Set the baking pan into the oven and bake for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the candies have completely melted and covered the inside of the cookie cutters with an even layer of molten candy.
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Leave the ornaments in the cookie cutters for 2 to 3 minutes to cool.
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Insert a dowel or chopstick ½ inch from the top of each cookie cutter to punch out a hole for the hanging ribbon, but leave the ornaments in place.
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Let the ornaments cool completely--15 to 30 minutes--before pulling off the cookie cutters.
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Tie an 8-inch length of ribbon into a loop through the hole at the top of each ornament and hang from your tree.
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Tips & Warnings
Avoid placing the ornaments on a tree near a heat source, as the high temperatures could cause them to soften and become misshapen.
If you don't have parchment paper, you can use aluminum foil. Do not use wax paper.
