This Small Gingerbread Ornament
is 5 inches long with plush fur white hair and beard, holding a candy cane in one hand and a dangling gingerbread in the other. He is wearing a dome shaped hat that looks like it’s made out of a cookie with icing melting down it. A purple band is wrapped around the bottom part of the Nutcracker Ornaments hat with colorful sprinkles and a peppermint candy in the front, center of his hat. The shirt of this Kurt Adler Nutcracker is tan with a white lining on his cuffs, collar, and the bottom of his shirt. The Gingerbread Ornaments shirt looks delicious with red, green, and white sprinkles along with chocolate ruffles running down his collar. He is also wearing red, purple, and tan pants with a belt that looks like it’s make out of chocolate and a peppermint candy as the belt buckle. Brown shoes finishes off his outfit as he stands on a brown, purple, and white stripped 1 inch round base along with a 1 inch Gingerbread house that stands in front of our Gingerbread Nutcracker Ornament. They can be hung from your Christmas tree with a gold rope. This Christmas Nutcracker Decorations ornament would make a great addition to your Gingerbread Collection. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.
Easy Gingerbread Cookie Recipe.
Ingredients
6 cups all-purpose flour1 tablespoon baking powder1 tablespoon ground ginger1 teaspoon ground nutmeg1 teaspoon ground cloves1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 cup shortening, melted and cooled slightly1 cup molasses1 cup packed brown sugar1/2 cup water1 Egg1 teaspoon vanilla extract.Directions
1. Sift together the flour, baking powder, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and cinnamon; set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together the shortening, molasses, brown sugar, water, egg, and vanilla until smooth. Gradually stir in the dry ingredients, until they are completely absorbed. Divide dough into 3 pieces, pat down to 1 1/2 inch thickness, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/4 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes with cookie cutters. Place the cookies 1 inch apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
4. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. When the cookies are done, they will look dry, but still be soft to the touch. Remove from the baking sheet to cool on wire racks. When cool, the cookies can be frosted with the icing of your choice.
Original Recipe Yield 6 dozen.
Caring for your Christmas Ornaments.
To care for and protect your Christmas ornaments for years to come, please be mindful of the following suggestions. Wrap your ornaments individually in 24 Anti Tarnish Tissue Paper Sheets and pack your ornaments securely in one of our sturdy Ornament Storage Boxes, making sure not to place too many layers in a single box. One layer is ideal. The box should be very sturdy and made of paper. Plastic bubble wrap and or plastic storage containers do not allow the ornaments to have proper ventilation. Particularly if the ornaments are stored in a warm place like an attic, or in a humid place like a basement. Also be sure to take care to store your holiday ornaments in a safe, dry place away from water, sun or fluorescent lights and other outside elements. Check out all of our Glass Ornaments.
