Makes approximately 30 small ornaments

• 4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup salt
• ¼ cup cinnamon
• 3 Tbsp nutmeg
• 2 Tbsp ground cloves
• About 1 ½ cup lukewarm water

Sift dry ingredients together. Add water until dough is the consistency of molding clay. For a better batch, wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate overnight. But if you can’t wait, go right ahead! After cookie ornaments are shaped, bake in a preheated 300°F oven for about 1 hour. (Dough can be glazed with egg white before baking for richer color. Though not necessary, a guaranteed way of preserving the ornaments is to brush them with a polyurethane after cooking.)