Gingerbread Cookies with Royal Icing

Name: Gingerbread Cookies with Royal Icing
Prep time: 1 h 18 min
Cook time: 1 h 18 min
Total time: 1 h 18 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters melted butter; 710 milliliters confectioners sugar, sifted; 59 milliliters dark molasses; 1 egg; 2 larges egg whites or 5 tablespoons meringue powder; 118 milliliters all-purpose flour; 12 servings Food coloring, if desired; 1 teaspoons ground ginger; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 Tbsps pumpkin pie spice; 1 package sugar cookie mix; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Gingerbread Cookies with Royal Icing a try. This recipe serves 12. One portion of this dish contains roughly 2g of protein, 4g of fat, and a total of 203 calories. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up egg whites, ground ginger, vanillan extract, and a few other things to make it today. It is perfect for Christmas. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 18 minutes.

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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In a large mixing bowl, blend all ingredients together and chill for up to 1 hour.

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Roll dough out on floured board about 1/8-inch thick.

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Dough

Roll

Cut desired shapes with cookie cutters and place onto sheet pan.

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Frying Pan

Bake for 8 minutes in preheated oven.

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With a hand mixer, beat the egg whites with the lemon juice or extract until frothy.

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Lemon Juice

Egg Whites

Extract

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Add the sifted powdered sugar and beat on low speed until combined, smooth, and shiny. Turn to high and beat approximately 5 minutes till stiff and glossy.

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Powdered Sugar