Decorated Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

Decorate gingerbread cookies using sprinkling sugars.

Decorated gingerbread cookies recipe. When you make the cookies cut them out and place them on a parchment lined baking sheet. Meanwhile for the icing combine confectioners sugar and egg whites in a mixing bowl and beat by machine until combined. Let cool on baking.

Cut out gingerbread men with a 3 wide cutter and transfer to baking sheets. Before you bake them sprinkle with the coarse sugars and then lightly press them into the uncooked dough. I love using chubby sprinkling sugar especially colored ones for gingerbread cookie decorating.

See more ideas about gingerbread gingerbread cookies cookies. I also wanted to make sure i hadn t lost my cookie decorating skills. Press a decorative stamp into the dough before you bake the cookies.

Having made gingerbread men before i thought i would bake some gingerbread cut out cookies as i haven t baked cookies this season. These decorated gingerbread cookies satisfied my urge for a ginger something and the creative side of me. Flood the cookie with royal icing then add the face and body details while the royal icing is still wet.

Get tips for how to decorate cookies with royal icing. Then take a clean rubber or cookie stamp and press down gently to leave an imprint on the dough. Add the lemon juice or vinegar and continue.

To create a subtle design on your gingerbread cookies roll them out and cut them into your desired shape. Bake until slightly puffed and set 9 to 10 minutes depending on the size of your cookie cutters.