Decorated Gingerbread Cookies Recipe

Get tips for how to decorate cookies with royal icing.

Decorated gingerbread cookies recipe. Having made gingerbread men before i thought i would bake some gingerbread cut out cookies as i haven t baked cookies this season. Let cool on baking. Cool the cookies on the pans.

See more ideas about gingerbread gingerbread cookies cookies. 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.

These decorated gingerbread cookies satisfied my urge for a ginger something and the creative side of me. Nov 5 2019 decorating gingerbread cookies. Press a decorative stamp into the dough before you bake the cookies.

I love using chubby sprinkling sugar especially colored ones for gingerbread cookie decorating. The design will be visible on the cookies after you bake them. Before you bake them sprinkle with the coarse sugars and then lightly press them into the uncooked dough.

Flood the cookie with royal icing then add the face and body details while the royal icing is still wet. Then take a clean rubber or cookie stamp and press down gently to leave an imprint on the dough. To create a subtle design on your gingerbread cookies roll them out and cut them into your desired shape.

Add the lemon juice or vinegar and continue. I also wanted to make sure i hadn t lost my cookie decorating skills.