Gingerbread Man with Royal Icing. A Gingerbread man is a biscuit made of gingerbread, usually in the shape of a man although gingerbread women are common too, as are cookies shaped according to seasonal themes (Christmas, Halloween, Easter, etc). Using hand mixer with high speed beat until stiff. Divide the icing and add food coloring.

Add the sifted powdered sugar and beat on low speed until combined, smooth, and shiny. In medium bowl, beat meringue powder and cold water with electric mixer on medium speed until peaks form. Spoon icing into decorating bag fitted with medium round tip, and pipe over cookies. You can have Gingerbread Man with Royal Icing using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Gingerbread Man with Royal Icing

You need of Cookies:.
You need 3 cups of all purpose flour.
It's 1 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
You need 3/4 tsp of baking soda.
You need 1/4 tsp of salt.
It's 1 tbsp of ground ginger.
It's 1 3/4 tsp of ground cinnamon.
Prepare 1/4 tsp of ground cloves.
Prepare 6 tbsp (85 gr) of unsalted butter.
It's 1/2 cup of dark brown sugar.
It's 1 of large egg.
You need 1/2 cup of molases.
It's 2 tsp of vanilla extract.
You need of Royal icing:.
It's 110 gr of icing sugar.
You need 8 gr of meringue powder.
It's 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract (or almond or lemon).
Prepare 30-35 ml of warm water.

How To Make Gingerbreadman Icing Sift the powdered sugar into a bowl. Add the corn syrup, milk, and extract. Whisk them until there are no lumps. This is the season for baking !!

Gingerbread Man with Royal Icing instructions

Preheat oven at 375°F (190°C).
Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves. Sift and set aside.
Using hand mixer with medium-high speed, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. add the egg in and continue mixing until combined..
Add in molases and vanilla extract, keep mixing with medium speed until combined..
Gradually add the dry ingredients. Mix until no visible flour. Put the cookie dough inside a clingwrap and let it rest in the fridge for at least 1hour..
Let the dough out from the fridge, and roll the dough on lightly flour countertop. Roll until about ¼inch thick and cut the dough using gingerbread man mold..
Put on a baking tray and bake for 8-10minutes. Let cool..
Royal icing: combine icing sugar, meringue powder, extract, and 30ml warm water in a medium bowl. Using hand mixer with high speed beat until stiff. If the icing too thick, add about 1tsp warm water and continue mixing for 1minute. Divide the icing and add food coloring. The icing is ready to use..
Decorate the cookies with royal icing and set aside until the icing is hardened..

Learn how to make super cute Gingerbread men cookies with Royal Icing. Make these super cute and delicious gingerbread cooki. To make the royal icing, put the egg white powder and water in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Then add the sifted sugar gradually and beat until the frosting is spreadable and glossy. If the frosting gets too thick you can add a bit of cream, milk, or water to thin.