Easiest Way to Cook Perfect Gingerbread Man with Royal Icing

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.

Learn how to make super cute Gingerbread men cookies with Royal Icing. Make these super cute and delicious gingerbread cooki. For Royal Icing: With a hand mixer, beat the egg whites with the lemon juice or extract until frothy. 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

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

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. Beat in the egg and molasses until just combined.

Gingerbread Man with Royal Icing step by step

1. Preheat oven at 375°F (190°C).
2. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves. Sift and set aside.
3. 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..
4. Add in molases and vanilla extract, keep mixing with medium speed until combined..
5. 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..
6. 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..
7. Put on a baking tray and bake for 8-10minutes. Let cool..
8. 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..
9. Decorate the cookies with royal icing and set aside until the icing is hardened..

In a separate medium-sides bowl whisk the flour, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, and salt. 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. TIPS AND TRICKS TO MAKE EGGLESS ROYAL ICING: The consistency of this icing is best for detail work, such piping border, drawing decorative shapes, or gluing together a gingerbread house.