Gingerbread Man with Royal Icing
Gingerbread Man with Royal Icing

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have gingerbread man with royal icing using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Gingerbread Man with Royal Icing:
  1. Get Cookies:
  2. Take 3 cups all purpose flour
  3. Take 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  4. Prepare 3/4 tsp baking soda
  5. Get 1/4 tsp salt
  6. Get 1 tbsp ground ginger
  7. Take 1 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  8. Take 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  9. Make ready 6 tbsp (85 gr) unsalted butter
  10. Get 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
  11. Take 1 large egg
  12. Make ready 1/2 cup molases
  13. Take 2 tsp vanilla extract
  14. Take Royal icing:
  15. Take 110 gr icing sugar
  16. Take 8 gr meringue powder
  17. Get 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (or almond or lemon)
  18. Get 30-35 ml warm water
Instructions to make Gingerbread Man with Royal Icing:
  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.

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