Easy frosting recipe for gingerbread cookies baked

Easy frosting recipe for gingerbread cookies baked
Ingredients
  • Gingerbread cookies:
  • 1 package sugar cookie mix
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • two tablespoons pumpkin cake spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger root
  • 1/4 cup dark molasses
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
  • Royal Icing
  • 2 large egg-whites or 5 tablespoons meringue powder
  • 2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice or 1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
  • 3 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • Food coloring, if preferred
  • For Gingerbread Cookies:
Directions
For Gingerbread Cookies:

Preheat oven to 350 levels F.

Inside a large mixing bowl, blend all ingredients together and chill for approximately one hour. Roll dough on floured board about 1/8-inch thick. Cut preferred shapes with cookie cutters and put onto sheet pan. Bake for 8 minutes in preheated oven.

For Royal Icing:

Having a hands mixer, beat the egg-whites using the fresh lemon juice or extract until creamy. Add some sifted powdered sugar and beat on low speed until combined, smooth, and glossy. Use high and beat roughly a few minutes till stiff and glossy. Add food coloring, if preferred, and transfer to some pasty bag to pipe onto cookies.

Recipe thanks to Sandra Lee, 2007

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