Gingerbread Man with Royal Icing

Stephanie Tjoa
Stephanie Tjoa @StephieChua

I baked this cookies for my kids during Christmas holiday for them to play.
My kids love the taste even my 15 months baby.
The ginger doesn't too strong, so if you like stronger ginger taste, you can add more ground ginger.

Gingerbread Man with Royal Icing

I baked this cookies for my kids during Christmas holiday for them to play.
My kids love the taste even my 15 months baby.
The ginger doesn't too strong, so if you like stronger ginger taste, you can add more ground ginger.

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Ingredients

  1. Cookies:
  2. 3 cupsall purpose flour
  3. 1 1/2 tspbaking powder
  4. 3/4 tspbaking soda
  5. 1/4 tspsalt
  6. 1 tbspground ginger
  7. 1 3/4 tspground cinnamon
  8. 1/4 tspground cloves
  9. 6 tbsp (85 gr)unsalted butter
  10. 1/2 cupdark brown sugar
  11. 1large egg
  12. 1/2 cupmolases
  13. 2 tspvanilla extract
  14. Royal icing:
  15. 110 gricing sugar
  16. 8 grmeringue powder
  17. 1/2 tspvanilla extract (or almond or lemon)
  18. 30-35 mlwarm water

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven at 375°F (190°C)

  2. 2

    Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves. Sift and set aside

  3. 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. 4

    Add in molases and vanilla extract, keep mixing with medium speed until combined.

  5. 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. 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. 7

    Put on a baking tray and bake for 8-10minutes. Let cool.

  8. 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. 9

    Decorate the cookies with royal icing and set aside until the icing is hardened.

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I'm a mother of 3 daugthers who likes to cook for them. currently I live in Indonesia. these recipe is my family's favorite meal or bread or cake. Just try and I hope it matches your appetite :)
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