Decorated Homemade Gingerbread Cookies

​ https://preview.redd.it/zcav92wfvjz31.png?width=1894&format=png&auto=webp&s=cf440930bc6a75c69a69c4f703e8fae430fa4fc0 These things didn't last very long at the office or in my home, they're wonderful and I'm sure there are few people in this world that do not enjoy gingerbread cookies. Especially if they are decorated... :P Anyway, here's the recipe and a guide video below that for anyone who'd like to make these at home. Recipe For the cookie 1 cup of butter 1 cup of sugar 1 egg 1 cup of molasses 2 tablespoons of white vinegar 5 cups of flour 1/2 teaspoon of salt 1 and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 teaspoons of ginger 1 teaspoon of cinnamon 1 teaspoon of cloves For the royal icing 10 tablespoons of meringue powder 2 pounds of powdered sugar 3/4 cup of water Instructions She uses a kitchenaid and I know that's not always an option so a normal bowl and utensil do just fine as well. Mix up butter and sugar until it's a little fluffy (professional term there) Mix in the molasses after that's all set Add in the vinegar and mix again Once that's all mixed, add the egg. Tip: remove the eggshell before putting the egg in your mixing bowl. Set the batter off to the side once you've the egg incorporated. Mix your dry ingredients in a large bowl (flour, salt, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda) really well. Now we're ready to fully mix your batter and your dry ingredients Once your dry mix and batter are mixed, you don't really want it to be too terribly sticky. You can add a little bit of flour, such as a teaspoon, a little bit at a time (fully mixing again after each addition) until the batter is just right where it doesn't stick to your fingers (the video explains this better) Place the dough nice and flat on some plastic wrap and fully wrap the dough. Place in the fridge for a few hours. Once that's chilled for a few hours, we're going to roll it out to start cutting out our cookies. It's a good idea to flour the surface you're going to be rolling this dough out on. For softer cookies: about 1/2" thick For crunchier cookies: about 1/4" thick Take your cookie cutter (hopefully in the shape of gingerbread man, but we won't judge) and start cutting out your cookies. You can re-roll out your dough after you run out of cookie cutter room to squeeze out a few more cookies Place your cut cookies onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper (they'll expand but not much) Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees and once that's ready, put the cookies in there for about: For the softer cookies: 12-13 minutes For the crunchier cookies: 13-14 minutes At this point the cookies are very good by themselves but you can also use the frosting ingredients above, mix all that up and decorate till your heart's content! Hopefully you enjoy them! Here's the walk through video to help guide you through it as well. submitted by /u/ineedaderpcloth [link] [comments]