Recipe
September 30, 2009
Gingerbread Square Cookies With Royal Icing Recipe
Step 1: Sift together flour, baking soda and baking powder in a bowl.
Step 2: In another bowl, use a mixer to cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in spices and salt. Add eggs and molasses. Pour in flour mixture and mix on low-speed setting.
Step 3: Divide dough in thirds. Wrap each in plastic and chill in the fridge for one hour or more.
Step 4: Heat oven to 350ºF. Roll out dough to 1/8″ thick on a well-floured surface. Cut as needed for specific project (try our Iced Gingerbread Birds Recipe). Move dough to ungreased cookie sheets and refrigerate for 15-20 minutes, or until it is firm. Bake until crisp (about 8-10 minutes). Cool on wire racks. Ice cookies as needed for project.
Makes about 15 large cookies
Royal Icing
Step 1: In a bowl, sift together icing sugar and cream of tartar. Using an electric mixer, beat in egg whites for 7-10 minutes or until icing is thick enough to hold its shape.
Step 2: Separate into smaller bowls if making several colours of icing. Add paste food colouring to each bowl until desired colour is achieved.
Makes about 2-1/2 cups of icing
Use this recipe to build Holiday Gingerbread Boxes, the perfect way to wrap up gifts this Christmas!
Directions
Yield:
Step 1: Sift together flour, baking soda and baking powder in a bowl.
Step 2: In another bowl, use a mixer to cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in spices and salt. Add eggs and molasses. Pour in flour mixture and mix on low-speed setting.
Step 3: Divide dough in thirds. Wrap each in plastic and chill in the fridge for one hour or more.
Step 4: Heat oven to 350ºF. Roll out dough to 1/8″ thick on a well-floured surface. Cut as needed for specific project (try our Iced Gingerbread Birds Recipe). Move dough to ungreased cookie sheets and refrigerate for 15-20 minutes, or until it is firm. Bake until crisp (about 8-10 minutes). Cool on wire racks. Ice cookies as needed for project.
Makes about 15 large cookies
Royal Icing
Step 1: In a bowl, sift together icing sugar and cream of tartar. Using an electric mixer, beat in egg whites for 7-10 minutes or until icing is thick enough to hold its shape.
Step 2: Separate into smaller bowls if making several colours of icing. Add paste food colouring to each bowl until desired colour is achieved.
Makes about 2-1/2 cups of icing
Use this recipe to build Holiday Gingerbread Boxes, the perfect way to wrap up gifts this Christmas!
James Tse