The Best Gingerbread Cookie Recipe {Gingerbread Snowflakes}
Sharing the best gingerbread cookie recipe out there! These gingerbread snowflakes are easy and delicious. You'll love the simple royal icing recipe, too!
This gingerbread cookie recipe has been my go-to for years. They go with me to my friend's annual cookie party, they get dropped off at friend's houses, and, of course, they get eaten in my own, home, too!
I love making them into various-sized snowflake shapes, but we also make them into houses, gingerbread boys and girls, bells and angels, as well. This recipe is adapted from one by Martha Stewart, and they come out perfect each and every time.
I ended up halving this recipe, and still had approximately 4 dozen cookies. You'll get more or less, depending on how thick you roll them and what size cookie cutter you use.
Gingerbread Snowflakes are the perfect Christmas cookie! Perfect for gift giving and cookie exchanges.
Ingredients
Instructions
By the way, this is the meringue powder that I use...it's inexpensive and has a long shelf life.
Royal Icing
Ingredients
- 1 lb. confectioners sugar
- 5 tbsp. meringue powder
- scant ½ c. water
Instructions
Combine all ingredients, mix on low for approx. 7 minutes. If too thick, add a bit more water. If too think, mix for another minute or two.
If decorating with little ones, pre-made icing bottles can be easier for them to use for piping instead of separate bags and tips. After icing, you can sprinkle with fine sanding sugar. Let icing harden and store cookies between layers of parchment in an airtight container at room temperature up to 5 days.
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I'd love to try this gingerbread recipe. Love the simple royal icing recipe.
I may have to try this out. My 5 year old told me the other day she wanted to make gingerbread cookies. O.o I haven't made any in years, so not sure what recipe I used. Are these on the softer side or are they pretty hard? Or does it just depend on how thick you roll them and cook them for? I like a nice, non-tooth splitting cookie, but they seem hard to find. Thanks! Stopping by from the This is How We Roll link up.
Yum, I haven't made gingerbread cookies this year so I think I'll try out your recipe and see how I like it! Thanks for sharing on #ArtsyFartsyLinkParty
These are very pretty. Thank you for sharing with us this week at Celebrate Your Story and we hope you will join us again next week.
Your gingerbread snowflakes look so pretty!
Pinning, because I love gingerbread and those are so cute!
The gingerbread cookies sound delicious and look pretty too! Thanks for sharing at Sew It Cook It Craft It. You're one of my features today!
Really cute idea to use gingerbread cookies as garland! Thanks for sharing at Party in Your Pjs!