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Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
Royal Icing made with Egg Whites
2 large egg whites
2 teaspoons lemon juice
3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites with the lemon juice.
Add the sifted confectioners’ sugar and beat on low speed until combined and smooth.
The icing needs to be used immediately or transferred to an airtight container.
Cover with plastic wrap when not in use.
Royal Icing made with Meringue Powder
4 cups confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons meringue powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons water
With an electric mixer, beat the confectioners' sugar and meringue powder until combined.
Add the water.
Beat on medium to high speed until very glossy and stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes.
To get the right consistency, add more confectioners’ sugar or water.
2 large egg whites
2 teaspoons lemon juice
3 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
With an electric mixer, beat the egg whites with the lemon juice.
Add the sifted confectioners’ sugar and beat on low speed until combined and smooth.
The icing needs to be used immediately or transferred to an airtight container.
Cover with plastic wrap when not in use.
Royal Icing made with Meringue Powder
4 cups confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons meringue powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 tablespoons water
With an electric mixer, beat the confectioners' sugar and meringue powder until combined.
Add the water.
Beat on medium to high speed until very glossy and stiff peaks form, about 5 minutes.
To get the right consistency, add more confectioners’ sugar or water.
Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies
(Makes about 48 (2-inch) or 24 large cookies)
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup dark molasses
3 cups flour
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in egg then the molasses.
Sift together the remaining dry ingredients.
Stir in the dry ingredients; blending to form a dough.
Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
Cut with cookie cutters and place on a greased baking sheet.
Bake for 7 minutes.
Allow to cool on baking sheet for 1 minute.
Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Decorate as desired.
(Makes about 48 (2-inch) or 24 large cookies)
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup dark molasses
3 cups flour
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
Beat butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in egg then the molasses.
Sift together the remaining dry ingredients.
Stir in the dry ingredients; blending to form a dough.
Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
Cut with cookie cutters and place on a greased baking sheet.
Bake for 7 minutes.
Allow to cool on baking sheet for 1 minute.
Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Decorate as desired.
| Snowflake cookies outlined with royal icing, dusted with sanding sugar, and decorated with silver dragees |
Royal Icing
Royal Icing is a pure white icing that dries to a smooth, hard, matte finish. Royal Icing is simply a mixture of
confectioners’ sugar, lemon juice, and raw egg whites. Many people prefer to use meringue powder in
place of the raw egg whites because of the risk of salmonella when using raw egg whites and also for its
ease of use. Meringue powder is a fine, white powder used to replace fresh egg whites and is made from
dried egg whites, sugar, salt, vanillin and gum. When beaten with water and confectioners sugar it has the
same consistency as icing made with fresh egg whites.
More information on How to Decorate with Royal Icing
Royal Icing is a pure white icing that dries to a smooth, hard, matte finish. Royal Icing is simply a mixture of
confectioners’ sugar, lemon juice, and raw egg whites. Many people prefer to use meringue powder in
place of the raw egg whites because of the risk of salmonella when using raw egg whites and also for its
ease of use. Meringue powder is a fine, white powder used to replace fresh egg whites and is made from
dried egg whites, sugar, salt, vanillin and gum. When beaten with water and confectioners sugar it has the
same consistency as icing made with fresh egg whites.
More information on How to Decorate with Royal Icing
| Snowflake cookies outlined with white royal icing. The pink and green cookies were then flooded with thinned royal icing and decorated with more white icing and silver dragees. |
Nothing says Christmas more than the wonderful scent of baking gingerbread. This recipe adds
cocoa to the gingerbread for a little chocolate flavor. When the cookies are cool, decorate with Royal
Icing, white or tinted. If desired, decorate with silver dragees. If you want to hang the cookies on your
Christmas tree, make a small hole in the top if each cookie before baking; thread ribbons through
the holes after they are decorated.
Serve these cookies with one of our Warming Holiday Drinks.
For more cookies recipes: Italian Cookie Recipes or Christmas Cookies
cocoa to the gingerbread for a little chocolate flavor. When the cookies are cool, decorate with Royal
Icing, white or tinted. If desired, decorate with silver dragees. If you want to hang the cookies on your
Christmas tree, make a small hole in the top if each cookie before baking; thread ribbons through
the holes after they are decorated.
Serve these cookies with one of our Warming Holiday Drinks.
For more cookies recipes: Italian Cookie Recipes or Christmas Cookies
Chocolate Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies
