Gingerbread cookies
Suggested material offered in store
Ingredients
160g sugar
350g flour 00
Pinch of salt
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp clove powder
1 tsp freshly grated ginger
1/2 tsp baking powder
150g butter
1 egg
150g honey
Preparation
In a bowl, sift sugar and flour together.
While mixing with hand or stand mixer, add spices, baking powder, cold butter cut into cubes and honey. Your dough must look crumbly Add the egg and mix again until your dough becomes a ball.
Wrap in plastic wrap and let firm up in fridge for at least an hour.
Once ready, flatten with rolling pin and cut out the gingerbread men with cookie cutters.
Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in a preheated 350• oven.
Let cookies completely cool before decorating.
ICING
1 egg white
150g icing sugar
Directions:
Beat egg white until it forms soft peaks.
Slowly incorporate the icing sugar until it is well blended and makes a thick paste.
Add a few drops of food colouring if desired and use a piping bag with small nozzle to decorate your cookies
Back to the recipes list