Is there such a place?
If so, I'm on the next plane there.
They are soft and so scrumptious.
If you sprinkle sanding sugar on the wet Royal Icing, it looks like real snowflakes!
We don't have snow yet so the sugary sweet kind will have to do.
It's tastes better than real snow too.
Cinnamon spice and everything nice. That's what these ginger flakes are made of!
Ginger Flakes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter at room temperature
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup molasses (the full flavor kind)
1 egg
Mix all of these ingredients together.
In large bowl mix together:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. ginger
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. allspice
Add all of this to the above mixture.
On a very lightly floured surface roll out cookies to about 1/4" thickness.
Cut desired shapes and transfer to a Silpat or greased cookie sheet.
These will not spread out and lose their shape.
Bake 8-12. minutes. Let cool on pan for 5 minutes.
If you like them soft, bake about 8-9 minutes.
This is the very best way.
In my opinion.
Crispy cookies, bake about 10-12 minutes.
Burned; cook until rock solid.
I don't recommend this.
I may have tried this method, just to have an opinion.
Either way, let them cool completely before frosting.
Royal Icing
Ingredients:
2 pounds (one bag) Powdered sugar
5 Tablespoons Meringue Powder
2-3 Teaspoons Almond extract
1/2-3/4 cups warm water
Instructions:
Stir the flavor into the warm water.
Gently mix the sugar and the meringue powder together.
With the mixer on low, slowly add the water to the dry ingredients.
It will become thick.
Continue adding the water until it reaches a thick molasses consistency.
Whip on medium speed for a few more minutes until thick and fluffy and forms a
soft peak.
Spoon into a piping bag fitted with a fine point tip. I used number 2.
Pipe the decorations you like on your cookies.
Sprinkle the sanding sugar on while the icing is still wet.
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