Celebrating The New Year with Gingerbread Man Cookies

Addie and I are baking up a storm today!

 No kidding a snow storm is on the way and she wants to make Ginger Bread Men.  OK, I don't like ginger and I don't have any, so we are making my sugar cookie recipe with cinnamon and nutmeg!.  

Here is my never fail sugar cookie recipe.

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter softened
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

In large bowl, beat sugar and butter until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.

Combine flour, baking powder and salt, stir into sugar mixture.

Form dough into two flat discs on lightly floured surface; wrap in plastic wrap and chill in fridge for 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 350°F

On lightly floured board or hard surface countertop, roll out dough to 1/4 inch thick.

Using cookie cutters, cut out various shapes.

Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet.

Sprinkle with extra sugar.

Bake 10 to 12 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on rack.

There are lots of recipes for royal icing.  Here is one we used today.

Makes 2 1/2 Cups       

1/4 cup warm water

1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon almond extract

3 cups confectioners sugar

Stir warm water, corn syrup, and almond extract together in a small bowl until corn syrup and extract have dissolved. Place confectioners' sugar into a separate bowl and add liquid ingredients. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until royal icing is smooth. Store in a lidded container for up to a week; stir thoroughly before using.

Thicken with more powered sugar and thin with water

Addy had a blast decorating!

Bye for now, See you next time!!