Easy New Year's Gingerbread Cookies with Icing

Incredibly delicious, made from ordinary products, for a holiday! You can make New Yearʼs gingerbread cookies with icing with your child, itʼs fun. I thought it would be difficult, but no — even a beginner can handle the recipe. You can make Christmas tree decorations from gingerbread cookies and decorate gifts with them for your loved ones!
cook time: 2h
Zoe Kendrick
Easy New Year's Gingerbread Cookies with Icing

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

368
Calories
9g
Fat
63g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (2 portions)

For the gingerbread dough:

Honey 3 tbsp
Sugar 2 tbsp
Eggs 1 pc
Wheat flour 1.5 cup
Butter 70 g
Soda 1 tsp
Cinnamon 2 tsp
Ginger powder 2 tsp
Dry spices to taste

For the glaze:

Powdered sugar 180 g
Egg whites 1 pc
Water 1 tsp
Lemon juice to taste
Food coloring 1 tsp

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make New Yearʼs gingerbread with icing? Prepare the necessary products. Wash the egg and dry with napkins. Take the highest grade flour. Sift it through a fine sieve to saturate it with oxygen and make it more airy.

Step 2

Step 2
Add honey, sugar and all spices to the saucepan.

Step 3

Step 3
Place the saucepan on the fire. Bring the mixture to a boil while stirring constantly. The sugar should completely dissolve.

Step 4

Step 4
Pour the hot mixture into a bowl, add baking soda. Mix well. The mass will lighten and increase slightly in volume.

Step 5

Step 5
Add butter to the honey mixture. Mix well. The butter should melt completely into the hot mixture.

Step 6

Step 6
Now wait a bit until the mixture cools down. Then beat a raw egg into it. Mix with a whisk until smooth.

Step 7

Step 7
Knead the dough, adding flour in parts. Mix first with a spoon, then with your hands. The dough should become thick and not sticky. Focus on its consistency, and not on the volume of flour — you may need more or less of it. Gather the dough into a ball. Wrap the dough in cling film and put it in the refrigerator for half an hour.

Step 8

Step 8
Then roll out the dough into a layer about a centimeter thick. Using cutters or stencils, cut out the gingerbread cookies. Gather the remaining dough into a ball again, roll it out and cut it into shapes.

Step 9

Step 9
Transfer the gingerbread cookies to a baking tray lined with baking paper. Bake the gingerbread cookies for about 10-12 minutes at 180°C. Focus on your oven. Cool the finished gingerbread cookies and remove them from the paper.

Step 10

Step 10
While the gingerbread cookies are cooling, make the glaze. Prepare food for her. If you wish, you can use food coloring to make the glaze colored. But just white also looks beautiful.

Step 11

Step 11
Add the egg white to a separate bowl. Sift powdered sugar through a fine sieve.

Step 12

Step 12
Using a whisk, stir the egg mixture well until smooth. Add a few drops of lemon juice.

Step 13

Step 13
Using a mixer, beat the glaze until it becomes a fluffy white mass.

Step 14

Step 14
Set aside a couple of tablespoons of thick glaze to draw the outline. Thin the rest of the glaze with water to the desired thickness.

Step 15

Step 15
Add coloring to the thinned glaze.

Step 16

Step 16
Divide white and colored icing into bags or piping bags.

Step 17

Step 17
Using thick white icing, draw an outline on the gingerbread cookies. If it doesn’t turn out smooth, don’t worry, you can carefully erase the glaze with your finger and draw the outline again. Correct any unevenness with a toothpick. Let the outline dry for about 15 minutes.

Step 18

Step 18
Fill the middle of the gingerbread surface with a thinner colored glaze. Correct the edges with a toothpick. Let the glaze harden completely. This will take about an hour.

Step 19

Step 19
Color the gingerbread with thick white icing as you wish, as your imagination dictates! Delicious New Yearʼs gingerbread cookies with icing are ready!

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