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Mary's daughter
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Posted: Dec 11 2009 at 7:44am \| IP Logged

Do you have a favorite icing recipe for decorating gingerbread men? Something that dries hard is what I'm looking for.

Also, what about a nice glaze for sugar cookie cutouts?

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Stephanie

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Posted: Dec 11 2009 at 8:18am \| IP Logged

Royale Icing is the kind that dries clear and shiny.

3 egg whites
1 lb of powder sugar
1 tsp cream of tartar

Whip until it starts to peak

You can add food coloring to this

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Posted: Dec 11 2009 at 8:21am \| IP Logged

We have always used a powdered sugar icing for GB men- with vanilla, sugar and a liquid (either milk, water or oj)
We put the icing in ziplock bags and cut a tiny corner so it's easy for the kids to squeeze out- we've even colored it before. It does dry hard but watch out that you don't get it too loose for use- it will run down the sides of the cookie... if it's too loose, just add more sugar.

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Posted: Dec 12 2009 at 12:08pm \| IP Logged

Thank you, LeeAnn and Jen. We made our gingerbread men today.

Does anyone know how to get the pretty glaze on cookies?

Stephanie

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Posted: Dec 12 2009 at 5:34pm \| IP Logged

We use royale icing to glaze sugar cookies also. I just add a little milk to the icing to thin it a bit.

Or sweeten condensed milk and powder sugar will make a nice glaze.

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Olivia
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Posted: Dec 12 2009 at 5:55pm \| IP Logged

I really like this icing with white chocolate:

Ingredients

   1. 2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, softened
   2. 12 ounces white chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
   3. 1 cup confectioners' sugar (icing sugar)
   4. 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Directions

   1. In a large bowl, using a handheld electric mixer, beat the butter at medium speed until creamy. Beat in the melted white chocolate. Add the confectioners' sugar and vanilla and beat at low speed, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl, until light and fluffy.

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