Gingerbread cookies with icing for the New Year holidays

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 35 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   We prepare the products and spices necessary for making cookies.

2. STEP 2

   

   We spread 100 gr. softened butter in a large bowl and add 70 g to it. powdered sugar.

3. STEP 3

   

   Gently mix all ingredients with a mixer.

4. STEP 4

   

   Add a pinch of cardamom, 0.5 teaspoon of ground ginger and 0.3 teaspoon of cinnamon to the prepared oil base.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add one tablespoon of cocoa sifted through a strainer.

6. STEP 6

   

   Break one chicken egg into a bowl and mix with a mixer until smooth.

7. STEP 7

   

   Sift 250 grams into a bowl. flour, add a pinch of salt, one teaspoon of soda and stir gently.

8. STEP 8

   

   We gather the dough into a ball with our hands, which we put in the refrigerator for 50 minutes, after putting it in a bag.

9. STEP 9

   

   We take the dough out of the refrigerator and divide it into two parts to make it easier to roll out.

10. STEP 10

    

    Sprinkle the table with flour and roll out evenly to smooth flat cakes, each 0.5-0.6 centimeters thick.

11. STEP 11

    

    We cut out and squeeze out the dough pieces of our cookies with molds and smooth the edges of each one.

12. STEP 12

    

    Carefully place our cut out pieces on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. and place the baking sheet in it for 15 minutes. bake cookies.

13. STEP 13

    

    Prepare the protein glaze and place the whites of 1 egg into a dry and clean bowl, then 200 g. sifted powdered sugar through a strainer.

14. STEP 14

    

    Add 0.5 teaspoon of lemon juice, 0.5 teaspoon of starch and beat until a beautiful glossy white mass.

15. STEP 15

    

    Place the prepared glaze in portions across several cups, add a drop of different coloring to each and stir thoroughly.

16. STEP 16

    

    Having spread the glaze among the bags, we cut small holes in the corner of each and, squeezing out, outline the contours of the cookies.

17. STEP 17

    

    We paint cookies in different colors according to your taste and desire.

18. STEP 18

    

    Holiday cookies with holiday frosting are ready! Tasty, simple, which anyone, even a novice housewife, can make!