Ingredients: |
Ingredients: 1 (3½-ounce) package cook-and-serve butterscotch pudding mix
½ cup butter
½ cup light brown sugar
1 large egg
1½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
1½ teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Royal icing
4 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons meringue powder
10 tablespoon water, at room temperature, more if needed
Coloring food gels in red, and green (optional)
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Directions: |
Directions:1. In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, pudding mix, baking soda, ground ginger, and cinnamon. Set aside.
2. In another bowl, beat the butter and brown sugar together until fluffy and creamy. Stir in the egg.
3. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and form a soft dough.
4. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1-2 hours.
5. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
6. On a lightly floured working surface, roll out the dough. Cut the cookies with gingerbread man cookie cutters. Arrange them onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
7. Bake in the oven for about 10-12 minutes.
8. Let cool completely on the baking sheets.
9. To make the royal icing, fit the whisk on an electric mixer. Beat the powdered sugar, meringue powder, and 10 tablespoons of water on high speed for 2 minutes. Adjust consistency with more water, 1 tablespoon at a time or it’s too thin, add some powdered sugar. If desired, add some of the royal icing to clean bowls to make red and green colors. Add a few drops of the coloring gel.
10. Decorate with cookies with royal icing as desired. |
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