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Gingerbread House Icing Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 large egg whites room temperature
3 c powdered sugar
½ tsp cream of tartar
Directions:
Directions:
**Make sure your eggs are at room temperature.

In a mixing bowl, whip egg whites until foamy, then add cream of tartar. Continue to mix for 30 seconds.
Add in powdered sugar a little bit at a time mixing well.
Once the powdered sugar is incorporated, turn mixer to high and continue beating until thick and the icing holds its shape (about 3-5 minutes

Thick icing, intended to be used as glue so it doesn’t work well as an icing to decorate entire cookies.
As you begin mixing the ingredients they will form a pasty icing mixture however you’ll need to continue mixing to make sure it’s thick and glossy. When you run the back of a spoon through the icing, it should hold its shape.
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
10 min

 

 

 

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