Amazing Gingerbread Man Icing Recipe Made Easy
Doesn’t everyone love gingerbread cookies? Personally, I love making them anytime of the year, not only for the holidays. But their taste is not their only appeal. Decorating them makes them come alive! This is an easy gingerbread man icing recipe that you can also use in any other type of cookie you want to decorate.
Equipment
- knife, spoon or frosting bag to spread it over the cookies to make the gingerbread man clothes
- Piping bag if you want to
Ingredients
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 Tablespoons light corn syrup
- 2 Tablespoons milk more as needed
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract can also use almond extract
- Food coloring is optional
Instructions
- Sift the powdered sugar into a bowl.
- Add the corn syrup, milk, and extract.
- Whisk them until there are no lumps.
- In order to add the food coloring, divide it into bowls and mix the desired colors in each one. We recommend you use gel food coloring, as liquid would change the consistency of the mixture.
Notes
It should have a toothpaste-like consistency
Once that is set (it will take a few minutes) you can fill out the rest of the area, like its shirt or pants. For this, you will need a honey-like texture, so add a bit more milk to the mixture.
If you added too much, you can always correct it with a bit of extra powdered sugar. Reversely, if it is too thick, you can always thin it out with a bit more milk.
Remember to always wait until the cookies are at room temperature to ice them. If it is too hot it will melt the icing and all your beautiful decorations will be ruined.
As this icing recipe hardens pretty quickly, you will need to put extra decorations immediately on top. If you want to put sprinkles on, make sure to have them on hand. If the icing has already hardened, they will not stick.
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