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Gingerbread Cookies

Day 9: Gingerbread Cookies & Wilton Giveaway

These weeks are going by so quickly!ย  I’m very excited to give away today’s gift. I’m a huge fan of Wilton products and while I’m not much of a cake decorator, I’m sure there is someone out there that is going to just LOVE today’s prize.

I have just been dying to get to the Wilton School in Chicago to have a pro teach me the tricks of the trade. My cakes tend to turn out lopsided or cracked. The one time I attempted fondant it ended in a sticky disaster. And while I may not be a pro at cakes, I do favor cookies and cupcakes especially around Christmas. Wilton’s icing colors and tips make it easy to create masterpieces and you can find a mold for just about anything in their bakeware shop.

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This is the first time that I’ve made anything gingerbread. I do enjoy it during the holiday season, especially with a hot cup of coffee. I really enjoyed baking this and piping adorable little outfits onto each of them. I think my favorite things were the scarves and bow ties. There’s nothing cuter than a gingerbread man! Making these cookies reminded me of that scene from Shrek. It’s probably my favorite scene out of the entire movie.

There’s still time to get some holiday baking in before Christmas so if you’re into gingerbread I would give these a shot. They are great to make with kids and then allow them to have fun decorating them. But before you run off and bake, how about a giveaway? The folks at Wilton were kind enough to give my readers their Ultimate Professional Cake Decorating Set valued at $199! And it can be all yours.

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Gingerbread Cookies & Wilton Giveaway
 
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Author: April | Food n' Focus
Serves: 36 cookies
Ingredients
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for rolling
  • 2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ⅓ cup packed dark-brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup unsulfured molasses
  • 1 large egg
  • Decorating sugar or sprinkles
  • Royal Icing
  • 1 tablespoon meringue powder
  • 2 tablespoons cold water
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • Food coloring, if desired
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, spices, baking soda, and salt; set aside. With an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in molasses and egg. With mixer on low, add dry ingredients; mix just until a dough forms. Place dough on floured plastic wrap; pat into an 8-inch square. Wrap well; chill until firm, 1 to 2 hours.
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Divide dough in half. Working with one half at a time (rewrap and refrigerate other half), place dough on floured parchment or waxed paper; roll out ⅛ inch thick, turning, lifting, and flouring dough (and rolling pin) as needed. Freeze dough (on paper) until firm, about 20 minutes.
  3. Loosen dough from paper. Cut out shapes, and transfer to baking sheets.
  4. Bake until firm and edges just begin to darken, 10 to 18 minutes, depending on size. Cool completely on baking sheets.
  5. For the icing, in medium bowl, beat meringue powder and cold water with electric mixer on medium speed until peaks form. Gradually beat in powdered sugar until soft peaks form, about 1 minute. Spoon icing into decorating bag fitted with medium round tip, and pipe over cookies. Sprinkle with sugar. Let stand about 5 minutes or until icing is set.
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  1. Shelly says

    December 13, 2013 at 7:09 am

    I’ve always wanted to learn how to decorate amazing cakes, so this would definitely help me out!

    Reply
  2. Dan W says

    December 13, 2013 at 7:48 am

    We’ve never tried using fondant, but Kelly does some amazing things with buttercream icing. This weekend: Polar Express cake.

    Reply
  3. Karlie says

    December 13, 2013 at 7:49 am

    I would love to win this so I can gift it to my sister who bakes the most amazing cakes!

    Reply
  4. Angela Arthur says

    December 13, 2013 at 9:10 am

    I love Baking And Decorating Cakes.

    Reply
  5. Kat says

    December 13, 2013 at 9:10 am

    I love cake decorating..I can’t believe I didn’t know there is a Wilton School in Chicago! I soo wanna go there now.

    Reply
  6. Jennifer says

    December 13, 2013 at 9:20 am

    My 11 year old daughter is the aspiring baker in the family and would go crazy for this.

    Reply
    • Food n' Focus says

      December 13, 2013 at 9:45 am

      Oh she definitely would!

      Reply
  7. Kendal Barriere says

    December 13, 2013 at 9:24 am

    Love making cakes and still need the tools. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  8. Anonymous says

    December 13, 2013 at 9:44 am

    Oh the wonderful whimsical creations I would make!

    Reply
  9. Sheila says

    December 13, 2013 at 9:46 am

    Oh the wonderful whimsical creations I would make!

    Reply
  10. Debbie says

    December 13, 2013 at 9:51 am

    This is perfect timing. I want to make gingerbread for a cookie exchange and I am recently unemployed and would love to play with cakes!

    Reply
  11. Carla S says

    December 13, 2013 at 10:21 am

    I want to win because the only thing I have to decorate cakes with is a spreader.

    Reply
  12. rayraycartucci says

    December 13, 2013 at 10:36 am

    My skills are really limited…I really could use this. Maybe help to perfect my decorating skills.

    Reply
  13. Judith M. says

    December 13, 2013 at 11:29 am

    I make cakes and cookies all year round to give to friends and family. This giveaway would help me be more creative and would make them look like I knew how to decorate them properly.

    Reply
  14. Corinne says

    December 13, 2013 at 12:35 pm

    Having the right tools would really help my baking!

    Reply
  15. Von says

    December 13, 2013 at 2:56 pm

    I would absolutely LOVE to have this kit!!!
    I am an AVID cake decorator and have started taking the Wilton classes. This would be such a blessing to have most of the supplies all ready!

    Reply
  16. Lisa says

    December 13, 2013 at 4:43 pm

    Baking is my favorite hobby so I’d love to win!

    Reply
  17. Elin says

    December 14, 2013 at 12:10 am

    I’m a newbie decorator and this would be awesome to keep learning with!

    Reply
  18. sanda bos says

    December 14, 2013 at 6:24 am

    I baked for the first time gingermans but used the easy bakingmix.now i really want to try the tradiotional way. I love this item

    Reply
  19. Dawn says

    December 14, 2013 at 7:15 am

    I would love to win this for my friend who makes amazing cakes and would truly love this ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  20. Anonymous says

    December 14, 2013 at 8:55 am

    I want to experiment with gum paste and fondant more. Lots of great tools in here.

    Reply
  21. Lisa @ Lisa Living Well says

    December 14, 2013 at 5:35 pm

    I’d love to win this to be able to decorate cakes and cupcakes better.

    Reply
  22. Josie says

    December 14, 2013 at 8:57 pm

    OH-I’d so love to win this. I love to decorate but definitely need some new tools to improve my skills. Thanks!

    Reply
  23. Nicky says

    December 15, 2013 at 2:04 am

    Love this post. I love baking, but my downfall has always been decorating. I’d love to be able to learn and practice more.

    Reply
  24. Mag says

    December 15, 2013 at 3:50 pm

    Luv holiday cookies and I’d luv to make them look like a professional decorated them….happy holidays!

    Reply
  25. Crystal Cattle says

    December 15, 2013 at 5:05 pm

    I would definitely use it to decorate cupcakes. They are my favorite to make and I love using Wilton products!
    http://www.crystalcattle.com

    Reply
  26. Paige says

    December 15, 2013 at 9:38 pm

    I love to bake, and have two boys and a husband that love me to bake for them. Still perfecting my decorating techniques. This would help tremendously!

    Reply
  27. Jessica w says

    December 16, 2013 at 7:33 am

    this is the most amazing giveaway, I have so much to learn and this would help so much

    Reply
  28. itzia says

    December 16, 2013 at 3:57 pm

    I would love to win this because I’d like to start decorating.

    Reply
  29. Charlene B says

    December 16, 2013 at 7:23 pm

    When I was a little girl, I would sit on the counter and watch my Grandma bake and decorate cakes. When I got older, she taught me how to make different colors out of the white frosting, then we moved on to roses, how to weave a basket out of frosting, and so on. She used Wilton products then, and this takes me back to her kitchen. I haven’t decorated cakes in years!!

    Reply
  30. xochitl says

    December 16, 2013 at 9:19 pm

    This would be great to have. I like to make cakes with my kids but this would allow me to start decorating them.

    Reply
    • Food n' Focus says

      December 17, 2013 at 6:28 am

      This is definitely a great kit for that!

      Reply
  31. Athena R says

    December 17, 2013 at 3:07 pm

    I have take Wilton cake decorating certification classes, and these would definitely improve my cake decorating kit.

    Reply
  32. Melissa L. says

    December 17, 2013 at 4:08 pm

    I would like to win this as it would be fun to learn to decorate a cake. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  33. Cathy says

    December 17, 2013 at 6:15 pm

    I would love to win this so I could help perfect my decorating of cakes and other baked goods!

    Reply
  34. miranda says

    December 18, 2013 at 10:13 pm

    My great grandmother was a cake decorator, and I would love to learn the art.

    Reply
  35. gary says

    December 18, 2013 at 10:25 pm

    I would love to give this to my daughter

    Reply
  36. Mar says

    December 19, 2013 at 12:24 am

    I love love love baking but I’m not a great decorator, so this will certainly help!

    Reply
  37. Jenni @ {doughseedough} says

    December 20, 2013 at 7:08 am

    I love decorating cakes and cookies. I have a small arsenal of supplies, but I would love to have more!

    Reply
  38. Natalie yeoman says

    December 22, 2013 at 6:19 pm

    I’d like to win because I wanna go to college in the summer for baking cakes and cupcakes I love baking

    Reply

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