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Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies
These Gingerbread Snowflake Cookies are not just beautiful but absolutely delicious! A great addition to your holiday cookie platter, these are worth every minute working to bake and decorate them.
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Servings: 24
Calories: 185 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 1/2 C sugar
- 1/2 C molasses
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 C cold water
- 3 1/2 C flour
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp allspice
Icing
- 2 egg whites
- 1/4 tsp cream of tarter
- 1/4 tsp vanilla
- 2 1/4 C powder sugar
- white sanding sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and line cookie sheet with parchment paper
- Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter, sugar, and molasses
- Add in the water and mix until combined
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, and the spices
- Gradually mix in the dry ingredients into the wet
- Roll dough out on a floured surface to 1/4 inch in thickness
- Using snowflake cookie cutters, cut out your shapes
- Bake in the oven for 10 minutes
- Allow to cool completely
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Icing
- Using the standing mixer, combine the egg whites, cream of tarter, vanilla and powder sugar and mix until combined and stiff peaks form
- Scoop icing into the piping bag
- Decorate your cookies how ever you want.
- Sprinkle the white sanding sugar onto a plate
- Dip the cookie, icing into the sugar
- Place onto a cookie sheet to allow dry for 30 minutes before enjoying.
Nutrition Information
Calories
185kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
17mg
(6%)
Sodium
11mg
(0%)
Potassium
134mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
128IU
(3%)
Calcium
19mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 185
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 185kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 17mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 11mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 134mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 128IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 19mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.