Gingerbread Village
recipe for the gingerbread cookies and royal icing
Ingredients
Gingerbread Cookies
- 1/2 c brown sugar light or dark will result in lighter or darker cookies
- 8 tbsp shortening you can use coconut oil if you'd like or vegan butter - but for construction, I prefer shortening, easy on the $ : Half batch I used coconut oil, the other half I used shortening)
- 2 flax eggs
- 3 1/4 c flour
- 1/2 c molasses divide
- 1 1/2 tsp ginger powder 1/2 tsp allspice powder 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 tsp BSoda
- A pinch of salt The spices is depending how strong of flavor you'd like your cookies to be. You may add clove and nutmeg too
Royal Icing
- 60 g aquafaba
- Mix about 300 g icing sugar with 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
Instructions
Gingerbread Cookies
- Mix dry
- Cream coconut oil and brown sugar
- Beat in 1/4 c molasses
- Add in dry mix a little at a time
- Beat in the other 1/4 c molasses
- Roll flat and cut as you like (either with cookie cutter or template)
- Bake on preheated 350 F for 12-14 mins (10 for softer)
- Cool on rack completely before decorating.
Royal Icing
- Beat aquafaba until frothy then beat in icing sugar mixture a little at a time, until it reaches the consistency that you like, it should hold its shape. (more icing sugar to make it stiffer if need be, or add a drop or two non dairy milk/apple cider vinegar to loosen it)
- Start decorating your house! (cover royal icing with damp cloth/paper towel/in air tight container, when not being used)