Gingerbread cookies for Christmas
Description
Homemade baked goods for tea. I have a friend who has become a real master at baking these kinds of treats. It was she who told me about it.
Instructions
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Step 1
Mix cinnamon, flour, cloves, ginger, and baking soda in a deep bowl.
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Step 2
In another container, use a mixer to beat the sugar with soft butter until fluffy.
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Step 3
Then add the syrup and egg. Beat the mixture until smooth and uniform.
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Step 4
Then gradually add the dry ingredients to the main mixture in portions. Continuously beat the mixture.
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Step 5
Now knead the dough by hand. Shape it into a ball. Wrap it in plastic wrap. Let it rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
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Step 6
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees. Grease the baking sheet with margarine. Take 1/3 of the dough out of the refrigerator.
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Step 7
Roll out the dough thinly to a 3 mm layer on a prepared surface. Cut out the cookies with a mold.
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Step 8
Bake the cookies in the oven for 7 minutes. Then repeat the same procedure with the remaining dough. Let the cookies cool.
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Step 9
While you work on the glaze. Beat the egg whites with lemon juice until foamy.
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Step 10
Then add powdered sugar to the resulting mixture. Beat until smooth and uniform in consistency.
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Step 11
Color part of the glaze blue with food coloring, and leave the rest white.
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Step 12
Place the icing in a special pastry bag with a nozzle to create patterns on the baked goods.
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Step 13
Decorate the gingerbread with icing. Let it cool completely.