3 Tips for Nailing Your Gingerbread Cookie Icing

Gingerbread cookies
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Decorating gingerbread cookies is the most fun part of the whole ordeal, but it can also turn into a total nightmare. You need a steady hand and a lot of patience to really nail the icing, and these useful tips will help you get there and decorate your best batch of cookies yet.

Cool Them Down

You may be tempted to decorate your gingerbread cookies straight from the oven, but it’s important to wait it out. They should cool completely before you start decorating them, so the icing wouldn’t melt and turn into smudges and smears instead of clear lines.

Keep It Simple

If you don’t have years of decorating experience under your belt, it’s best to keep it simple on your first try. You can use egg whites, powdered sugar, and water to make royal icing, and stick to simple lines and outlines when decorating your cookies because you’ll be more prone to mistakes if you try to add more details.

Extra Decorations

Even if you make mistakes when applying your icing, you can still fix them by adding other decorations to the mix. Sprinkles, candies, and other sweet treats will make your cookies more fun and colorful and they’ll do a great job distracting people from the mistakes you may have made.